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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.

Ghana
India's Limco, future landlord of the Ghanaian army

The Indian defence, construction, and engineering conglomerate Limco is to carry out its first operation on the African continent. It has been appointed site manager for the construction of more than a thousand civilian housing units for the Ghanaian army, and it also intends to sell its security services in the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 13.07.2021

Central African Republic
Weapons embargo sparks tension within UN Security Council

The UN Security Council intends to extend the weapons embargo against the CAR at the end of this month. While France, the UK,and the US are in favour of extending, Russia is threatening to use its veto power.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.07.2021

Mauritania
After generous spending, ExxonMobil on its way out

ExxonMobil adds Mauritania to the growing list of African countries from which it is divesting.

Subscribers only Energy 12.07.2021

Mozambique, Rwanda
Rwanda's second reconnaissance mission in Pemba continues in Nacala as SADC gets restless

The Rwandan army's mission in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, which had been shrouded in mystery and which went on for longer than expected, ended on 8 July. The 30 soldiers sent there on reconnaissance have retreated to Nacala for a few days.

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2021

Spotlight | Africa
Scathing audit fails to shift AU's discretionary hiring processes

The African Union's member states have been tyring to get the commission to shake up its human resources department following a string of damning reports but so far to little avail.

Subscribers only Politics 09.07.2021

Inner circles | Libya
Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

With attempts by migrants to cross the Mediterranean from Libya on the increase and the European Union trying to set up its migration controls ever further from its own borders, Libya's coast guards are facing all kinds of pressures, from Libyans and foreign governments alike.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.07.2021

Rescued illegal migrants are taken to the Tripoli navy base in the capital of Tripoli.

Sierra Leone
A second bauxite mine ready for production?

Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is ready to compete with its bauxite-producing neighbour Guinea as Supreme Minerals promises it will be able to start exporting from its new mine by 2023.

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2021

Tunisia
Moez Chakchouk takes charge at the port of Radès to ensure it gets $330m in US aid

Foued Othman, adviser to transport minister Moez Chakchouk, is to move to the ports and merchant marine office. His job will be to ensure that the partial privatisation planned for the port of Rades is carried out, enabling it to receive a $330m grant from the US's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.07.2021

Tunisia's transport minister Moez Chakchouk.

Chad
Oil and petroleum ministers wait for chance to trip up ExxonMobil over Doba sale to Savannah

The deal between the two oil groups may not go smoothly without a small gesture from the US major to the public treasury.

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.2021

DRC
MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

A report on the Congolese parliament's finances highlights the real cost of its members' wages, totalling some $45m for 2020. It also counters the criticism of house speaker Jeannine Mabunda at the time of her dismissal in December.

Subscribers only Politics 07.07.2021

Jeanine Mabunda, in the 8th of October 2020,when she was leading the DRC's National Assembly.

Angola
BP staff prepare for forced exit ahead of ENI merger

As the two firms are about to set up a joint entity in Angola, employees of the British major expect to be laid off with no hope of a transfer.

Subscribers only Energy 06.07.2021

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Texan financier and committed Christian John Montgomery devotes part of his investment company Bridgeway's profits to hunting down and forcing surrender on members of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group active on the border between the DRC and Uganda aligned to the Islamic State.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.07.2021

Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (FARDC) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province, December 31, 2013.

Africa
CIS counts on oil and mining for a boost in Africa

The catering company has its eyes on major contracts for growth after a decrease in activity.

Subscribers only 05.07.2021

Angola
Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

The firm, one of the few foreign investors producing diamonds in Angola, has been slow to receive revenues from operations at the Lulo site, known for its impressive gems and its abundance of prized pink diamonds.

Subscribers only Mining 01.07.2021

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

The US junior Hunt Oil is actively seeking a partner to take over its exploration projects in a fraught climate, with the Tunisian authorities in a panic over the scale of the withdrawal of exploration companies.

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2021

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

Ivorian authorities reckon an LNG-fired backup power plant is the answer to the country's dire electricity shortage.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2021

DRC
Uganda's Dott Services snaps up mining permits with its road construction contracts

Dott Services, the Ugandan group which is building a strategically important road between the DRC and Uganda, has also acquired a number of equally strategically important mining sites. Prospecting is now under way on the sites, which are located in Maniema province and are rich in "3Ts".

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2021

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

TotalEnergies

Ghana
India's Limco, future landlord of the Ghanaian army

Central African Republic
Weapons embargo sparks tension within UN Security Council

Mauritania
After generous spending, ExxonMobil on its way out

Mozambique, Rwanda
Rwanda's second reconnaissance mission in Pemba continues in Nacala as SADC gets restless

Spotlight | Africa
Scathing audit fails to shift AU's discretionary hiring processes

Inner circles | Libya
Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

Sierra Leone
A second bauxite mine ready for production?

Tunisia
Moez Chakchouk takes charge at the port of Radès to ensure it gets $330m in US aid

Chad
Oil and petroleum ministers wait for chance to trip up ExxonMobil over Doba sale to Savannah

DRC
MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

Angola
BP staff prepare for forced exit ahead of ENI merger

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Africa
CIS counts on oil and mining for a boost in Africa

Angola
Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

DRC
Uganda's Dott Services snaps up mining permits with its road construction contracts

Mozambique
Rwandan army goes on reconnaissance in Pemba

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Africa, Mauritania
Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

TotalEnergies

Ghana India's Limco, future landlord of the Ghanaian army

Central African Republic Weapons embargo sparks tension within UN Security Council

Mauritania After generous spending, ExxonMobil on its way out

Mozambique, Rwanda Rwanda's second reconnaissance mission in Pemba continues in Nacala as SADC gets restless

Spotlight | Africa Scathing audit fails to shift AU's discretionary hiring processes

Inner circles | Libya Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

Sierra Leone A second bauxite mine ready for production?

Tunisia Moez Chakchouk takes charge at the port of Radès to ensure it gets $330m in US aid

Chad Oil and petroleum ministers wait for chance to trip up ExxonMobil over Doba sale to Savannah

DRC MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

Angola BP staff prepare for forced exit ahead of ENI merger

In Focus | DRC, United States Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Africa CIS counts on oil and mining for a boost in Africa

Angola Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

Tunisia Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

DRC Uganda's Dott Services snaps up mining permits with its road construction contracts

Mozambique Rwandan army goes on reconnaissance in Pemba

Spotlight | Mozambique Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Africa, Mauritania Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

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About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

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

Ghana
India's Limco, future landlord of the Ghanaian army

Central African Republic
Weapons embargo sparks tension within UN Security Council

Mauritania
After generous spending, ExxonMobil on its way out

Mozambique, Rwanda
Rwanda's second reconnaissance mission in Pemba continues in Nacala as SADC gets restless

Spotlight | Africa
Scathing audit fails to shift AU's discretionary hiring processes

Inner circles | Libya
Libyan Coast Guard under the influence of Libyan militias and foreign governments

Sierra Leone
A second bauxite mine ready for production?

Tunisia
Moez Chakchouk takes charge at the port of Radès to ensure it gets $330m in US aid

Chad
Oil and petroleum ministers wait for chance to trip up ExxonMobil over Doba sale to Savannah

DRC
MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

Angola
BP staff prepare for forced exit ahead of ENI merger

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Africa
CIS counts on oil and mining for a boost in Africa

Angola
Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

DRC
Uganda's Dott Services snaps up mining permits with its road construction contracts

Mozambique
Rwandan army goes on reconnaissance in Pemba

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Africa, Mauritania
Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive