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TotalEnergies

France’s TotalEnergies is one of the world’s top oil and oil products companies and is involved in every aspect of the oil chain from extraction to sales.

Nigeria
Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

The Nigerian cocoa market, which is made up of small-scale producers and is largely deregulated, fears the impact of the European legislation on its exports. The industry is trying to rally support for its cause.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 22.11.2024

Spotlight | DRC
Over $1bn in 2023 emergency government spending unaccounted for

Unable to reconcile emergency expenditures made during the tenure of then finance minister Nicolas Kazadi, the Central Bank of Congo has yet to close the treasury's general account for the 2023 fiscal year.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 21.11.2024

Congolese prime minister Judith Simunwa Tuluka on 13 November 2024 in Baku (Azerbaijan).

Central African Republic
Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

The decision to end the export ban on Central African diamonds taken at the Kimberley Process general assembly met with strong opposition from the EU, Canada, the UK and the US.

Free access Mining, Diplomacy 21.11.2024

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on 24 July 2024 in Paris.

Spotlight | West Africa
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

African governments have been slow in releasing the funds promised for the future African hydrocarbon bank. The project, led by Nigeria's Omar Farouk Ibrahim, is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2025, but only a portion of the financing it needs has been raised.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2024

Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization, in Cairo, on 14 February 2022.

Madagascar
IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

The International Monetary Fund believes that Christian Ntsay's government has not met the commitments it promised, particularly with regard to setting up a mechanism to adjust prices at petrol pumps, and so could miss out on millions of dollars.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 19.11.2024

Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the World Government Summit in Dubai on 13 February 2024.

Tanzania
Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

The World Bank is still making substantial payments to construction firms as part of the $550m Tanzania Transport Integration Project.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.11.2024

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

The DRC's national intelligence agency is investigating whether information relating to assets I and II in the Albertine Graben area, once owned by the Israeli billionaire, have been manipulated.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2024

Central African Republic
Third IMF support tranche snags on reform of hydrocarbons sector

CAR finance minister Hervé Ndoba is counting on international aid to wrap up his 2025 budget but finds himself at odds with the powerful energy minister Arthur Bertrand Piri.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 15.11.2024

Hervé Ndoba, Central African minister of finance, in Bangui on 7 May 2022.

Morocco
Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

It hopes to be able to compete with Turkish discounter BIM.

Subscribers only Business 15.11.2024

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Once Equatorial Guinea's largest oilfield in terms of volume produced, Zafiro's throughput is continuing to fall. This has prompted the government to consult several firms to find solutions as quickly as possible.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2024

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

The Burkinabe community in Ivory Coast has been quietly boycotting efforts by the junta to raise funds to combat jihadist insurgents back home. They are unhappy about a perceived lack of transparency over how the money is being spent.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.11.2024

Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore in Niamey on 6 July 2024.

Central African Republic
Neptune Oil manoeuvres to become SOCASP shareholder

CAR energy minister Arthur Bertrand Piri is continuing to push for Cameroon's Neptune Oil to be allowed to take shares in Société Centrafrique de Stockage des Produits Pétroliers. But his latest attempt at a SOCASP shareholders' meeting in late October failed.

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2024

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

The new partnership between OCP and Engie is a major step forward in energy cooperation between Morocco and France, and the two national powerhouses are already looking for a site for a future green hydrogen production plant.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2024

French president Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI of Morocco during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024.

Central Africa
BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Oil and mining companies operating within CEMAC had undertaken to reach an agreement with the bloc's central bank by 1 January, but are now aiming to do so four months later.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 05.11.2024

Ivory Coast
Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Cashew Industries West Africa is quietly closing its doors. Its billionnaire owner decided to stop investing in the entity earlier in the year.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 05.11.2024

Central Africa
ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

The Economic Community of Central African States needs to find between €22m and €27m if it is to continue to operate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2024

Mozambique, Nigeria
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

He is due to arrive in Nigeria on 31 October.

Subscribers only Energy 31.10.2024

Morocco
ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Tarik Hamane, head of the Office National de l'Électricité et de l'Eau Potable, has awarded a contract for the supply of eleven electrical transformers to Chinese manufacturers Nantong Hyosung Transformer Co and Tebian Electric Apparatus.

Subscribers only Business 30.10.2024

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

French company MGH Energy, backed by former Royal Air Maroc boss Driss Benhima, is pulling out all the stops to get the Moroccan renewable energy agency to approve a €5bn project to produce e-fuel in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

Former Royal Air Maroc CEO Driss Benhima, in June 2022.

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

The Kenyan president is nearly halfway through his term of office and is keen to bolster his track record on infrastructure. He has asked the government to press ahead on the capital's future bus network, with a new timetable for completion that could prove challenging.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 24.10.2024

An electric bus in Nairobi on 19 October 2022.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

TotalEnergies

Nigeria
Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

Spotlight | DRC
Over $1bn in 2023 emergency government spending unaccounted for

Central African Republic
Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

Spotlight | West Africa
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

Madagascar
IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

Tanzania
Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic
Third IMF support tranche snags on reform of hydrocarbons sector

Morocco
Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Central African Republic
Neptune Oil manoeuvres to become SOCASP shareholder

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Central Africa
BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Ivory Coast
Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Central Africa
ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

Mozambique, Nigeria
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

Morocco
ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

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Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

TotalEnergies

Nigeria Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

Spotlight | DRC Over $1bn in 2023 emergency government spending unaccounted for

Central African Republic Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

Spotlight | West Africa Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

Madagascar IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

Tanzania Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

Spotlight | DRC Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic Third IMF support tranche snags on reform of hydrocarbons sector

Morocco Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

Equatorial Guinea State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Central African Republic Neptune Oil manoeuvres to become SOCASP shareholder

Morocco OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Central Africa BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Ivory Coast Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Central Africa ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

Mozambique, Nigeria TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

Morocco ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Spotlight | Morocco Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

Kenya Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Nigeria
Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

Spotlight | DRC
Over $1bn in 2023 emergency government spending unaccounted for

Central African Republic
Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

Spotlight | West Africa
Africa Energy Bank hampered at the starting blocks

Madagascar
IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

Tanzania
Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic
Third IMF support tranche snags on reform of hydrocarbons sector

Morocco
Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Central African Republic
Neptune Oil manoeuvres to become SOCASP shareholder

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Central Africa
BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Ivory Coast
Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Central Africa
ECCAS in need of CFA 15bn

Mozambique, Nigeria
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

Morocco
ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

Kenya
Ruto seeks to fast-track Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit project