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West Africa

Ghana
Study shows 14 million tonnes of reserves on Ntotoroso in Ghana

A feasibility study carried out on behalf of Moydow Mines International Inc (Moydow) and Normandy LaSource Inc , who are [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.03.2001

West Africa
New Start & Name Switch for Shield

Shield Telecommunications, previously known as Leo Shield Exploration, which owns the Abore gold project in Ghana, plans to revive its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.03.2001

Mali
Orezone Takes Option on Kantela

Orezone Resources has just taken an option to acquire a 100% stake in the 50 sq km Kantela license some [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.03.2001

Ghana
Mining and Water Pollution

Ghana’s environment, science and technology minister, Dominic Fobi, has called [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.03.2001

Niger
Semafo resumes drilling in Niger

Canada’s Semafo (50%) and its partner Etruscan Resources (50%) plan to invest $400,000 in an exploration and development programme at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.03.2001

Ghana
Ashanti’s star on the rise

Ashanti Goldfields Co, the African-based gold mining and exploration group, has presented preliminary financial results for the year 2000 that [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.03.2001

Liberia
Sanctions for Liberia

The United Nations Security Council has approved today (March 7) a resolution to reinforce sanctions against Liberia, which aim to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.03.2001

Spotlight | West Africa
The Sonatrach Imbroglio

With Algerian energy and mines minister Chakib Khelil standing in since Feb. 28 as acting chairman of Sonatrach, the Algerian authorities have remained remarkably close-mouthed about the departure of Abdelhak Bouhafs a little over a year after he returned as [.

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

West Africa
John Craven

Previously managing director in charge of exploration at Dana Petroleum, John Craven has been appointed "New Ventures" manager at Vanco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

West Africa
New Push to Drilling

"The majors are back in the game," declared the head of Houston-based Global Marine Inc., Bob Rose, in commenting on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria
Hammering Out Gas Policy

The Nigeria Gas Association (NGA) is shortly to table a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria
Government Refuses Price Controls

The increase in the price of refined products has stirred [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe
Border Dispute Resolved

Nigeria and Sao Tome & Principe have signed an agreement [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria
Government Shares Cake with States

Although it had initially said it intended to keep its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria
Marginal Fields Present Opportunities to U.S.

The Nigerian government’s wish to award 116 marginal fields with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigeria
Government Reassures Togo and Benin on Supplies

Despite the current difficulties of the National Electric Power Authority [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Guinea
Searchgold begins exploration in Guinea

The Searchgold mining company, which is listed on the Montreal stock exchange, has begun a two-month exploration programme on its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2001

France, Mauritania
JACQUES LEGENDRE

A senator representing the Gaullist RPR party and secretary general [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.03.2001

Burkina Faso
Essakan Resource Confirmed

Drilling at the Essakan project in Burkina Faso has confirmed earlier estimates that the area contains at least 1 million [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2001

Ghana, Tanzania
Red Back and Spinifex Seek Partners

Two Australian exploration companies are seeking alliances with bigger players in order to develop part of their reserves. Executives from [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2001

Nigeria
Geo-Chemical Atlas in Nigeria

As a result of cooperation with South Africa, Nigeria will [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2001

Nigeria
Fight for Control of Resources Before Courts

The potentially explosive question of control of oil resources (AEI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Nigeria
Crude Sales to India to Triple

The Indian government recently informed Nigeria that it wished to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Niger
Nigelec Improves Finances by Getting Government Departments to Pay Up

For Niger’s power utility Nigelec the Niger government is both [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Senegal
New Headaches for Senelec

This year is unlikely to be remembered with deep fondness [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

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