General Tchiani's government intends to develop the blocks where discoveries have already been made by the Chinese oil giant. The awarding of the Bilma block to SONIDEP presents Niger's state-owned company with a huge challenge.
Although expected by several NGOs, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's decision to suspend Cameroon is a blow to the country, a member since 2007.
Congolese Oil Minister Didier Budimbu has accused Emirati firm ClayHall Group of not paying the full sums agreed to pre-finance an assessment study of the DRC's sedimentary basins.
The Togolese government has begun talks with US businessman Timothy Williams with a view to furthering its interests in Washington.
Newly appointed Nigerian Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar held a series of consultations last month with equipment suppliers in the sector.
Breaking news published on 08/03/24 at 12.03 pm GMT - Ivorian Oil Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly has dismissed the managing director of Petroci's trading subsidiary, Barakissa Bamba, along with two other executives.
Gathoni Wamuchomba is a vocal critic of current reforms of the tea and coffee sectors even though she is a member of Kenya's governing coalition. Yet as she gains popularity on the ground, party bigwigs are fretting.
A number of BDP members in the National Assembly are contesting the government's decision to renew Israeli business tycoon Gilad Shabtai's operating rights at the Lerala Diamond Mine.
The president is leading a campaign to woo Abdelaziz Bouteflika's former officials, namely Mouad Bouchareb, ex-chair of the National People's Assembly.
The French group and Casa Transport are at loggerheads over the delivery of the last batch of trams for the city's expanding public transport system, leaving the trainsets stuck in the port.
