British investment company Gemcorp, which is financing the new refinery in Cabinda (3.2m tonnes) has finally awarded contracts for building outdoor facilities.
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The French judicial authorities, which are investigating two transactions carried out by the former Areva group's mining division, are concentrating their inquiries on wealth management company Helin, which worked for Areva but also financed the activities of Sébastien de Montessus, former director of the French nuclear power group's mining division.
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The United Nations Department for Safety and Security wants to shed light on the circumstances of the 22 February attack [...]
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The wealthy American Guggenheim family has applied for new exploration permits in Ivory Coast, this time adding other minerals to its coltan activities. But the Ivorian government has still not granted its previous applications.
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Mining The Ivorian economy and finance minister was the main man behind an €850m eurobond launched by Abidjan in mid-February. The prime minister found himself sidelined by the operation.
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Politics Senegal's road works and management agency, Ageroute, is expected to award its maintenance contract for the Blaise Diagne InternationalAirport (AIBD) [...]
Faced with a two-part security challenge of tensions surrounding the presidential election coupled with rising terrorism on its northern borders, Benin plans to redefine the scope of action of its special border surveillance units, the USSF.
Electoral Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati is being directly targeted in an investigation into the contract he awarded to British firm De La Rue to provide ballot papers for a constitutional referendum due in June.
President Yoweri Museveni looks likely to face a long wait for the start of oil production as the French major hesitates about giving the go-ahead for development work because of concerns about Uganda's political stability.
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A fund for former political prisoners has been exploring a 1,500-hectare concession the Orange river for diamonds since 2004 and is now in the process of extending its licence.
A growing number of differences between the World Bank and President Andry Rajoelina could end up costing the Madagascan government hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The national power board has still not awarded a contract for the construction of a new system to manage power production and distribution despite receiving bids from five sector leaders.
The import tracking system installed by Turkish company SCK has run into strong opposition from leading Libyan business organisations and put new prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba under pressure.
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