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Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

A US court has ordered restitution be made to the London arm of a sanctioned Russian bank defrauded in Mozambique's hidden debt scandal, piling financial penalties onto key figures behind the $2bn fraud.

Subscribers only Finance 02.06.2025

Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang in Maputo, in May 2014.

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

The new Namibian head of state has appointed two hydrocarbons consultants, completing a government team composed of ministers with more technical than political profiles.

Subscribers only Politics 30.05.2025

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, in Windhoek on 21 March 2025.

Spotlight | South Africa
South Africa, spurned by US, cosies up to France

South Africa's foreign minister was in Paris last week and its deputy president and several other government ministers are due there this week. The flurry of visits illustrates Pretoria's growing links with Paris as its relations with the United States go from bad to worse.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.05.2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and Deputy President Paul Mashatile in Cape Town, South Africa in June 2024.

In Focus | Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

From Windhoek to Walvis Bay, oil industry players are waiting and praying for the French major to bite the bullet on its huge Venus offshore project in Namibia. Politicians, officials and subcontractors are jockeying to secure their slice of the potential pie.

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.2025

Namibia
The low-down on little-known Supernova Metals, new kid on the Orange Basin blocks

A Canadian junior has quietly made its entry into the Namibian offshore PEL 107 this year. The investment was arranged by a Canadian businessman who is well known in Namibia and Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy 02.05.2025

An offshore rig for oil drilling at Walvis Bay, Namibia, on 26 July 2024.

West Africa
Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Several Litasco employees have joined forces to form a new Dubai-based trading company, Apix Energy, which has set its sights on the African continent. However, management denies any link between the two structures.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 24.03.2025

Namibia
Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

Namibia's star, considered Africa's new oil Eldorado since 2022, has dimmed. Investor and operator optimism has given way to concern, though the upcoming results from Rhino Resources could quickly dispel these worries.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2025

Spotlight | Mozambique
Paris fumbles its way through Mozambique's post-election crisis

The French embassy in Maputo is maintaining an air of near-normality in the face of unrest it struggles to fully comprehend. Some French companies have begun recalling their staff.

Free access Politics 17.12.2024

A protest against presidential election results, in Maputo on 6 November 2024.

South Africa
Democratic Alliance manoeuvres to influence ANC foreign policy

As the second largest force in the African National Congress-dominated government of national unity, the centre-right DA party is no longer willing to play second fiddle when it comes to international relations.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 06.12.2024

Inner circles | South Africa
Coalition partner Steenhuisen uses his team to stand up to dominant ANC

The Democratic Alliance leader is struggling to make his voice heard within South Africa's new ten-party coalition. Steenhuisen, who now serves as agriculture minister, relies on a small circle of loyalists to try and counterbalance the dominant ANC.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2024

John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance, in Benoni, South Africa, on 26 May 2024.

South Africa
Moscow courts far-right South African cells

The Kremlin is using a Russian nationalist organisation, the Double-Headed Eagle Society, to woo South Africa's white supremacists. Its goal is to discreetly exert pressure on the majority party, the ANC, a long-standing ally of Moscow.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.11.2024

Congo
The power games at play behind Denis Sassou-Nguesso's new hydrocarbons adviser

The promotion of Stev Onanga to presidential adviser, at a time of tension with his immediate boss, is a fresh indication of the head of state's capacity to exploit internal strife as a means of exercising his authority.

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.2024

Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Oyo, Congo, 25 July 2022.

Ghana
ENI comes up trumps in battle against Springfield

The Italian major has won a three-year legal battle to not have its Sankofa field unitised with that of the Ghanaian junior, which now has to pay for the former's US legal fees before the case can be closed.

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.2024

Spotlight | Angola
Dubai's ETA hunts Sonangol millions sunk into Kwanza Sul cement plant

The Sumbe cement factory developer is claiming $100m in damages and unpaid bills from the Angolan state. Certain elements of the Sonangol-funded project are still shrouded in mystery a decade after its construction, not the least the final cost or its beneficiaries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.11.2024

Sonangol HQ in Luanda, Angola, 17 February 2020.

South Africa
How petroleum minister ignored warnings over launch of new state oil firm

Two consultancy firms warned of major flaws in South Africa's draft law on the creation of a state oil company, and even questioned its legitimacy. The ministry of petroleum resources has ignored their caveats.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2024

Gwede Mantashe during his swearing in as South African Minister of Mineral Resources, in a South African Parliament sitting on 3 July 2024, in Cape Town.

South Africa
Ex-Transnet execs monopolise management jobs at PetroSA

Many executives who once worked for the rail and port operator have in recent years joined the South African state-owned oil company PetroSA, a trend apparently encouraged by its ex-chairman, Nkululeko Poya.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

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.

Spotlight | Africa
Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control is investigating several trading firms suspected of selling Russian oil at a price above a cap set by the United States and its allies. They include Demex Trading and Coral Energy, which are particularly involved in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2024

An oil terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia, May 2018.

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

The French major is well behind schedule in its plans to bring the Tilenga oil field on stream, while financing for the EACOP export pipeline is far from complete. Irked, group CEO Patrick Pouyanné has reshuffled key executives in a bid to speed things up.

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2024

Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanné in Paris on 23 May 2024.

Spotlight | Congo
The painful making of new Djeno terminal partners' final deal

It has been a long time coming, but the new owners of the oil terminal have at last reached an agreement on the terms of their alliance. The historical operator, TotalEnergies, has had its say on most of the points but will undergo an unprecedented exercise in transparency, under pressure from Perenco.

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.2024

The entrance to Djeno terminal, near Pointe-Noire, Congo, in 2023.

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Clotilde Ravel

Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | South Africa
South Africa, spurned by US, cosies up to France

In Focus | Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Namibia
The low-down on little-known Supernova Metals, new kid on the Orange Basin blocks

West Africa
Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Namibia
Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

Spotlight | Mozambique
Paris fumbles its way through Mozambique's post-election crisis

South Africa
Democratic Alliance manoeuvres to influence ANC foreign policy

Inner circles | South Africa
Coalition partner Steenhuisen uses his team to stand up to dominant ANC

South Africa
Moscow courts far-right South African cells

Congo
The power games at play behind Denis Sassou-Nguesso's new hydrocarbons adviser

Ghana
ENI comes up trumps in battle against Springfield

Spotlight | Angola
Dubai's ETA hunts Sonangol millions sunk into Kwanza Sul cement plant

South Africa
How petroleum minister ignored warnings over launch of new state oil firm

South Africa
Ex-Transnet execs monopolise management jobs at PetroSA

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

Spotlight | Africa
Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Spotlight | Congo
The painful making of new Djeno terminal partners' final deal

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

African Union: the battle of the giants

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Clotilde Ravel

Spotlight | Mozambique Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | South Africa South Africa, spurned by US, cosies up to France

In Focus | Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Namibia The low-down on little-known Supernova Metals, new kid on the Orange Basin blocks

West Africa Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Namibia Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

Spotlight | Mozambique Paris fumbles its way through Mozambique's post-election crisis

South Africa Democratic Alliance manoeuvres to influence ANC foreign policy

Inner circles | South Africa Coalition partner Steenhuisen uses his team to stand up to dominant ANC

South Africa Moscow courts far-right South African cells

Congo The power games at play behind Denis Sassou-Nguesso's new hydrocarbons adviser

Ghana ENI comes up trumps in battle against Springfield

Spotlight | Angola Dubai's ETA hunts Sonangol millions sunk into Kwanza Sul cement plant

South Africa How petroleum minister ignored warnings over launch of new state oil firm

South Africa Ex-Transnet execs monopolise management jobs at PetroSA

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

Spotlight | Africa Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Spotlight | Congo The painful making of new Djeno terminal partners' final deal

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | South Africa
South Africa, spurned by US, cosies up to France

In Focus | Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Namibia
The low-down on little-known Supernova Metals, new kid on the Orange Basin blocks

West Africa
Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Namibia
Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

Spotlight | Mozambique
Paris fumbles its way through Mozambique's post-election crisis

South Africa
Democratic Alliance manoeuvres to influence ANC foreign policy

Inner circles | South Africa
Coalition partner Steenhuisen uses his team to stand up to dominant ANC

South Africa
Moscow courts far-right South African cells

Congo
The power games at play behind Denis Sassou-Nguesso's new hydrocarbons adviser

Ghana
ENI comes up trumps in battle against Springfield

Spotlight | Angola
Dubai's ETA hunts Sonangol millions sunk into Kwanza Sul cement plant

South Africa
How petroleum minister ignored warnings over launch of new state oil firm

South Africa
Ex-Transnet execs monopolise management jobs at PetroSA

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

Spotlight | Africa
Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Spotlight | Congo
The painful making of new Djeno terminal partners' final deal