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China National Petroleum Corp

The state-owned oil company China National Petroleum Corp has greatly expanded its operations in Africa since 2007.

Niger
Niamey requests extension of IMF programme

Faced with a tense financial situation, the junta led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani would like to extend an agreement between his country and the International Monetary Fund until the beginning of 2026.

Subscribers only Finance 24.06.2025

South Sudan
Riek Machar loyalists drum up support from abroad

The detained vice president's allies are leveraging their presence in foreign capitals to rally support from countries with the most influence on Juba, where tensions risk spiralling into wider military conflict.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 13.06.2025

Salva Kiir prepares to welcome Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, in Juba, 3 April 2025.

Niger
General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

Weakened by a string of deadly attacks on the army, the head of the junta is closing ranks around a handful of loyalists. At the same time, discontent is growing within the military.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Politics 13.06.2025

Cameroon
Corsair revives Paris-Douala project

Abbas Jaber, French-Lebanese businessman and 40%-shareholder in the French airline, is seeking to open a direct flight path with France. However, to carry out this project, he'll have to strike up a business partnership with overly indebted Camair-Co.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 26.05.2025

A Corsair plane at Orly airport, near Paris, in June 2020.

Mozambique
ExxonMobil's first teams start to arrive back at Rovuma LNG in Afungi

On behalf of ExxonMobil, the Italian firm Bonatti is due to complete the refurbishment of a base capable of housing 500 people by the end of August.

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2025

South Sudan
Tension and violence forces Chinese major Sinopec to head for the exit

The upsurge in fighting in oil-producing areas of the country is causing major disruption to Chinese investors, who are now busy reorganising their operations from Beijing.

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2025

Cameroon
Following on from Geocoton, Baba Danpullo plans to pull out of Sodecoton

Cameroonian business magnate Baba Danpullo, a minority shareholder in cotton producer Sodecoton, has been trying to sell his shares since the beginning of the year. This follows on from the company's French strategic partner, Geocoton, announcing its own withdrawal.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 05.03.2025

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil makes steady progress on its LNG project

Unlike TotalEnergies on Mozambique LNG, US major ExxonMobil intends to accelerate its development of Rovuma LNG despite many challenges.

Subscribers only Energy 04.03.2025

Senegal
Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

After intense competition, Sicilsaldo is the favourite over two Chinese consortia to win the contract to build the gas pipeline between the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field and Saint-Louis.

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2025

Niger
CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

NIGER| The Niger bank accounts of Great Wall Drilling Co have been frozen since late January after tax authorities apparently spotted irregularities in the CNPC oil major's subsidiary.

Subscribers only Energy 24.02.2025

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Niamey's cash-strapped ruling generals are putting the squeeze on the Chinese oil giant in its capacity as majority shareholder of a delinquent oil refinery.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2024

General Abdourahamane Tchiani at the the first Alliance of Sahel States summit in Niamey, Niger, 6 July 2024.

Spotlight | Niger
Chinese major CNPC's relations with junta still fraught

Short of funds, the government regularly exerts pressure on CNPC. The latest development concerned the loss of the Bilma block, which triggered a visit to Niamey by a top official from the state oil major.

Subscribers only Energy 09.12.2024

SONIDEP headquarters, Niamey, February 2020.

Spotlight | Nigeria
Tullow Oil management under pressure to find new sources of growth

The British junior's shareholders want the firm to act soon on finding a more dynamic stock market, making new acquisitions and rapidly developing Kenyan reserves.

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.2024

Rahul Dhir, Tullow Oil CEO, at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 October 2022.

Benin
Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

The longest-serving ambassador in the entire Chinese diplomatic network, Peng Jingtao, had been posted to Benin since April 2018.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 19.11.2024

Benin, Niger
Oil ministers on track to bury the hatchet over CNPC pipeline

Niger's new oil minister Sahabi Oumarou is expected to travel to Cotonou by the end of the year.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 14.11.2024

Spotlight | Africa
From Cape Town to Gulf of Guinea, Brazilian giant Petrobras' African renaissance

Brazil's state-owned Petrobas is making a comeback in oil exploration in Africa. A host of countries are jockeying to attract the oil giant, which has however reportedly reduced its investment budget for 2025 by several billion dollars.

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2024

Brazil’s President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva talks to Petrobras President Magda Chambriard, in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on 13 September 2024.

Mozambique, Rwanda
Cabo Delgado: EU set to grant €20m aid to Rwandan forces

The deadlock in talks in Brussels between the European Union and Rwanda has been broken after the African country agreed to ensure that EU funds are used exclusively to finance its operations in northern Mozambique.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 14.10.2024

In Focus | Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

From Dubai, a discreet Russian trading firm is making its mark in the distribution of petroleum products in West Africa. It is doing so in close collaboration with the Kremlin, which wants to circumvent sanctions and extend its influence in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 02.09.2024

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

As the crisis between Niamey and Cotonou drags on, the local subsidiary of oil giant China National Petroleum Corp has decided to send its employees in the Agadem region of eastern Niger on forced leave.

Subscribers only Energy 26.07.2024

Mozambique
Agricultural sector reaps rewards of Rome's new Africa masterplan

Giorgia Meloni's government is financing a project in the farming sector as part of its Mattei Plan for investing in the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.07.2024

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

China National Petroleum Corp

Niger
Niamey requests extension of IMF programme

South Sudan
Riek Machar loyalists drum up support from abroad

Niger
General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

Cameroon
Corsair revives Paris-Douala project

Mozambique
ExxonMobil's first teams start to arrive back at Rovuma LNG in Afungi

South Sudan
Tension and violence forces Chinese major Sinopec to head for the exit

Cameroon
Following on from Geocoton, Baba Danpullo plans to pull out of Sodecoton

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil makes steady progress on its LNG project

Senegal
Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

Niger
CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Niger
Chinese major CNPC's relations with junta still fraught

Spotlight | Nigeria
Tullow Oil management under pressure to find new sources of growth

Benin
Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

Benin, Niger
Oil ministers on track to bury the hatchet over CNPC pipeline

Spotlight | Africa
From Cape Town to Gulf of Guinea, Brazilian giant Petrobras' African renaissance

Mozambique, Rwanda
Cabo Delgado: EU set to grant €20m aid to Rwandan forces

In Focus | Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Mozambique
Agricultural sector reaps rewards of Rome's new Africa masterplan

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

China National Petroleum Corp

Niger Niamey requests extension of IMF programme

South Sudan Riek Machar loyalists drum up support from abroad

Niger General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

Cameroon Corsair revives Paris-Douala project

Mozambique ExxonMobil's first teams start to arrive back at Rovuma LNG in Afungi

South Sudan Tension and violence forces Chinese major Sinopec to head for the exit

Cameroon Following on from Geocoton, Baba Danpullo plans to pull out of Sodecoton

Spotlight | Mozambique ExxonMobil makes steady progress on its LNG project

Senegal Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

Niger CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

Spotlight | Niger Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Niger Chinese major CNPC's relations with junta still fraught

Spotlight | Nigeria Tullow Oil management under pressure to find new sources of growth

Benin Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

Benin, Niger Oil ministers on track to bury the hatchet over CNPC pipeline

Spotlight | Africa From Cape Town to Gulf of Guinea, Brazilian giant Petrobras' African renaissance

Mozambique, Rwanda Cabo Delgado: EU set to grant €20m aid to Rwandan forces

In Focus | Mali, Senegal, Togo The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Benin, Niger Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Mozambique Agricultural sector reaps rewards of Rome's new Africa masterplan

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Niger
Niamey requests extension of IMF programme

South Sudan
Riek Machar loyalists drum up support from abroad

Niger
General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

Cameroon
Corsair revives Paris-Douala project

Mozambique
ExxonMobil's first teams start to arrive back at Rovuma LNG in Afungi

South Sudan
Tension and violence forces Chinese major Sinopec to head for the exit

Cameroon
Following on from Geocoton, Baba Danpullo plans to pull out of Sodecoton

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil makes steady progress on its LNG project

Senegal
Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

Niger
CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Niger
Chinese major CNPC's relations with junta still fraught

Spotlight | Nigeria
Tullow Oil management under pressure to find new sources of growth

Benin
Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

Benin, Niger
Oil ministers on track to bury the hatchet over CNPC pipeline

Spotlight | Africa
From Cape Town to Gulf of Guinea, Brazilian giant Petrobras' African renaissance

Mozambique, Rwanda
Cabo Delgado: EU set to grant €20m aid to Rwandan forces

In Focus | Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Mozambique
Agricultural sector reaps rewards of Rome's new Africa masterplan