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Maurel & Prom and BW Energy set to buy Azule Energy's Block 14 shares

The Franco-Norwegian partnership is well positioned to acquire the 20% stake held by the ENI-BP joint venture in the Angolan offshore asset operated by Chevron. The deal is expected to be announced in the coming days.

Subscribers only Energy 08.09.2025

Manuel Vicente, then Angola VP, with then US Secretary of State John Kerry, 4 August 2014, in Washington DC, USA. © Paul J. Richards / AFP

Washington targets Manuel Vicente at Lourenço's request

Exempt from all legal proceedings in his country and in Portugal, the former Angolan VP is being closely watched by Washington, in close coordination with Luanda.

Free access Politics 03.09.2025

Luanda makes plans to secure its maritime zone

For several months, the government has been trying to speed up the creation of a coastguard force. It may put Teleservice, a major player in the country's private security sector, in charge of the project.

Subscribers only Defence 01.09.2025

Luanda to host the first EU-AU summit for three years

Three years after the previous summit, the European Union and the African Union are going to meet in the Angolan capital at the end of November. On the agenda are Brussels' future investments on the African continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2025

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Gemcorp Capital sets sights beyond Angola

Atanas Bostandjiev during an interview at Bloomberg Television, London 2012. © Simon Dawson / Bloomberg via Getty Image

Subscribers only Finance, Energy, Mining 23.06.2025

US defence companies set out to conquer Luanda

American defence companies are courting the Angolan Ministry of Defence to supply the Forças Armadas Angolanas with light armoured vehicles.

Subscribers only Defence 20.06.2025

Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

Subsidiary of Emirati defence group Edge, the Brazilian firm Siatt has hopes of arming three Angolan navy ships by 2026 but European missile manufacturer MBDA remains in pole position.

Subscribers only Defence 12.06.2025

Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

At the helm of the consulting firm Iberian Falcata, Colonel José Baltazar and Antonio Bras Monteiro are stepping up international collaboration in order to fit out the armies of Portuguese-speaking Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 23.05.2025

NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

The state-owned Namibian oil company had negotiated its entry into several Angolan blocks in 2022. Yet these acquisitions will not go ahead due to the inertia of its board and Sonangol's unrealistic financial demands.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2025

Moroccan Karim Bouhout pushing to realise oil ambitions in Angola

The businessman has been negotiating with Sonangol to buy a stake in the Lobito refinery project, and is also interested in two offshore exploration blocks.

Free access Energy, Southern Africa and islands 09.05.2025

Accra and Luanda step up to plan Africa Day in Washington

Held every year on 25 May, Global Africa Day in Washington is usually commemorated with a round table bringing together diplomats, researchers, and representatives of civil society and the private sector. Ghana and Angola have stepped forward to organise the event.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 25.04.2025

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Chevron, a long-standing operator in the Congo Basin, sells Blocks 14 and 14T

After more than three decades of production in Angolan offshore, the US major has decided to get rid of its mature fields. The takeover of these assets promises to be an epic battle.

Subscribers only Energy 16.04.2025

A Chevron petrol station in the United States, February 2025.

Threatened with $100m arbitration over Kwanza-Sul cement plant, Luanda keeps silent

The Emirati company ETA Star International, which built the plant, is threatening to take the case to the ICSID. The government has chosen not to respond.

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2025

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Junior oil companies Afentra and Kariya duel for Etu Energias assets

The two are jostling to buy out the MPLA regime's relatives for their stakes in particularly promising Angolan offshore licences.

Free access Energy 18.03.2025

An oil field operated by Etu Energias in Angola.

Israeli businessman Gilad Myerson makes a new wager on Azule Energy

Myerson has set his sights on offshore oil in Southern Africa. Seeking to replicate his recent success with ENI in the North Sea, he has founded a new company for the endeavour.

Subscribers only Energy 10.03.2025

SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

The Southern Africa Development Community has come out in support of the Madagascan Richard Randriamandrato for the position of chairperson.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Moroni and Luanda lay foundations for cooperation

Presidents Azali Assoumani and João Lourenço want to deepen the collaboration between their countries. They have instructed their heads of diplomacy to sign an agreement to this effect ahead of the African Union summit of heads of state in mid-February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.02.2025

Luanda seeks suppliers to boost arms industry

Angolan securocrats have relaunched negotiations with defence firms to try to progress several military industrialisation projects stalled due to a chronic lack of funding.

Subscribers only Defence 06.02.2025

A military parade at João Lourenço's inauguration ceremony in Luanda on 26 September 2017.

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Breaking news published on 29/01/25 at 15:50 GMT - The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2025

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi (left) with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (right), in Luanda, February 2019.

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Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

The French head of state is due to attend an Indian Ocean Commission summit in Madagascar in April, and may also visit the islands of La Réunion and Mauritius.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.01.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Madagascan counterpart Andry Rajoelina at the 19th Summit of the Francophonie in Villers-Cotterets, France, 24 October 2024.

Finance woes stall Soyo refinery project

Quanten Consortium is in charge of building the plant, but it has been unable to secure the necessary funds, making the project increasingly uncertain.

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.2025

At the Sonangol refinery in Luanda, Angola, 22 October 2020.

Nuvibev seeks World Bank support for Refriango soft drinks subsidiary

The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, is set to vote on whether to grant a credit facility to the Angolan group Nuvibev.

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2025

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Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

The world leader in coloured gemstones has scaled back operations in Zambia and Mozambique after disappointing auctions. In Madagascar, the British group is no longer welcome in the sapphire sector after it brought a corruption case against an adviser to Andry Rajoelina.

Subscribers only Mining 21.01.2025

Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 May 2022.

Details of Lourenço's official visit to France in mid-January revealed

Angolan President João Lourenço will make an official visit to France on 16, where he will be received by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.01.2025

Gazprom-backed Serbian partner puts Luanda in a bind over Block 3/05

The announcement that Serbian state company Naftna Industrija Srbij, 56.15%-owned by Russia's Gazprom, will soon face US sanctions has caused a stir as far away as Angola.

Subscribers only Energy 24.12.2024

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Angola

Maurel & Prom and BW Energy set to buy Azule Energy's Block 14 shares

Washington targets Manuel Vicente at Lourenço's request

Luanda makes plans to secure its maritime zone

Luanda to host the first EU-AU summit for three years

Spotlight
Gemcorp Capital sets sights beyond Angola

US defence companies set out to conquer Luanda

Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

Moroccan Karim Bouhout pushing to realise oil ambitions in Angola

Accra and Luanda step up to plan Africa Day in Washington

Spotlight
Chevron, a long-standing operator in the Congo Basin, sells Blocks 14 and 14T

Threatened with $100m arbitration over Kwanza-Sul cement plant, Luanda keeps silent

Spotlight
Junior oil companies Afentra and Kariya duel for Etu Energias assets

Israeli businessman Gilad Myerson makes a new wager on Azule Energy

SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

Moroni and Luanda lay foundations for cooperation

Luanda seeks suppliers to boost arms industry

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Spotlight
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Finance woes stall Soyo refinery project

Nuvibev seeks World Bank support for Refriango soft drinks subsidiary

Spotlight
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Details of Lourenço's official visit to France in mid-January revealed

Gazprom-backed Serbian partner puts Luanda in a bind over Block 3/05

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Maurel & Prom and BW Energy set to buy Azule Energy's Block 14 shares

Washington targets Manuel Vicente at Lourenço's request

Luanda makes plans to secure its maritime zone

Luanda to host the first EU-AU summit for three years

Spotlight Gemcorp Capital sets sights beyond Angola

US defence companies set out to conquer Luanda

Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

Moroccan Karim Bouhout pushing to realise oil ambitions in Angola

Accra and Luanda step up to plan Africa Day in Washington

Spotlight Chevron, a long-standing operator in the Congo Basin, sells Blocks 14 and 14T

Threatened with $100m arbitration over Kwanza-Sul cement plant, Luanda keeps silent

Spotlight Junior oil companies Afentra and Kariya duel for Etu Energias assets

Israeli businessman Gilad Myerson makes a new wager on Azule Energy

SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

Moroni and Luanda lay foundations for cooperation

Luanda seeks suppliers to boost arms industry

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Spotlight Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Finance woes stall Soyo refinery project

Nuvibev seeks World Bank support for Refriango soft drinks subsidiary

Spotlight Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Details of Lourenço's official visit to France in mid-January revealed

Gazprom-backed Serbian partner puts Luanda in a bind over Block 3/05

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Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

Spotlight
Gemcorp Capital sets sights beyond Angola

Spotlight
Chevron, a long-standing operator in the Congo Basin, sells Blocks 14 and 14T

Spotlight
Junior oil companies Afentra and Kariya duel for Etu Energias assets

Spotlight
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Spotlight
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa