In the coming months, the continent looks set to take a back seat in the portfolio of the Norwegian major amid plans to significantly curtail operations in Algeria and Nigeria.
Opposition figure Jean-François Akandji-Kombé, who filed a complaint against CAR Sports Minister Rodolphe Héritier Doneng in mid-July for an alleged assassination attempt in France, now finds himself in the firing line.
After 40 years of prospecting in Africa, the British junior is working behind the scenes to acquire a stake in Nigeria's oil-producing region for the first time in its history.
The Senegalese government has chosen a local consultancy to help it carry out its major recovery project, unlike the previous administration which opted for a US giant.
Djibouti's primary sports venue is undergoing major renovation work financed by the government with additional support from the son-in-law of President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The stadium will then be inspected by the Confederation of African Football.
The Kenyan state agency responsible for rural electrification wants to take over the mandate of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company to connect consumers in such areas directly.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, which is preparing to deliver several Aksungur attack drones to Angola, has begun training the army personnel who will operate them there. The training was delayed by months due to Luanda's financial difficulties caused by its debt to China.
The new agreement over the Central Bank of Libya provides its board of directors with more decision-making power. The various political camps are thus vying to get their people included.
A delegation from the French rail giant travelled to Rabat earlier this month for the concluding phase of the competitive dialogue. Alstom has the French government's backing and is doing its utmost to land the €1.
