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Southern Africa and Islands

Zimbabwe
How a Sino-British group took over Mwana Africa

The board of Mwana Africa has consisted exclusively of British and Chinese shareholders since June 9, the result of a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.07.2015

Spotlight | Mozambique
Afungi LNG: Anadarko turns up the heat on Couto

The American independent Anadarko is due to shortly choose new contractors to develop its LNG project at Cabo Delgado that will be supplied by its giant reserves on block 1 (over 50 TCF). Only, none of the decisions it has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
The Matola Gas Company finds a South African suitor

The South African firm VGI Consulting has put the seal to its long-standing relationship with Mozambique’s well-connected Matola Gas Company.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
Groups scrambling for acreage in new licensing round

The majors are jostling for position with less than a month to go before bids are to be submitted for Mozambique’s fifth licensing round.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
Why Jindal is intent on getting into the power business

Indian businessman Naveen Jindal is in talks with Maputo on building a 150 MW power station.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
Alex Battaglia sees to Shell's business

Long largely absent from Mozambique - it mainly sent delegations to the country - the Anglo-Dutch major Shell appointed a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
General Electric replaces Rio Tinto

The U.S. giant General Electric celebrated the acquisition of new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Mozambique
Gemmo spies opportunities in gas

Specializing in supplying industrial infrastructure, Italy’s Gemmo company is setting [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Madagascar
Jefferies seeks a partner for Madagascar Oil

No sooner had its development plan for its Tsimiroro permit [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2015

Comoros islands
How Fouad Mohadji is using the Boulle Mining Group affair

Tension is back between Vice Presidents Mohamed Ali Soilihi, aka Mamadou, and Fouad Mohadji, respectively in charge of finance and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2015

Mauritius
Finance minister campaigning for transparency

The Mauritian Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo, hit hard during his trip to Paris from 21 to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2015

Comoros islands
Will ADB and Qatar save Ma-Mwe?

Despite the many government announcments to limit outages by the electricity distribution company Ma-Mwe, the Comorian population still end their [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Document | Madagascar
Employees worried by high Air Madagascar debt

On strike since 15 June, the airline’s staff want explanations from management. Meanwhile the debt is continuing to mount.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Mozambique
After oil, Guoqiang Zhao goes into mines

The Chinese national Guoqiang Zhao, an expert in the oil sector, has a weakness for Mozambican mines. In April and [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.2015

Seychelles
Victoria does not want to miss the oil train

While the Seychelles has dreams of an oil-rich future, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2015

Madagascar
The way CENIT manages its money matters

The way funds allocated to the Commission Electorale Nationale Independante [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2015

Madagascar
Grand Orient a fringe in Madagacar

Daniel Keller, the Grandmaster of Grand Orient de France (GODF) [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2015

Comoros islands
Five candidates for a second mobile telephone licence

The Autorité nationale de régulation des TIC (ANRTIC) will finally [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Madagascar
Orange fires broadside on Telma’s 4G “monopoly”.

Michel Barré, the director general of Orange Madagascar reacted to [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Mozambique
Felicio Zacarias’s new focus: the environment

The owner of stakes in several mining companies ( ION [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Comoros islands
Lafarge’s cement operation fiasco

It will be a long time yet before the 27,500 [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Madagascar
Sodiat will not send pebbles to Reunion Island

The Sodiat group owned by businessman Mamy Ravatomanga has categorically [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2015

Namibia
Hibberd to start producing tantalum this summer

The first move of British geologist Peter Hibberd who has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2015

South Africa
Continental's coal mines soon reactivated.

The Penumbra and Vlakvarkfontein coal mines that fell idle when [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2015

Zambia
Who has joined forces with ZCCM-IH in manganese prospecting venture?

The state-owned holding company has forged a partnership with Tranter [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2015

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