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Nigeria
DICON to make Chinese Norinco AK-47s and Turkish Barer uniforms

Nigerian defence conglomerate DICON is expanding its Kaduna factory to make assault weapons, munitions and uniforms. The idea is to favour domestic production over costly imports.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.07.2020

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Nigeria and Egypt are busy rallying support for their bid to head the World Trade Organization while the African Union should announce its decision by the end of June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2020

Nigeria's candidate for the post of World Trade Organization director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

The Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire businessman Gilbert Chagoury has stayed well out of sight since Muhammadu Buhari's arrival in power and for good reason. It was Chagoury who splashed out on PR services in the US for Buhari's rival Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2015 elections.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2020

Nigeria
Buhari's new chief of staff Gambari helps AfDB boss Adesina face up to Trump

President Muhammadu Buhari's new chief of staff Ibrahim Gambari could not have arrived at a better time to help the chairman of the African Development Bank with his bid for a second mandate while the United States pushes for an external probe into his handling of the institution.

Free access Politics 05.06.2020

Inner circles | Nigeria
Dantata, Dangote, Indimi: the oligarchs behind billionaire Umaru Mutallab's Jaiz Islamic bank

The octogenarian banker and former minister Umaru Mutallab has moved into the Islamic finance sector along with senior community figures and magnates from the north of the country such as Aminu Dantata, Aliko Dangote and Muhammed Indimi.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 01.06.2020

Umaru Mutallab in 2013 with then Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.

Inner circles | Nigeria
Future Africa fund and Nigeria's golden youth seek Lagos Valley investors

With investors pulling out left, right and centre amid the Covid-19 pandemic, financier Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and his well-to-do partners at Future Africa are looking to Lagos' affluent circles for new sources of cash.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 19.05.2020

Nigeria, South Africa
What pushed Buhari to silence NNPC's Mele Kyari at AOW

The all-powerful director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Nigeria
NDDC: Buhari in commando mission to wipe out Wike's PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari's grand announcement in mid-October that he had ordered an audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

Nigeria
Timipre Sylva becomes Buhari's oil master at last

Timipre Sylva, who served as governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State from 2008 to 2012, will have waited a long [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2019

Nigeria
Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Nigerian hydrocarbon conglomerate Aiteo's group managing director in charge of power, infrastructure and real estate, Ransome Owan also has a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.01.2019

Angola, DRC
Angola LNG pipelines: Chevron makes room for Sonangol

The American major has stepped aside to let the Angolan state-owned firm take the lead role in dealing with Kinshasa to manage Angola LNG's transit rights for its pipelines in Congolese waters.

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2018

Nigeria
Who can Sahara's Tonye Cole count on for Rivers governorship bid?

Sahara Energy, the trading firm slowly moving into E&P, has lost one of its senior executives to politics. Tonye Cole, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2018

Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president and new herald of blockchain for mines

Blockchain technology is fast gaining traction within the mining world. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.08.2018

Nigeria
Petroleum diplomacy: which countries will get NNPC crude?

President Buhari is set to intensify Nigeria's oil diplomacy by allocating crude oil to the country's allies in Africa and Asia.

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Obasanjo urges Soro to be more of a team player

Olusegun Obasanjo took advantage of his trip to Abidjan on 27 March to meet Guillaume Soro, who is at loggerheads [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.04.2018

Nigeria
Abuja not letting up on Addax's unpaid taxes

The Nigerian State has now taken its battle for unpaid taxes and royalties from Sinopec's subsidiary to court.

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2018

Congo
Adam Toure, Riyadh's favourite go-between with Sassou

Central Africa's oil producing nations have been struggling to keep their heads above water ever since the 2014 drop in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari's tactics to push oil firms into mining

As its counts on raising nearly $600 million to finance mining exploration and the institutions needed to frame the sector with one hand, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari's government intends to get local oil operators involved in mines with the other.

Subscribers only Mining 30.01.2018

Nigeria
Partnerless Sigmund Oilfields gains ground on OPL 2012 regardless

Nigerian junior Sigmund Oilfields, which started looking for a technical [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2018

Ivory Coast
Guillaume Soro sticks implacably to his political agenda

After two long months spent in Europe, Guillaume Soro returned to Abidjan on 22 October. The speaker of the Ivorian [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2017

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria
DICON to make Chinese Norinco AK-47s and Turkish Barer uniforms

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Nigeria
Buhari's new chief of staff Gambari helps AfDB boss Adesina face up to Trump

Inner circles | Nigeria
Dantata, Dangote, Indimi: the oligarchs behind billionaire Umaru Mutallab's Jaiz Islamic bank

Inner circles | Nigeria
Future Africa fund and Nigeria's golden youth seek Lagos Valley investors

Nigeria, South Africa
What pushed Buhari to silence NNPC's Mele Kyari at AOW

Nigeria
NDDC: Buhari in commando mission to wipe out Wike's PDP

Nigeria
Timipre Sylva becomes Buhari's oil master at last

Nigeria
Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Angola, DRC
Angola LNG pipelines: Chevron makes room for Sonangol

Nigeria
Who can Sahara's Tonye Cole count on for Rivers governorship bid?

Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president and new herald of blockchain for mines

Nigeria
Petroleum diplomacy: which countries will get NNPC crude?

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Obasanjo urges Soro to be more of a team player

Nigeria
Abuja not letting up on Addax's unpaid taxes

Congo
Adam Toure, Riyadh's favourite go-between with Sassou

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari's tactics to push oil firms into mining

Nigeria
Partnerless Sigmund Oilfields gains ground on OPL 2012 regardless

Ivory Coast
Guillaume Soro sticks implacably to his political agenda

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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

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria DICON to make Chinese Norinco AK-47s and Turkish Barer uniforms

Spotlight | Africa African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Nigeria Buhari's new chief of staff Gambari helps AfDB boss Adesina face up to Trump

Inner circles | Nigeria Dantata, Dangote, Indimi: the oligarchs behind billionaire Umaru Mutallab's Jaiz Islamic bank

Inner circles | Nigeria Future Africa fund and Nigeria's golden youth seek Lagos Valley investors

Nigeria, South Africa What pushed Buhari to silence NNPC's Mele Kyari at AOW

Nigeria NDDC: Buhari in commando mission to wipe out Wike's PDP

Nigeria Timipre Sylva becomes Buhari's oil master at last

Nigeria Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Angola, DRC Angola LNG pipelines: Chevron makes room for Sonangol

Nigeria Who can Sahara's Tonye Cole count on for Rivers governorship bid?

Africa Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president and new herald of blockchain for mines

Nigeria Petroleum diplomacy: which countries will get NNPC crude?

Ivory Coast, Nigeria Obasanjo urges Soro to be more of a team player

Nigeria Abuja not letting up on Addax's unpaid taxes

Congo Adam Toure, Riyadh's favourite go-between with Sassou

Spotlight | Nigeria Buhari's tactics to push oil firms into mining

Nigeria Partnerless Sigmund Oilfields gains ground on OPL 2012 regardless

Ivory Coast Guillaume Soro sticks implacably to his political agenda

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
DICON to make Chinese Norinco AK-47s and Turkish Barer uniforms

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Nigeria
Buhari's new chief of staff Gambari helps AfDB boss Adesina face up to Trump

Inner circles | Nigeria
Dantata, Dangote, Indimi: the oligarchs behind billionaire Umaru Mutallab's Jaiz Islamic bank

Inner circles | Nigeria
Future Africa fund and Nigeria's golden youth seek Lagos Valley investors

Nigeria, South Africa
What pushed Buhari to silence NNPC's Mele Kyari at AOW

Nigeria
NDDC: Buhari in commando mission to wipe out Wike's PDP

Nigeria
Timipre Sylva becomes Buhari's oil master at last

Nigeria
Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Angola, DRC
Angola LNG pipelines: Chevron makes room for Sonangol

Nigeria
Who can Sahara's Tonye Cole count on for Rivers governorship bid?

Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president and new herald of blockchain for mines

Nigeria
Petroleum diplomacy: which countries will get NNPC crude?

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Obasanjo urges Soro to be more of a team player

Nigeria
Abuja not letting up on Addax's unpaid taxes

Congo
Adam Toure, Riyadh's favourite go-between with Sassou

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari's tactics to push oil firms into mining

Nigeria
Partnerless Sigmund Oilfields gains ground on OPL 2012 regardless

Ivory Coast
Guillaume Soro sticks implacably to his political agenda