Ivory Coast
Foxtrot and Tullow Oil hone their drilling plans

Congo
SNPC pursues onshore exploration ambitions despite pushback from Ministry of Hydrocarbons

Congo's national oil company wants to digitise its data with the goal of taking on its first exploration project. The Ministry of Hydrocarbons remains sceptical.

The New Guard
Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

EgyptFirst COP youth envoy Omnia El Omrani prepares to hand over

NigeriaAdeleke Alao pleads for rural electricity

Ivory CoastFatoumata Sanogo's plans at head of PETROCI

Angola, Ivory Coast
Sonangol struggles to withdraw from Ivory Coast

The Angolan oil company wants to sell its 20% stake in Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR). The Ivorian state, SIR's majority shareholder, hopes to buy the shares but negotiations are complex. The matter is being handled directly by President Alassane Ouattara.

Ivory Coast
Cybersecurity: Foxtrot International hit by $200,000 fraud

French group Bouygues has ordered a cyber-security audit after its Ivorian subsidiary was the victim of a massive bank transfer fraud.

Ivory Coast
Potential buyers waiting for Tullow Oil to pull out of Espoir

Ivory Coast | Oil | The British company Tullow Oil, which owns just over 20% of Ivory Coast's two main crude oil fields, Espoir and Baobab, is looking for buyers for its shares in Espoir.

Spotlight | Congo
ENI's $5bn 'Marine XII' LNG project in Congo electrifies politicians and subcontractors alike

By promising substantial investments in an LNG export project off the coast of Pointe-Noire, Italy's ENI has raised hopes of breathing new life into a moribund industry. The Congolese authorities have placed high stakes on the project.