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TotalEnergies

France’s TotalEnergies is one of the world’s top oil and oil products companies and is involved in every aspect of the oil chain from extraction to sales.

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

After a discussion with the boss of Fortescue Metals Group, the Australian firm slated to develop the Grand Inga project, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi abruptly cancelled a meeting devoted to the mega-dam project at which African Development Bank and African Union representatives had been due to speak.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.11.2021

Libya
Turkish construction firm Sembol back in business in Tripoli

The Sembol Construction company founded by Fettah Tamince, a close associate of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has resumed work on the Bab Tripoli 2 project, which was halted in 2011. Tamince knows the capital well as he owns one of the leading hotels there.

Subscribers only Business 05.11.2021

South Africa
Tullow's new chairman Phuthuma Nhleko boasts extensive oil sector contacts

Best known for having run the South African telecoms giant MTN, Phuthuma Nhleko has also made many connections in the hydrocarbon sector.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2021

Phuthuma Nhleko, the new chair of Tullow Oil.

Uganda
Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

After a long period of no communication, the new Russian ambassador to Uganda, Vladlen Semivolos, arrived in Kampala to reopen defence and hydrocarbons discussions.

Subscribers only Politics 05.11.2021

The new Russian ambassador to Uganda, Vladlen Semivolos.

Mozambique
Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

By sending the humanitarian aid organisation The Halo Trust to oversee the management of arms stocks of the Mozambican forces fighting in Cabo Delgado, Washington has entered into a tentative partnership with Maputo on security matters.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.11.2021

Mauritania, Senegal
Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

The 40% cost increase that BP wants to impose on the Mauritanian and Senegalese governments to develop Grand Tortue Ahmeyim is one of the stumbling blocks fuelling tensions between Senegal and the British major.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2021

Libya
Kamala Harris, Lavrov, Guterres... Who will show up to Macron's Libya conference?

France has invited some dozen heads of state to its forum devoted to Libya on 12 November, but several neighbouring countries may skip the event, and the schedule for elections in Libya remains up in the air.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.10.2021

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

The Congolese Ministry of Defence budget is expected to increase by 22% next year. However, it may not be enough to finance the military operations in the two eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, where a state of siege was declared last May.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2021

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

The former head of energy and minerals at Rio Tinto, who was ousted in 2016 after the Simandougate affair, is now solidly established on the Dubai diamond scene, where the majority of African diamonds are traded.

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2021

Alan Davies, ex-head of energy and minerals at Rio Tinto.

Mozambique
TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

TotalEnergies' plans to resume its LNG project in the north of the country are up against deep-rooted security issues around the site but also frustrating relations with one of its main service providers, Saipem.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2021

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

An Australian court has dismissed the case made by Mauritian firm Kipoi Holdings against Chinese firm Yingkou Yangzhou's proposed takeover of Tiger Resources, the bankrupt operator of the Katanga copper mine Kipoi.

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2021

Libya
French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

The French employers' association Medef and the Franco-Libyan chamber of commerce are back in Libya and hope to organise an oil summit in Paris in February. But they are likely to have to wait a little longer for any major contracts.

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2021

A Medef International delegation was in Tripoli from 10 to 11 October 2021.

Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

The Equatorial Guinean president's son and vice president Teodoro Obiang Nguema has quietly put up for sale the signature Gulfstream G-V that has he used for nearly 20 years.

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2021

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

Gabon's three main oil companies are tightening rules for access to their sites in order to encourage employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Subscribers only Energy 26.10.2021

DG of Hydrocarbures (DGH) Edgard Mbina-Kombila.

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

A luxurious 600 m² mansion occupied by the Republic of the Congo's international cooperation minister in Rue Fresnel in Paris, which was acquired by a Congolese property firm for €4m in 2013, is under a seizure order issued as part of the ongoing "Ill-Gotten Gains" investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2021

The minister of International Cooperation Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Unable to recruit men of fighting age and pay their salaries, the military unit in charge of President Kiir's security is beset by persistent discipline problems.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2021

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Business is good for hydraulic services firm Amenhyd despite being the object of a judicial enquiry since 2019 into a dozen public works contracts. The group has won a new tender with the national water sanitation board worth approximately €22m.

Subscribers only Business 25.10.2021

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Since arriving in power in 2015, President Filipe Nyusi has little by little restructured his diplomatic corps, which serves as a vital tool for conveying to the international community justification for the army's lack of results in the conflict-hit region of Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.10.2021

Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi during the extraordinary SADC summit in Pretoria, South Africa, 5 October 2021.

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Although Spain has a plentiful gas supply thanks largely to LNG imported from the US, Russia and Qatar, it is keen to stay in the good books of its closest geographical supplier, Algeria's state-run Sonatrach.

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2021

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

The state-owned oil firm has put together a financial deal that will allow it to easily borrow from another state entity to buy 7% of the Jubilee and TEN producing fields.

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2021

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

TotalEnergies

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Libya
Turkish construction firm Sembol back in business in Tripoli

South Africa
Tullow's new chairman Phuthuma Nhleko boasts extensive oil sector contacts

Uganda
Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

Mozambique
Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

Mauritania, Senegal
Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

Libya
Kamala Harris, Lavrov, Guterres... Who will show up to Macron's Libya conference?

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Mozambique
TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Libya
French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

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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

TotalEnergies

DRC Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Libya Turkish construction firm Sembol back in business in Tripoli

South Africa Tullow's new chairman Phuthuma Nhleko boasts extensive oil sector contacts

Uganda Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

Mozambique Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

Mauritania, Senegal Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

Libya Kamala Harris, Lavrov, Guterres... Who will show up to Macron's Libya conference?

DRC Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

Africa, UAE Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Mozambique TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

DRC Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Libya French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

Equatorial Guinea President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Libya
Turkish construction firm Sembol back in business in Tripoli

South Africa
Tullow's new chairman Phuthuma Nhleko boasts extensive oil sector contacts

Uganda
Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

Mozambique
Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

Mauritania, Senegal
Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

Libya
Kamala Harris, Lavrov, Guterres... Who will show up to Macron's Libya conference?

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Mozambique
TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Libya
French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets