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Burundi

Beggared by Cost of Generators

Because its hydro power stations weren’t producing enough the Bujumbura government resorted to using emergency generators. The bill is uncommonly stiff.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

How Total Forges Ahead

The French major has assigned a few executives to beef up its assets in Central Africa.

Free access Energy 01.06.2010

Granovsky Leads Severstal Iron Play

Severstal is continuing to flesh out its iron assets in central Africa. Behind the drive is Boris Granovsky, the man [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2010

Battle Over Musongati's Nickel

The fight over the Musongati nickel project in Burundi that pits Britain's Merlin Mineral Resources against Kermas has hotted up. [...]

Free access Mining 11.05.2010

Gold Permit for Flemish as IGE Pulls Out

According to our information, the government of Burundi is preparing to sign a convention with Flemish Investments for a gold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2010

Warning of Illegal Mining in Burundi

The Burundi minister for mines, Moise Bucumi, was alerted in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2010

Westcor Stillborn?

Now a national - or even nationalist - program, the Inga 3 project will be developed exclusively for Congo-K, driving a final nail into the coffin of the regional Westcor project.

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.2010

Total Plays its Cards

On the verge of debuting in Uganda, the French group is already thinking of the next step.

Subscribers only Energy 16.02.2010

Railway Line to Benefit Musongati in Burundi

The year has begun well for Samancor, the company owned by the Croat businessman Danko Konchar which holds the nickel [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2010

Miners Look After Themselves

Because they can’t count on Burundi’s government to supply electricity, mining companies are intent on building their own power stations.

Subscribers only Energy 02.02.2010

Kenya Commercial Bank

Although it had been announced more than a year ago, [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2010

Danko Konchar

It turns out that finally, the South African company Samancor, one of the world’s leading chrome companies and which belongs [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.12.2009

Minister Fired for Political Misstep

Burundi’s government has dismissed its energy minister in the run-up to elections because of his mishandling of a debt to the country.

Subscribers only Energy 01.12.2009

“Monsieur Ndolo”

Published in the United States last month, the biography of the legendary trader Marc Rich (The King of Oil, published [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.12.2009

Lake Tanganyika a New Frontier

Burundi has just awarded a new license on Lake Tanganyika while Democratic Republic of Congo is also opening the door to exploration on its part of the shore.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2009

Ore Smuggling Grows Apace in East Congo

According to Arthur Kepel, a researcher for the International Crisis Group (ICG), ore smuggling is spreading more and more in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.10.2009

A Trader Pushes for Business

The Bureau Intercontinental ( bUIC), a trading company headed by Congolese national Michel Ondaye, is bombarding Western traders with proposals [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2009

Drought Threatens Ruzizi 1

The water level of Lake Kivu is causing increasing concern among electricity experts who are alarmed over the continuing drop [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Wider Game for Kivu Methane

Despite tension arising out of two wars in Congo, the energy ministers of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi have launched a joint project to extract methane from Lake Kivu.

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.2009

Two Dams Planned for Ruzizi

An in-house study by the regional organization for the Great Lakes has taken stock of developments concerning hydro power dams on the Ruzizi.

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.2009

A Powerful South African Dynasty

After a number of setbacks in Congo-K, the wealthy South African family Moseneke has built up its oil interests in the Great Lakes region.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2009

Terra Seis Awarded Two Blocks

In addition to Samroc, which won block C (see above), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2009

Fire Sale on Lake Tanganyika

To lure companies to the banks of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi has launched a competition to see whether firms are ready to improve on offers already made for the acreage.

Subscribers only Energy 12.05.2009

Inga 3: Donors Need Not Apply?

Invitations to tender to pick consultants for the construction of Inga 3 will be issued next month with the idea of dispensing with the need for donors.

Subscribers only Energy 12.05.2009

A Regional Interconnection Plan

An interconnection plan could help Tanzania and Kenya take advantage of an electricity surplus in Zambia.

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.2009

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Burundi

Beggared by Cost of Generators

How Total Forges Ahead

Granovsky Leads Severstal Iron Play

Battle Over Musongati's Nickel

Gold Permit for Flemish as IGE Pulls Out

Warning of Illegal Mining in Burundi

Westcor Stillborn?

Total Plays its Cards

Railway Line to Benefit Musongati in Burundi

Miners Look After Themselves

Kenya Commercial Bank

Danko Konchar

Minister Fired for Political Misstep

“Monsieur Ndolo”

Lake Tanganyika a New Frontier

Ore Smuggling Grows Apace in East Congo

A Trader Pushes for Business

Drought Threatens Ruzizi 1

Wider Game for Kivu Methane

Two Dams Planned for Ruzizi

A Powerful South African Dynasty

Terra Seis Awarded Two Blocks

Fire Sale on Lake Tanganyika

Inga 3: Donors Need Not Apply?

A Regional Interconnection Plan

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