The South African army is preparing its troops to go into Mozambique even though Filipe Nyusi has not yet asked Cyril Ramaphosa for military back-up.
Zenith Energy, which bought the former owner of the Tilapia licence, AAOG Congo, in May, is facing competition from seven other companies interested in the oil field, much to the ministry of hydrocarbons' delight as it hopes to raise the bidding.
Through Equus Mining, US company Blox is taking legal action against Penta Goldfields, which it suspects of having manoeuvred to get control of its Mansounia gold permit. Penta's boss, however, has for several years been Blox's country director in Guinea!
Faced with financing problems and administrative difficulties, Australia's Graphex Mining is to abandon its plans to mine graphite in Tanzania and turn its attention instead to two Malian gold mining projects which are already well known to its management.
Innovation Energie Développement (IED) has been commissioned by the Ivorian energy directorate to prepare the technical documentation for various tenders.
The choice of constructor for the Matambo-Phombeya line, an essential component for the creation of interconnected power grid in southern Africa, could be known by the end of the year.
To keep his job as ambassador to Rabat, the leading light of the Ould Slimane tribe is helping Morocco launch new Libyan peace talks, which explains his involvement in Aguila Salah Issa's latest visit.
Valoria has won a contract for the collection of household and other waste in Soukra, a municipality run by Ennahda member Fairouz Ben Jemaa.
