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Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Somoil's hopes of having Amni finance part of the development of the Espadarte oil and gas field on Angolan block 2/05 have been dashed.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2021

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

The Danish industrialist Carsten Wernberg-Moller, the owner and managing director of Scandi Roll, incorporated a firm called Scandi Mining. Its role will be to invest in mining exploration and production in Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 03.06.2021

With KBR and McDermott aboard, Soyo refinery project shows signs of life

After numerous delays, the Angolan government now seems keener to move forward on plans to build the plant.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2021

Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

A year before the scheduled launch of the Angosat-2 satellite, the Argentine space agency is offering to work closely with its Angolan counterpart, against a backdrop of investments.

Subscribers only Business 02.06.2021

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BP and ENI merger plan could threaten Total's position as top dog

The planned merger between BP and ENI has put Total under pressure but the French major, which has been Angola's leading producer since 2013, does not intend to give up its position easily.

Subscribers only Energy 25.05.2021

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Luanda shuns Antwerp's courtship of its diamonds and stays loyal to Dubai

Angola did not respond warmly to the arguments put forward by a delegation of diamond industry leaders from Antwerp, who travelled to Luanda to pursuade João Lourenço to end Dubai's virtual monopoly over the country's diamond production.

Subscribers only Mining Running story - The reform of diamond mining 12.05.2021

Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo

Portugal has yet to get over Equatorial Guinea's accession to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, which it opposed: it sent no government representatives to one of the highlights of the bloc's calendar, the Malabo business summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.05.2021

Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

China's defence giant has begun talks with Angolan military authorities and the state-owned arms company Simportex. Its aim is to produce 8x8 armoured vehicles under local licence.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.05.2021

Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

João Lourenço's anti-corruption record has taken another blow after one of his closest advisers, Isaac dos Anjos, was charged with misusing funds from the state-owned Sonango oil firm to build luxury property.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2021

Aenergy takes Angolan authorities to court in Luanda and in New York

In the court case between Portuguese power company Aenergy and Angolan authorities regarding the termination of the $1b turbines contract, the latter did not hesitate to point out its opponent's double speak before the court of the Southern District of New York.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.05.2021

Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

The president, in the latest twist in his ongoing battle with Brazilian billionaire Edir Macedo's evangelical church, has stopped his television stations from broadcasting in Angola.

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.2021

Brazilian evangelical pastor Edir Macedo, owner of RecordTV group.

Foreign Minister Tete António starts planning for Macron's Luanda trip

Foreign Minister Tete António was in Paris on 20-22 April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2021

Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

The UAE, Monaco, Mauritius and Singapore are no longer the only jurisdictions scanning bank accounts to track down the assets of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos and his family.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2021

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

The Bretton Woods institution is under growing pressure to stop financing coal because of targets tied to the COP21 climate conference in Paris. In Southern Africa, where coal is abundant, anxiety is on the rise.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

Abu Dhabi banks begin freezing bank accounts linked to Dos Santos family

Banks in the UAE have rushed to freeze the assets of the Dos Santos family and its associates following a request for cooperation from Angola's judiciary, just ahead of the start of Ramadan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.04.2021

ExxonMobil focuses on Namibe Basin as other Africa plans falter

ExxonMobil's exploration ambitions in Africa have been curtailed by disastrous results in 2020, but the company is maintaining its planned investments in Angolan offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2021

Brazil's meat producers alarmed by Lourenço's protectionism

After a decade of unbridled growth, Brazilian meat exports to Angola could take a steep dive as early as this summer due to new protectionist policies put in place by President João Lourenço.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2021

Lourenço woos foreign diplomats to add shine to his economic legacy

As the general elections looms, the president has rallied his troops to try and capture more foreign investment in the country's extractive industry and other core sectors.

Subscribers only Mining 13.04.2021

ENI bets on infrastructure-led exploration to cut production costs

The Italian major's two recent discoveries in Egypt and Angola were made thanks to wells drilled near existing infrastructure, a low-cost way of increasing output.

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.2021

Big-carat diamonds save the day for Lucapa

Although 2020 was a rough year for the diamond sector as a whole on account of the pandemic, certain producers fared better than others by focusing their efforts on smaller deposits that nevertheless contained larger diamonds.

Subscribers only Mining 09.04.2021

Madrid willing to step in to plug gaps in Angola's geological map

The Planageo geological mapping programme, a key plank of Lourenço's mining reforms, suffered a setback at the start of this year after its Brazilian partner pulled out. Keen to bolster its relations with Angola, Spain is ready to step into the breach.

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2021

Mauritius Commercial Bank ordered to disclose its dos Santos accounts

The Mauritian Independent Commission Against Corruption has ordered the island's banks to communicate the details of the accounts opened by Isabel dos Santos, Sindika Dokolo and Konema Mwenenge.

Subscribers only Politics 08.04.2021

Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

President João Lourenço has finally authorised parliament to ratify an internal security cooperation deal between Angola and Brazil that had languished for the past year and a half. The decision could mark the beginning of his reconciliation with Jair Bolsonaro.

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2021

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Southern Africa's nickel miners are in the starting blocks after billionaire Elon Musk recently voiced concerns that supply may not match a future boom in electric batteries.

Subscribers only Mining 06.04.2021

Dos Santos probe seals MBZ-Lourenço pact

The UAE usually ignores foreign requests for judicial cooperation regarding its offshore hubs but has bent over backwards to accommodate Angola's investigations into the family of former president José Eduardo dos Santos. By doing so, the Emirates are not only forging stronger ties with Luanda but also earning money-laundering brownie points.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2021

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Angola

Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

With KBR and McDermott aboard, Soyo refinery project shows signs of life

Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

Spotlight
BP and ENI merger plan could threaten Total's position as top dog

Spotlight
Luanda shuns Antwerp's courtship of its diamonds and stays loyal to Dubai

Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo

Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

Aenergy takes Angolan authorities to court in Luanda and in New York

Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

Foreign Minister Tete António starts planning for Macron's Luanda trip

Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Abu Dhabi banks begin freezing bank accounts linked to Dos Santos family

ExxonMobil focuses on Namibe Basin as other Africa plans falter

Brazil's meat producers alarmed by Lourenço's protectionism

Lourenço woos foreign diplomats to add shine to his economic legacy

ENI bets on infrastructure-led exploration to cut production costs

Big-carat diamonds save the day for Lucapa

Madrid willing to step in to plug gaps in Angola's geological map

Mauritius Commercial Bank ordered to disclose its dos Santos accounts

Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

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Angola

Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

With KBR and McDermott aboard, Soyo refinery project shows signs of life

Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

Spotlight BP and ENI merger plan could threaten Total's position as top dog

Spotlight Luanda shuns Antwerp's courtship of its diamonds and stays loyal to Dubai

Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo

Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

Aenergy takes Angolan authorities to court in Luanda and in New York

Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

Foreign Minister Tete António starts planning for Macron's Luanda trip

Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Abu Dhabi banks begin freezing bank accounts linked to Dos Santos family

ExxonMobil focuses on Namibe Basin as other Africa plans falter

Brazil's meat producers alarmed by Lourenço's protectionism

Lourenço woos foreign diplomats to add shine to his economic legacy

ENI bets on infrastructure-led exploration to cut production costs

Big-carat diamonds save the day for Lucapa

Madrid willing to step in to plug gaps in Angola's geological map

Mauritius Commercial Bank ordered to disclose its dos Santos accounts

Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Dos Santos probe seals MBZ-Lourenço pact

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Spotlight
BP and ENI merger plan could threaten Total's position as top dog

Spotlight
Luanda shuns Antwerp's courtship of its diamonds and stays loyal to Dubai