Junior oil firms flocked in their hundreds to bid for one of the 57 marginal fields put up for sale by the Abuja authorities to avoid a financial debacle as the Covid-19 crisis continues.
Ali Bongo's former chief of staff, who relocated to Benin two years ago, took his fortune with him and has forged friendly relations with the president and his family there.
In a letter she sent to the Wing Wah Petrochemical Joint Stock Co's managing director, Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma condemns the "deplorable insalubrity" of the base camp used by Congolese nationals.
The coronavirus may have pushed back its schedule but has not stopped South Korea's Cheong Am Metal from seeking a supply of Guinean bauxite with the help of its local partner Elite Mining.
The plans of France's Orano (ex-Areva) group to end uranium production at its Cominak mine in early 2021 look likely to cause massive unemployment, a pollution risk and a drastic reduction in state revenues, as well as major financial problems for state-controlled coal and electricity producer Sonichar.
Macau casino king David Chow handed over the reins of his group to his wife on 17 June and postponed the inauguration of its vast project in Cape Verde.
Italy, which is already very active on the Libyan crisis, is looking to strengthen its position in the neighbouring Sahel region through the opening of new diplomatic missions.
Auditor General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has added a serious damper to the long-term goal of Ghana National Gas Co to take over from its parent company Ghana National Petroleum Corp as the head manager of Ghana's natural gas sector.
France's Groupe Duval and the British private equity firm Actis are competing for Ivorian-Lebanese entrepreneur Abdul Hussein Beydoun's $300m-project in Cocody.
With the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to start this month, Egyptian and Ethiopian diplomats are urging the African Union to help them calm the crisis this mega project has sparked.
The US Department of State has kicked off the construction in Enfidha of a vast training facility for law enforcement officers, a project that has been gathering dust since 2012.
Proseg wants to position itself as one of the national oil company Sonatrach's leading security services firms, although security contracts are often snapped up by FLN heavyweights.
