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After P&ID, Judge Ekwo to hear Rivers/Bayelsa battle for Shell's disputed Soku wells

The federal high court magistrate Inyang Ekwo's December ruling for the disputed Soku oil wells to be returned to the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2020

QIA/Lekoil scam: Doha-friendly Mark Simmonds to deal with fallout

Lekoil's debacle resulting from a scam it believes was crafted by fake QIA representatives, comes at a bad time for its new director, UK diplomat Mark Simmonds.

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2020

Enquiry into working conditions at Indorama fertiliser plant

The World Bank's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman has opened an enquiry into the management of a fertiliser facility in Nigeria's Port Harcourt, a project financed by two IFC loans.

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2020

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

From Ouagadougou to Conakry and Abidjan, the election of Umaro Sissoco Embalo as president in Guinea Bissau has gone down badly. The well-connected consultant and former prime minister has a network throughout the region.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2020

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

For the last few weeks, Muhammadu Buhari has been contesting [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.01.2020

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

For the last few weeks, Muhammadu Buhari has been contesting [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2020

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Like other Turkish operators, the construction firm Summa owned by [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.01.2020

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

The Cobra II of Otokar, a subsidiary of the Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.01.2020

NLNG Train 7 project saves Buhari's non-existent oil & gas record

NLNG was put under immense pressure to get the first large-scale oil project that the current government would have achieved after five years in power launched before 2020.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

OPL 245: the silent exodus of team in charge of the deal at Shell

As an Italian court continues its probe into the award of Nigeria's most promising offshore block, all those involved in the deal at Shell are no longer with the major.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

Etinde and Marine III weather New Age's clearance sale

It appears British junior New Age may be preparing to withdraw from the African continent altogether. According to our sources, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

Dan Kunle, oil minister Timipre Sylva's powerful behind-the-scenes advisor

Timipre Sylva, who has been Nigeria's Cabinet Minister of State for Petroleum Resources since August 2019, has hired very few [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Days after taking up his new job as head of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Following the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on 25 November, Paris is bringing forward plans, under consideration since September, to downsize its operations.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.12.2019

David Lyon: the oil-state Bayelsa governor bouyed by Jonathan family ties

As we revealed (AEI 853), the new governor in charge of the oil-rich Bayelsa state, David Lyon, elected in mid-November, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

APPO: why Congolese minister Tchicaya floored Gaya's plans

According to our sources, it was in the wings of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

NNPC/OML 133: Exxon-Shell's defence team loses an ace player

The lawyer Megha Hoon, who had been part of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

P&ID dispute: Nigeria calls on British expert to shore up defence

In its dispute with Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID), the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

Abuja strikes out on solo conquest of phosphates in Sokoto

The Nigerian government did not wait to conclude a deal in mid-October with the Moroccan group OCP and a collaboration [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

With the promised Saudi contribution of €100 million to the G5 Sahel still not having materialised, France is now courting Riyadh's enemy Qatar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.12.2019

IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees.

Free access Politics 04.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

The secretary-general at the Malian president's office with rank of [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

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Nigeria

After P&ID, Judge Ekwo to hear Rivers/Bayelsa battle for Shell's disputed Soku wells

QIA/Lekoil scam: Doha-friendly Mark Simmonds to deal with fallout

Enquiry into working conditions at Indorama fertiliser plant

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

NLNG Train 7 project saves Buhari's non-existent oil & gas record

OPL 245: the silent exodus of team in charge of the deal at Shell

Etinde and Marine III weather New Age's clearance sale

Dan Kunle, oil minister Timipre Sylva's powerful behind-the-scenes advisor

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

David Lyon: the oil-state Bayelsa governor bouyed by Jonathan family ties

APPO: why Congolese minister Tchicaya floored Gaya's plans

NNPC/OML 133: Exxon-Shell's defence team loses an ace player

P&ID dispute: Nigeria calls on British expert to shore up defence

Abuja strikes out on solo conquest of phosphates in Sokoto

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

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Nigeria

After P&ID, Judge Ekwo to hear Rivers/Bayelsa battle for Shell's disputed Soku wells

QIA/Lekoil scam: Doha-friendly Mark Simmonds to deal with fallout

Enquiry into working conditions at Indorama fertiliser plant

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

ECOWAS: tensions between Buhari and Ouattara

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

NLNG Train 7 project saves Buhari's non-existent oil & gas record

OPL 245: the silent exodus of team in charge of the deal at Shell

Etinde and Marine III weather New Age's clearance sale

Dan Kunle, oil minister Timipre Sylva's powerful behind-the-scenes advisor

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

David Lyon: the oil-state Bayelsa governor bouyed by Jonathan family ties

APPO: why Congolese minister Tchicaya floored Gaya's plans

NNPC/OML 133: Exxon-Shell's defence team loses an ace player

P&ID dispute: Nigeria calls on British expert to shore up defence

Abuja strikes out on solo conquest of phosphates in Sokoto

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift