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Sinohydro

DRC
Zongo 2 set for completion in 2015

Because of continuous delays in starting work on the Zongo 2 dam, China’s Sinohydro is coming under increasing pressure from Kinshasa to bend to the task. But problems could crop up.

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.2012

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria asked to commit to Inga 3

A delegation from Congo-K was in Johannesburg last week to discuss how much power the future Inga 3 dam would supply South Africa - and at what price.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2012

Ivory Coast
Makeover for ADB

Abandoned since the organisation moved to Tunisia in 2003, the African Development Bank’s old Abidjan headquarters needs a serious lick [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2012

Ivory Coast
Soubre, a French-Chinese deal

A decision to construct the Soubre dam on the Sassandra river (it will generate between 270-300MW) is expected to be [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2012

DRC
Katende off to shaky start

Work on the Katende dam by Indian companies has only now begun, four months after the project was officially launched by president Joseph Kabila when he was seeking re-election.

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2012

DRC
Sinohydro to build a new copper concentrator

Construction work on a new copper concentrator with a capacity of 4,000 tons per month was launched by Sinohydro at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.02.2012

Niger
Zarubezhvodstroy under pressure in Niger

Months after the first stone of the Kandadji dam was [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.01.2012

Guinea
China dominates dam market

Will a meeting of Western donors in Conakry on Jan. 16-17 on electricity questions in Guinea result in any changes? [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.2012

DRC
Sinohydro to help Kabila in Kivu

The announcement that two new dams are to be built in North Kivu can only provide a boost to outgoing president Joseph Kabila's election campaign.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2011

Gabon
Projects get bogged down

While the concept sounds fine in theory, Ali Bongo’s ambitions to modernize Gabon’s water and energy infrastructure are proving difficult to put into practice.

Subscribers only Politics 19.10.2011

DRC
Kabila on campaign trail

Faced with discontent in the capital, which is experiencing severe [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2011

DRC
Delhi goes that extra mile

India has finally agreed to finance the Katende dam after writing off Congo-K’s debt.

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2011

DRC
Inga 3: BHP still a fan

Officials from the BHP Billiton mining group were in Kinshasa in early June to pen a new memorandum of understanding [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.2011

DRC
Sicomines contract set for new modification

A contract in 2007 that set up the Sicomines joint venture to work mines with reserves of 10.46 million tons [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2011

Ivory Coast
Alstom favored for Soubre

French prime minister Francois Fillon could harvest new contracts for French companies when he pays a visit to Abidjan in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.05.2011

Spotlight | Africa, South Korea
Seoul still trailing in fight for oil deals

After incursions by China and India, South Korea, which sorely lacks oil and gas resources, has been trying its luck in Africa. Senior officials in the foreign ministry in Seoul who oversee its energy policy are hard at work trying [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.04.2011

DRC
Inga 3 short-list still unknown

Congo-K's government has yet to unveil the names of nine companies pre-qualified to bid to construct the 3,000 MW Inga [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.04.2011

DRC
Chinese ask to be paid in minerals

Katanga's mining reserves remain an excellent form of currency to attract dam builders.

Subscribers only Energy 05.04.2011

Ethiopia
Addis gets broader access to Nile

The implementation of a treaty on sharing waters of the Nile river will enable countries upstream from Egypt like Ethiopia to build new power dams.

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.2011

DRC
China to carry out Zongo 2

Finance for the Zongo 2 dam has finally arrived two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.02.2011

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Katende off to shaky start

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Sinohydro to help Kabila in Kivu

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Sicomines contract set for new modification

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Ivory Coast Soubre, a French-Chinese deal

DRC Katende off to shaky start

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Guinea China dominates dam market

DRC Sinohydro to help Kabila in Kivu

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Ivory Coast Alstom favored for Soubre

Spotlight | Africa, South Korea Seoul still trailing in fight for oil deals

DRC Inga 3 short-list still unknown

DRC Chinese ask to be paid in minerals

Ethiopia Addis gets broader access to Nile

DRC China to carry out Zongo 2

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

DRC
Zongo 2 set for completion in 2015

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria asked to commit to Inga 3

Ivory Coast
Makeover for ADB

Ivory Coast
Soubre, a French-Chinese deal

DRC
Katende off to shaky start

DRC
Sinohydro to build a new copper concentrator

Niger
Zarubezhvodstroy under pressure in Niger

Guinea
China dominates dam market

DRC
Sinohydro to help Kabila in Kivu

Gabon
Projects get bogged down

DRC
Kabila on campaign trail

DRC
Delhi goes that extra mile

DRC
Inga 3: BHP still a fan

DRC
Sicomines contract set for new modification

Ivory Coast
Alstom favored for Soubre

Spotlight | Africa, South Korea
Seoul still trailing in fight for oil deals

DRC
Inga 3 short-list still unknown

DRC
Chinese ask to be paid in minerals

Ethiopia
Addis gets broader access to Nile

DRC
China to carry out Zongo 2