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Former Agadem acreage on sale

The lone concession pumping oil in Nigeria has been carved up in a manner that senior government officials are keeping secret for the moment.

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2013

CNPC

New petroleum legislation in Niger is under discussion at the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2013

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Despite the supply problems of the West African Gas pipeline from Nigeria countries in the region are keen on linking up to the facility.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2013

Cisse’s handout to the mining regions

At the initiative of the influential minister of state Amadou Boubacar Cisse, Niamey recently decided discreetly to modify mining legislation [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.05.2013

Alexey Mordashov

The non-executive director of Nordgold is keeping a close eye on the fall in the share price of mining juniors [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.05.2013

Issoufou keeps cautious eye on army

President Mahamadou Issoufou is doing his utmost to keep in check an army that has already overthrown four of the country's leaders since independence.

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2013

Issoufou tired of pro-MNLA

In private Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou is increasingly irritated over [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2013

Watch on Russians at Kandadji

The government is taking strong measures because of setbacks encountered by a Russian firm building the Kandadji dam.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Chris Hopkinson

Although merger talks between International Petroleum headed by Frank Timis and Peter Landau’s Range Resources haven’t yet been completed, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Anthony Sage

The chairman of International Petroleum (IP), Anthony Sage, is to step down on June 30. Very close to IP’s founder [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

CIC wins contract to protect mines in Niger

Continued instability in the Sahel has drawn private security companies [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

CNPC finds itself in the dock

Niger president Mahamadou Issoufou and his oil minister, Foumakoye Gado, are to have the final word on an audit concerning [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.04.2013

CNPC

Keeping CNPC’s Niger staff happy could well become a security [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.04.2013

Kandadji still waiting for dam

The construction of the Kandadji dam by Russia’s Zarubezhvodstroy, which was launched with much fanfare by Mahmadou Issoufou in May 2011, is still waiting to happen. International lenders and the government are fuming.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.2013

Socar invests in gas

The international arm of Socar, the national oil company in Azerbaijan, has lent cash to Britain’s Gasoil to finance its gas projects.

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2013

Zhu Jiping

In a sign that relations between mainland China and Taiwan are normalizing, the president of CNPC, Zhu Jiping, signed an [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2013

Free advice from U.S.

The United States is freely offering its advice to recent [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2013

Tax-man takes away Coke

Coca-Cola is threatening to end its partnership with Niger's financially-struggling local brewer and soft drinks maker Braniger.

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.2013

West African Development Bank ill at ease in Niger

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the government of [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.03.2013

SHT

Canadian national Lutfur Rahman Khan who heads the State Oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.2013

WAGP gas held up until May

The West African gas pipeline (WAGP) is still far from being ready to resume operations. After repairs the region’s naval forces will have to show they can protect it against pirates.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

Niger Airways partners with Turkish Airlines

Turkey's state-owned Turkish Airlines has taken a 49% stake in [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.02.2013

Advantica/Labana pack up

A number of Nigerian companies are losing their oil concessions because of their inability to pay signing bonuses to the authorities in Niger.

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2013

Trapil in Agadem export bid

According to our sources, the managing director of the French [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2013

Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

In addition to Burkina Faso and Ghana, Ivory Coast is to find itself shortly supplying power to Benin and Togo. New projects for electricity plants will allow for it.

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.2013

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Niger

Former Agadem acreage on sale

CNPC

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Cisse’s handout to the mining regions

Alexey Mordashov

Issoufou keeps cautious eye on army

Issoufou tired of pro-MNLA

Watch on Russians at Kandadji

Chris Hopkinson

Anthony Sage

CIC wins contract to protect mines in Niger

CNPC finds itself in the dock

CNPC

Kandadji still waiting for dam

Socar invests in gas

Zhu Jiping

Free advice from U.S.

Tax-man takes away Coke

West African Development Bank ill at ease in Niger

SHT

WAGP gas held up until May

Niger Airways partners with Turkish Airlines

Advantica/Labana pack up

Trapil in Agadem export bid

Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

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Virtus Minerals

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Niger

Former Agadem acreage on sale

CNPC

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Cisse’s handout to the mining regions

Alexey Mordashov

Issoufou keeps cautious eye on army

Issoufou tired of pro-MNLA

Watch on Russians at Kandadji

Chris Hopkinson

Anthony Sage

CIC wins contract to protect mines in Niger

CNPC finds itself in the dock

CNPC

Kandadji still waiting for dam

Socar invests in gas

Zhu Jiping

Free advice from U.S.

Tax-man takes away Coke

West African Development Bank ill at ease in Niger

SHT

WAGP gas held up until May

Niger Airways partners with Turkish Airlines

Advantica/Labana pack up

Trapil in Agadem export bid

Abidjan’s electricity diplomacy

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