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Australia's iron king tries his luck with steel

Will Kogi Iron succeed in Nigeria’s steel business where so many others have come to grief (AMI 257)? Under the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.12.2015

Kachikwu gives in to Iran at gas exporting nations forum

The re-election of Iran’s Hossein Adeli as secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) during a 17th ministerial [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Sirius Petroleum beefs up staff for push on Ororo

Having won a green light at the end of November to drill the Ororo-2A well on its block OML 95 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

African Petroleum trims its board

After delisting from the Australian stock exchange and cutting into both its headcount and the size of its offices, African [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Spotlight
Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Recently retained by Bollore Africa Logistics to arrange a stock market introduction for its affiliate that seeks to carry passengers, freight and minerals by train in West Africa, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Crédit agricole have all suspended [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

The United Arab Emirates company has hired an African former ambassador to help it penetrate the West African marketplace

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

Ivory Coast is intending to take the presidency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union UEMOA in 2016. That is unless Niger muddies the pitch…

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

JDZ still a long way from producing

The Joint Development Zone (JDZ) between Nigeria and Sao Time underwent a number of changes a few months ago: the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Financially challenged, Oando decides to beef up its board

By naming well connected Tanimu Yakubu to its board and restructuring both its finances and operations Oando appears anxious to downplay its debts.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Babatunde Raji Fashola, a party man for energy

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has picked one of the stalwarts of his All Progressives Congress (APC) party to take over [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

In what form will Petroleum Industry Bill be adopted?

The speaker in Nigeria’s Parliament, Yakubu Dogara, a loyal follower [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

New team for Niger Delta in place

The oil region of the Niger Delta, which had been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

After strongly criticizing the strategy of Vaalco Energy Inc’s management [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Fayemi to head Buhari's new mining task force

In appointing Kayode Fayemi as new solid minerals minister last week, president Muhammadu Buhari sent a strong signal to the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.11.2015

Petroci teams up with First Oil for NNPC’s crude

Ivory Coast’s oil ministry is continuing to lobby for tie-ups between Petroci and Nigerian traders.

Free access Energy 10.11.2015

Buhari makes Volta River Authority pay up

A long-simmering dispute between Abuja and Accra has finally been laid to rest. The problem had been debts that Ghana’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Midwestern to also become stakeholder in Mart

Although Mart Resources has been officially acquired by Delta Oil, Midwestern Oil & Gas will also find itself with a stake in Mart.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

The London-based consultancy PVE Consulting headed by Peter Elliott is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Local juniors first in line to pick up Afren's assets

Working quickly to liquidate its assets, Afren is already in advanced talks with several Nigerian companies.

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

M.K. Baru could well take over top job at NNPC

Appointed a few weeks ago as executive director of NNPC in charge of exploration and production, M. K. Baru is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

With a healthy $33 million in its coffers at the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

Thanks to $2 million it raised from its shareholders, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Deeming that Vaalco Energy Inc’s board had acted in cavalier [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

With consolidation very much the watchword in West Africa's gold sector, the Ity mine in Ivory Coast has ended up in the portfolio of Endeavour Mining. Here's the reason. Once its partnership with La Mancha comes into effect on Nov.

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Yves Baratte, a mining specialist from Simmons & Simmons, is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

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