Any "technical" decision can be considered political when it not only affects the future energy costs of industry but also the social and political underpinnings of the government, and specially four months in advance of a legislative ballot.
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By the end of February it will be known whether Ethiopia has found funding – and therefore candidates – for [...]
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A loan worth as much as Ffr100 million ($16.6 million) [...]
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The building, public works and services group Bouygues has taken [...]
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Canada's Ivanhoe Capital suddenly announced last week that it was withdrawing its offer to purchase the Chambishi copper mine. Ivanhoe, [...]
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The Canadian company Tiomin Resources, which is continuing to assess mineralized sand deposits on all four concessions on which it [...]
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American Mineral Fields Inc. said last week it was determined to maintain pressure from a legal standpoint concerning Congo's cancellation [...]
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The make-up of the consortium that president Laurent Kabila authorized on Jan. 14 to mount the Groupe Ouest program in [...]
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The Belgian-Canadian company Rex Diamond Mining Corp. is awaiting its [...]
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The Sadiola gold mine produced 364,000 ounces in 1997, some [...]
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Drilling at the Kayeya concession 19 km south-east of Ashanti's [...]
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Negotiations with the International Finance Corp. (IFC, World Bank) on [...]
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The seizure of an aicraft flying in from Lanseria near [...]
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The government radio quoted an official from the Arlit sub-prefecture [...]
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The GATRO-CI company (Gencor/Billiton) that has been active in Ivory [...]
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Foraco International is to hold a 51% stake (46% via [...]
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A conference on mining in emerging markets will be held [...]
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Operator Orezone has so far drilled a total of 52 [...]
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South Africa's Benguela Concession company plans to take over Moonstone [...]
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The Kiwira coal mine near Mbeya will see its capacity [...]
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A proposed merger between two Australian companies exploring in East [...]
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Work on the pipeline that is to link the Doba oil basin in southern Chad to the future terminal at [...]
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The U.S. engineering group Parsons has won the contract via its British affiliate Parsons International to prepare the invitation to [...]
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Shell has rejected a proposal to buy a 70% stake and operate in blocks 4 and 5 in the deep [...]
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A new discovery distinct from that of Moho has been made on the Haute Mer concession, one of those on [...]
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Chevron/Gulf has exercised an option to drill another well in [...]
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Government officials who were booted from office when Denis Sassou [...]
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The Ocean Liberator left Gabon's offshore for the Congo for [...]
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A leading official from the oil ministry has claimed that [...]
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Exxon has tendered for a floating rig to drill one [...]
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Elf has confirmed that production began in mid-January on Ofon. [...]
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The Robert F. Bauer, one of the semi-subs adapted to [...]
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The Lundin group's affiliate Sands Petroleum AB has completed its [...]
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Sonatrach plans to launch development later this year on the [...]
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The U.S. Eximbank has just given its guarantee to a [...]
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