Spotlight | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
How Paul Biya forced SNH's hand to make up with Teodorin Obiang

Equatorial Guinea
Chevron cuts ties with Nigerian offshore partner

The US major had accused Atlas Petroleum of delays in payments due on Block I. With Atlas's stake now taken over by state-owned GEPetrol, the multinational is set to move ahead with development of the gas asset.

Cameroon
The timetable for upcoming elections stirs debate at top levels of government

Barely three months after being sworn in for an eighth term, President Paul Biya must decide on the date of the next parliamentary and municipal elections. A sensitive issue for an executive weakened by the head of state's disputed re-election in October.

Cameroon
Race against time in Yaoundé to host WTO conference

The Cameroonian authorities are looking for ways to accommodate the delegations taking part in the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, scheduled to take place in the capital from 26 to 29 March.

Cameroon
Tensions run high between Sinopec and national oil company SNH

The failure of Chinese executives to produce results from mature deposits is putting pressure on the leadership of the state-owned major Sinopec.

Cameroon
Upstart channel vies with veteran state broadcaster to lead Paul Biya's PR

Last month's presidential election shone a brigher light on the escalating turf war between the decades-old CRTV and the newborn PRC TV. The duel is another sign of the rivalry among those determined to control official messaging.

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Paul Biya, Raila Odinga, Cyril Ramaphosa and Alassane Ouattara

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CameroonTeodorin Obiang Nguema cosies up to busy Biyas

KenyaRaila Odinga's posthumous, final memoir in the offing

South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa chides his oil minister for being hooked on hydrocarbons

Ivory CoastOuattara and Macron like ships in the night