Atiku Abubakar

Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices.

Nigeria
OPEC secretary general Barkindo's death deprives Buhari of a crucial ally

Mohammed Barkindo died unexpectedly on Tuesday, 5 May, while on a tour of Nigeria. Earlier in the week he had met with President Muhammadu Buhari, who praised his work as secretary-general of OPEC, a position he had held since 2016.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Sébastien Lecornu, Cellou Dalein Diallo and Atiku Abubakar

Small stories and intriguing affairs. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence goes behind the scenes of the continent's seats of power - and beyond.

Senegal Why did Macky Sall not stop off in Ukraine?

France-Morocco French Armed Forces Minister and Moroccan counterpart get together

Guinea CDD's trip to Canada cancelled due to F1 Grand Prix

Nigeria PDP candidate Abubakar's low-key European tour

Spotlight | Nigeria
The oligarchs Offor, "ABC" and Haske battle it out for Addax's remains

The Chinese-owned company has decided to leave Nigeria but local oil magnates are waging a ferocious battle, part of it before the Nigerian Federal High Court, to gain control of its production blocks.

Nigeria
Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

New general and chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru has warned Norinco that it could be excluded from future equipment supply contracts after mobile units it supplied ran into technical problems shortly after they were delivered to the army last November.

Nigeria
Buhari names diplomats for capitals of UN Security Council states

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally made public the names of the 95 ambassadors who will be in their postings until his mandate ends in 2023, with special attention paid to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Nigeria, United States
Fein & DelValle to the rescue of Atiku Abubakar

On 20 March, the losing candidate in the presidential election [...]

Spotlight | Nigeria
OML 29: how Aiteo's Benedict Peters charmed his creditors and the DPR

Africa Energy Intelligence reveals how trading house Aiteo founder, Benedict Peters, has cleared the air over his prized OML 29 bought from Shell for $2.58 billion in the oil-rich state of Bayelsa. Accra was the place to be - The [.

Mozambique
Pemba Logistics Base: Volpi tries to twist Saipem's hand

The first to have signed on with ENH to become the go-to oil logistics firm, Orlean Invest should soon be ready to roll.

Nigeria
To keep business running smoothly Atiku wants hold of Niger delta

As the presidential candidate for the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2019 elections, it is in [...]

Nigeria
Buhari VS Saraki run through of the petroleum industry bill debacle

In the space of four years, the Nigerian president has been unable to gain any traction on this crucial piece [...]

Nigeria
Oando tries tostay unscathed in Tinubu-Volpi scuffle

Paradox: although it has not part of the battle, it is Nigerian oil group Oando that was forced to respond [...]

Nigeria
Settling of scores within Oando over ConocoPhillips deal

A posse of Oando's shareholders are making the company CEO Adewale Tinubu's life very difficult.