Equatorial Guinea
VP Teodorin Obiang sets trap for his half-brother and rival Gabriel

Equatorial Guinea
Open hostilities between VP Teodorin Obiang Nguema and oil minister

Equatorial Guinea's Vice-President Obiang, who is increasingly involved in government decisions on economic issues, is making life difficult for certain ministers, particularly the one in charge of hydrocarbons.

Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang offers Zafiro and Fortuna fields to ENI

Equatorial Guinean Vice-President Teodorin Obiang Nguema has proposed to ENI that the Italian firm take over the management of the Zafiro offshore oil field and of the Fortuna gas field.

The New Guard
Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Ethiopia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalMouhamadou Lamine Bara, the PR man advising Macky Sall's opponents

Equatorial GuineaTeresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, GEPetrol's new boss at the service of the vice president

DR CongoTrésor Mputu moves from football to politics

EthiopiaKidus Fisaha Asfaw, from Mountain View to green construction

Cameroon
Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde

Perenco has strong ties to Cameroon's powers-that-be, but is still waiting for the authorities to approve its acquisition of New Age's share in Etinde. Should it be able to begin work on this permit, it would become the country's top gas producer.

Equatorial Guinea
ExxonMobil hopes for helping hand from Teodorin Obiang

ExxonMobil is feeling hopeful now that a familiar face has been appointed as the new oil minister. With the goal of selling off its ailing assets in Equatorial Guinea this year, it has already reached out to the country's vice president.

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
Chevron's cross-border gas development project risks running into problems

Ministerial changes in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea could put paid to the US major's hopes of getting an early gas-sharing agreement.

Equatorial Guinea
Manuela Roka Botey is surprise choice for PM

By elevating this hitherto rather low-profile minister to the top job on 31 January, the Equatorial Guinean president is maintaining the regional balance of his cabinet while also making sure that his son Teodorin is not overshadowed.

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin's latest ploy to acquire Zafiro from ExxonMobil

Malabo is being very creative in its efforts to get hold of the country's largest oil field, which the American major ExxonMobil is very keen to ditch.

Equatorial Guinea
Levene Energy: VP Teodorin corners half-brother Gabriel Obiang

The Equatorial Guinean vice president is standing in the way of his half-brother and oil minister's approach to secure Nigerian investments.

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang liability sends oil firms packing

Equatorial Guinea's minister of mines, industry and energy Gabriel Obiang Lima is finding it hard to secure takers for the 25 new offshore blocks as oil firms loose trust in the stability of the regime.