Judith Suminwa Tuluka's government is putting pressure on the state-owned mining company, whose profits have decreased. Its management is being closely scrutinised by the portfolio minister, who recently warned of 'serious misconduct' on the part of its financial director.
No new plan for the takeover of Shell's onshore assets in the Niger Delta by a consortium has been submitted to the Nigerian regulator, which rejected the first one. The main issue is the number of blocks involved in the sale.
Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Otokar was in early September finalising two contracts to provide equipment to the Ivorian military and gendarmerie.
A potential candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in the country, the former head of the Guinean government Lansana Kouyaté has enlisted the services of US lobbyist Hank Sheinkopf.
Several firms are competing to build a waste-fuelled power plant, but local political divisions are complicating the process. Meanwhile, the accumulation of rubbish is causing disasters, such as the one at the Kiteezi landfill site on 10 August.
With their business stalled by two years of conflict in Tigray, mining companies Newmont, Sun Peak and ANS Exploration are seeking to extend their exploration licences, without however resuming their activities. This is fuelling tension in a region whose economy is struggling to recover from a two-year civil war.
US major ExxonMobil is set to restart work on its giant gas liquefaction project in northern Mozambique. Renovation of the site's 'pioneer camp' is about to get under way.
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has since last month been using Paris-based 35°Nord, which was founded and is run by Philippe Perdrix and Romain Grandjean, to handle his international communications.
The businessman will gradually take over Aya Gold & Silver's gold projects in Morocco and Mauritania as Benoît La Salle shifts his focus to the kingdom's silver reserves.
