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Uganda
Kampala drags out second bid round talks

The president's shake-up of his top oil honchos has failed to speed up the attribution of five new blocks that have been up for grabs for more than two and a half years.

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2022

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné is preparing a trip to Mozambique and Rwanda to oversee his group's return to the troubled province of Cabo Delgado to restart the giant Mozambique LNG project.

Subscribers only Energy 24.01.2022

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

In Focus | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed set to clear obstacles for Saied in the United States

In an attempt to break a seemingly intractable economic deadlock amid mounting international criticism, the Tunisian president has sent his former prime minister Youssef Chahed to Washington to try and reassure his US backers. Meanwhile, a handful of Tunisian opposition organisations are in search of US support of their own to denounce what they believe was a coup d'état.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.01.2022

Former Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has been sent as an emissary to the US by President Kaïs Saïed.

Congo, Turkey
The $200m debt threatening the Brazzaville-Ankara connection

Congo has still not paid its bill for the construction of the monumental conference centre built in Brazzaville by the Turkish group Summa in 2017 - and the matter is poisoning relations between Ankara and Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 24.01.2022

The Kintélé International Conference Centre in Brazzaville.

Algeria
Smuggling aggravates cooking oil shortages

Cooking oil producers, Cevital in the lead, have more than enough supply, yet shortages are beginning to create political havoc. Confidential statistics show how border regions supply the black market in neighbouring countries.

Subscribers only Business 24.01.2022

Gabon
Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

Canada Energy Partners, which is aiming to resurrect the Konzi oil project in Gabon, boasts a team of veteran executives. But its accounts reveal a fragile financial situation.

Free access Energy 21.01.2022

Africa
North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

The countries of the Maghreb and Egypt feel that their representation in the African Union's most influential body, the Peace and Security Council, does not match up to their financial contribution. They want an extra seat on the council.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.01.2022

Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

The Lebanese businessman has created a scheme by which he is able to continue business as usual despite being under US sanctions, which are in part on account of his alleged ties with Hezbollah.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 18.01.2022

In Focus | Sudan
Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Now in total control, General Burhan and his deputy "Hemeti" form a duo that is holding together the regime currently in charge of Sudan. On paper, they have nothing in common. Burhan is a career soldier, while Hemeti is a militiaman turned politician.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2022

Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Egypt
Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

Just five years old, Apex International's seasoned founders are slowly gaining ground in the Egyptian oil industry.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.01.2022

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Amari Resources is still waiting for the compensation it was awarded in a legal dispute with the Zimbabwean government. After failed negotiations with Harare, it has filed a new case in Washington.

Subscribers only Mining 17.01.2022

Spotlight | Nigeria
The ins and outs of ExxonMobil's $2bn sell-off

The US super major is quietly working to unload its marginal assets. It has a long way to go before it succeeds.

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2022

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

Osino Resources' purchase of the Ondundu project, previously explored by B2Gold, combined with the latter's entry into the Canadian junior's capital, puts it in pole position in the race to open the country's next gold mine.

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2022

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

The Ugandan president and the country's French ambassor discussed last month the possibility of boosting their defence cooperation through the training of Uganda's mountain troops. These soldiers play an essential role in the fight against rebel groups in the east of DRC which are destabilising the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.01.2022

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with Uganda's French ambassador Jules-Armand Aniambossou and French defence attaché Bertrand de Boisse in Kampala on 12 September 2021.

Spotlight | Uganda
Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Ugandan authorities have created a new income tax for oil companies TotalEnergies and CNOOC, but the new bill does not address the question of double taxation, which may lead to a serious decrease in tax revenue.

Subscribers only Energy 11.01.2022

Mozambique
Italy's Renco launches into power plants

Italian engineering firm Renco, which was involved in the construction of the TotalEnergies base in Afungi, has branched out into the building of power plants by acquiring a new branch at the end of last month, Renco Moz Green

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.01.2022

Ivory Coast
RockWinds and Africa Sourcing's spat over €5m cocoa investment bounces back in Paris

The dispute between Matthew Stolz's RockWinds trading company and its former Ivorian partner Africa Sourcing, which is claiming back €5m RockWinds invested in cocoa futures, has already been arbitrated in London but is now the subject of proceedings at a Paris court.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 11.01.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

Allegations of human rights abuses levelled by a US NGO and a German research institute have led several of the high-profile conservation group's major western backers to call for a probe into its activities.

Subscribers only Business 10.01.2022

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

In contrast to mega-projects like the Grand Inga dam, which are struggling to get off the ground, the Congolese authorities are elaborating plans for several dozen mini-power plants.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.01.2022

Algeria
Cevital turns to oil exports to soften the blow from end of subsidies

The food giant set up by Issad Rebrab is worried about a historic contraction of the domestic market with the dismantling of subsidies planned by President Tebboune. As such the company is planning to increase its oil exports, in particular via its Geneva-based trading subsidiary.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 05.01.2022

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Senegal
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Uganda
Kampala drags out second bid round talks

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

In Focus | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed set to clear obstacles for Saied in the United States

Congo, Turkey
The $200m debt threatening the Brazzaville-Ankara connection

Algeria
Smuggling aggravates cooking oil shortages

Gabon
Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

Africa
North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

In Focus | Sudan
Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Egypt
Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Spotlight | Nigeria
The ins and outs of ExxonMobil's $2bn sell-off

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Spotlight | Uganda
Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Mozambique
Italy's Renco launches into power plants

Ivory Coast
RockWinds and Africa Sourcing's spat over €5m cocoa investment bounces back in Paris

Spotlight | Kenya
Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Algeria
Cevital turns to oil exports to soften the blow from end of subsidies

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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

Uganda Kampala drags out second bid round talks

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

In Focus | Tunisia Youssef Chahed set to clear obstacles for Saied in the United States

Congo, Turkey The $200m debt threatening the Brazzaville-Ankara connection

Algeria Smuggling aggravates cooking oil shortages

Gabon Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

Africa North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | DRC 'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

In Focus | Sudan Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Egypt Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

Zimbabwe Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Spotlight | Nigeria The ins and outs of ExxonMobil's $2bn sell-off

Namibia B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

Uganda Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Spotlight | Uganda Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Mozambique Italy's Renco launches into power plants

Ivory Coast RockWinds and Africa Sourcing's spat over €5m cocoa investment bounces back in Paris

Spotlight | Kenya Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

DRC Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Algeria Cevital turns to oil exports to soften the blow from end of subsidies

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?

Uganda
Kampala drags out second bid round talks

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

In Focus | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed set to clear obstacles for Saied in the United States

Congo, Turkey
The $200m debt threatening the Brazzaville-Ankara connection

Algeria
Smuggling aggravates cooking oil shortages

Gabon
Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

Africa
North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

In Focus | Sudan
Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Egypt
Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Spotlight | Nigeria
The ins and outs of ExxonMobil's $2bn sell-off

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Spotlight | Uganda
Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Mozambique
Italy's Renco launches into power plants

Ivory Coast
RockWinds and Africa Sourcing's spat over €5m cocoa investment bounces back in Paris

Spotlight | Kenya
Top donors zoom in on Northern Rangelands Trust in wake of abuse claims

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Algeria
Cevital turns to oil exports to soften the blow from end of subsidies