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Southern Africa and Islands

Lesotho
Thotanyana aims for four-fold rise in diamond output

Lesotho’s mines minister Lebohang Thotanyana is counting on four new diamond mines coming on stream this year - and quadrupling [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.01.2016

Namibia
Forsys Metals seeks funds for low cost uranium mine

Australia’s Forsys Metals managed by Marcel Hilmer and chaired by Martin Rowley, former executives of First Quantum Minerals, are set [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.01.2016

Madagascar
Turf battle on OMNIS' board

While the directors of Madagascar’s Office des Mines Nationales et des Industries Strategiques (OMNIS) were all named in early January, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2016

South Africa
Russia’s Renova rides in on Falcon Oil’s coat tails

The new chairman of the Canadian junior Falcon Oil & Gas, Joachim Conrad, is hoping his company will be able [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2016

Angola
Government cronies and newcomers in offshore grab

In its bidding round concerning the Congo and Kwanza basins, Sonangol clearly preferred to hand acreage to pals of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2016

Angola
Banks line up to back ENI’s projects

The Angolan government and state-owned Sonangol have every reason to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2016

Spotlight | Seychelles
Presidential election third round could play out in court

Re-elected for a third term on 19 December with just 193 votes ahead of his challenger, Rev Wavel Ramkalawan (Seychelles National Party, SNP), President James Michel (Lepep) has to contend with action in the courts by the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2016

Madagascar
Rosewood traffic: the government wants to prove its good faith

The Malagasy government wants at all costs to show the international institutions that it is serious in fighting the traffic in precious woods.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2016

Comoros islands
President Dhoinine caught between Riyadh and Teheran

The renewed tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran is embarrassing for the government of the Comoros. The ministry for external [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2016

Comoros islands
Sambi’s choice destabilising for Juwa

Former Head of State Ahmed Abdallah Sambi was little surprised when the Constitutional Court rejected his candidacy for the 2016 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2016

Mozambique
Former LAM executives addicted to the air business

While the aeronautics sector is booming in the country, aviation service companies are springing up like mushrooms.

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2016

Mozambique
Future of Ematum tuna fishing company will play out by February

While the IMF representative in Maputo, Alex Segura, asked the [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2016

Mozambique
Orion Group creates a new subsidiary in Maputo

Already present via Orion Management Consultants and Orion Project Services, [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2016

Madagascar
CSPI France has not had its last word

The legal dispute between the French company CSPI France and [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2016

Mozambique
The lights of Maputo attract Spanish company Gransolar

The Spanish company Gransolar Grupo, specialised in projects connected with [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.01.2016

Botswana
Lundin pampers Lucara Diamond's shareholders

Dividends that Lucara Diamond Corp has been paying its shareholders since February, 2014 are going to become progressive following a [...]