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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.

Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

The Equatorial Guinean president's son and vice president Teodoro Obiang Nguema has quietly put up for sale the signature Gulfstream G-V that has he used for nearly 20 years.

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2021

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

Gabon's three main oil companies are tightening rules for access to their sites in order to encourage employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Subscribers only Energy 26.10.2021

DG of Hydrocarbures (DGH) Edgard Mbina-Kombila.

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

A luxurious 600 m² mansion occupied by the Republic of the Congo's international cooperation minister in Rue Fresnel in Paris, which was acquired by a Congolese property firm for €4m in 2013, is under a seizure order issued as part of the ongoing "Ill-Gotten Gains" investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2021

The minister of International Cooperation Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Unable to recruit men of fighting age and pay their salaries, the military unit in charge of President Kiir's security is beset by persistent discipline problems.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2021

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Business is good for hydraulic services firm Amenhyd despite being the object of a judicial enquiry since 2019 into a dozen public works contracts. The group has won a new tender with the national water sanitation board worth approximately €22m.

Subscribers only Business 25.10.2021

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Since arriving in power in 2015, President Filipe Nyusi has little by little restructured his diplomatic corps, which serves as a vital tool for conveying to the international community justification for the army's lack of results in the conflict-hit region of Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.10.2021

Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi during the extraordinary SADC summit in Pretoria, South Africa, 5 October 2021.

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Although Spain has a plentiful gas supply thanks largely to LNG imported from the US, Russia and Qatar, it is keen to stay in the good books of its closest geographical supplier, Algeria's state-run Sonatrach.

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2021

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

The state-owned oil firm has put together a financial deal that will allow it to easily borrow from another state entity to buy 7% of the Jubilee and TEN producing fields.

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2021

West Africa
Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

To bolster the region's armies, Washington is increasing the number of its security programmes, from Burkina Faso to Chad. Relyant Global is among the top beneficiaries of this project, having been tasked to deliver OTT Technologies armoured vehicles and to build military facilities.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.10.2021

Algeria
Sonatrach-Cosider desalination partnership hits the rocks

At the head of a group of 11 desalination plants, Sonatrach is looking for a subcontractor to build and put into service a new unit near Algiers. Its construction, and that of two others, had however been the subject of an agreement with the national construction company Cosider.

Subscribers only Business 19.10.2021

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

The French major TotalEnergies is reducing its exposure on permits that it is not operating itself, but it is struggling to finalise their sale as the Angolan state tries to impose its own favoured buyers.

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2021

Mozambique
Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Keen to increase the proportion of renewables in its energy mix, the Mozambican government is working on a new wind power project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.10.2021

Botswana, Netherlands
Dutch offshore king Gregory Elias bags Mowana copper mine

The debt-ridden Mowana copper mine, in liquidation since 2018, has found a buyer in the person of Gregory Elias, a Dutch wealth manager based on the Caribbean island of Curaçao.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 13.10.2021

Mauritania
IMF to draw up new finance programme for Nouakchott

The International Monetary Fund disbursed just over $280m between 2020 and 2021 to help Mauritania counter the consequences of Covid-19 on its economy. It is now planning to support the country again with a financial programme for the coming years.

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2021

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Shortly before becoming prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch launched a major wind power project in Dakhla, Western Sahara. To create this 200MW wind farm, his company Green of Africa, co-owned with the banker Othman Benjelloun, has embarked on an ambitious project with Belgian-Dutch company Windvision.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 12.10.2021

South Africa
Can Sasol and Central Energy Fund's LNG plans solve electricity crisis?

Plans to build LNG import terminals in South Africa are back on the table thanks to an alliance between the state-run Central Energy Fund and petrochemical giant Sasol. But many obstacles remain.

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2021

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Pouyanné's management charms shareholders but frazzles executives

Since he took the TotalEnergies helm in 2015, Patrick Pouyanné has ruled with a highly centralised management style that has drawn few complaints from shareholders but has sparked dissent, dissatisfaction and early departures among his exhausted executives.

Subscribers only Energy 11.10.2021

French Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné.

Chad
Paralysed by an employee dispute, ExxonMobil forced to close its Komé site

ExxonMobil is locked in a dispute with its employees over the details of their move to Savannah Energy. The crisis has reached such proportions that the US oil company has been forced to close one of its sites in Chad.

Subscribers only Energy 11.10.2021

Libya
Ex-Gaddafi PR man Sami Jallouli has NOC assets seized in Paris

After having long worked for the Gaddafi regime, Geneva-based Tunisian consultant Sami Jallouli has joined forces with two other creditors of Libya to seize the National Oil Corp's shares in Mabruk Oil Operations, a joint venture between the NOC and France's TotalEnergies.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.10.2021

Congo, France
The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'

Breaking news published on 11/10/21, 5 p.m. - The detention of Congolese oil trader in Paris last week, in the midst of the Africa-France summit, caused a diplomatic rift between Paris and Brazzaville and led to Ebata's indictment for "active corruption", "failure to declare capital" and "laundering".

Free access Business 11.10.2021

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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?

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Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

West Africa
Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Algeria
Sonatrach-Cosider desalination partnership hits the rocks

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Mozambique
Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Botswana, Netherlands
Dutch offshore king Gregory Elias bags Mowana copper mine

Mauritania
IMF to draw up new finance programme for Nouakchott

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

South Africa
Can Sasol and Central Energy Fund's LNG plans solve electricity crisis?

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Pouyanné's management charms shareholders but frazzles executives

Chad
Paralysed by an employee dispute, ExxonMobil forced to close its Komé site

Libya
Ex-Gaddafi PR man Sami Jallouli has NOC assets seized in Paris

Congo, France
The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'

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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?

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

TotalEnergies

Equatorial Guinea President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

West Africa Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Algeria Sonatrach-Cosider desalination partnership hits the rocks

Angola Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Mozambique Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Botswana, Netherlands Dutch offshore king Gregory Elias bags Mowana copper mine

Mauritania IMF to draw up new finance programme for Nouakchott

Morocco In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

South Africa Can Sasol and Central Energy Fund's LNG plans solve electricity crisis?

In Focus | Africa TotalEnergies boss Pouyanné's management charms shareholders but frazzles executives

Chad Paralysed by an employee dispute, ExxonMobil forced to close its Komé site

Libya Ex-Gaddafi PR man Sami Jallouli has NOC assets seized in Paris

Congo, France The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'

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About Africa Intelligence

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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?

Equatorial Guinea
President's son selling private jet, leather interior, offers welcome

Gabon
Total, Assala and Perenco push workers to get vaccinated after government pressure

In Focus | Congo
The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

South Sudan
Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Algeria
Amenhyd wins state contract despite ongoing judicial probe

Inner circles | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Algeria
Madrid overplays concern over gas supplies to keep in with Sonatrach

Ghana
How GNPC plans to painlessly finance its $200m purchase of Oxy assets

West Africa
Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Algeria
Sonatrach-Cosider desalination partnership hits the rocks

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Mozambique
Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Botswana, Netherlands
Dutch offshore king Gregory Elias bags Mowana copper mine

Mauritania
IMF to draw up new finance programme for Nouakchott

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

South Africa
Can Sasol and Central Energy Fund's LNG plans solve electricity crisis?

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Pouyanné's management charms shareholders but frazzles executives

Chad
Paralysed by an employee dispute, ExxonMobil forced to close its Komé site

Libya
Ex-Gaddafi PR man Sami Jallouli has NOC assets seized in Paris

Congo, France
The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'