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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.

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil steps up pace of Rovuma LNG project

Despite numerous delays, the US major ExxonMobil is pulling out all the stops in the hope of launching its two gas liquefaction trains in Mozambique by 2030.

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2024

Darren Woods, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on 15 May 2024.

DRC
The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

President Félix Tshisekedi was initially enthusiastic about new solar-powered water pumps and street lighting, but the contracts have given rise to violent score settling in the presidential entourage amid accusations of overcharging.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 26.07.2024

East Africa, Kenya
Fuel retailer Rubis Energie appoints new boss in Nairobi

The ex-TotalEnergies exec Olivier Sabrié began his new job in early July.

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2024

Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

The Bank of Central African States has for months been negotiating with mining and oil companies to repatriate part of their revenues from the region. Three days of talks in Paris in July stalled on two sensitive points:

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 23.07.2024

Bank of Central African States emblem in Libreville, Gabon, in 2019.

Zimbabwe
Lithium: Britain's Premier African Minerals finally to start production

Mining veteran and former UraMin boss George Roach's company was forced to postpone production at its Zimbabwe ore processing plant because of technical problems. The firm is backed by China's Canmax, which is to receive the plant's lithium concentrate.

Subscribers only Mining 22.07.2024

Ivory Coast
Ouattara receives Adama Bictogo as controversy continues over passport contract

The Ivorian president has assured the speaker of parliament that he has his full confidence despite Bictogo's company Snedai being under judicial investigation.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 19.07.2024

Speaker of parliament Adama Bictogo (right) and Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara.

Morocco
Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

The project is expected to cost close to half a billion euros.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.07.2024

DRC
AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

The African Development Bank is seeking to take advantage of Australian miner Fortescue's failed bid to lead the Grand Inga development by advocating for a reduced-scale project. A delegation from the pan-African institution is expected shortly in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 18.07.2024

Gabon
Libreville set to reform mining code

The government will also be auditing the mines ministry with a view to facilitating investment in the sector.

Subscribers only Mining 18.07.2024

Angola
Luanda gears up for full membership of the Francophonie

After five years of waiting, the Portuguese-speaking country is to become a member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie by the end of this year. French president Emmanuel Macron spoke with his Angolan counterpart about the development.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2024

Angola's president João Lourenço in Luanda on 3 March 2023.

Central African Republic
Kerosene shortage leaves airlines scrambling to adjust flight plans

Due to a kerosene shortage in Bangui, Royal Air Maroc has been forced to cancel flights to Bangui and set up a new flight path via Douala on both the outward and return journeys.

Subscribers only Business 15.07.2024

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

With 20 years' experience in legal counsel and lobbying for African governments keen to secure their countries' place on the oil map, Cameroonian NJ Ayuk, a thorn in the side of anti-fossil fuel civil society, now fancies his hand at investment.

Free access Energy 12.07.2024

Zimbabwe
Harare's takeover of mining conglomerate Kuvimba proves costly

The Zimbabwean government is reported to have paid $1.6bn for a 35% stake in the mining conglomerate active in lithium, gold, platinum and chromium.

Subscribers only Mining 12.07.2024

Cameroon, Ghana
EU set to finance maritime surveillance system for Yaoundé

Part of the aim is to coordinate the presence of European navies in the region.

Subscribers only Defence 11.07.2024

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
TotalEnergies secures Africa Finance Corp backing for East African pipeline

In an effort to stem the criticism of environmentalists and growing investor disinterest, the boss of the French major, Patrick Pouyanné, has persuaded the pan-African financial institution to support the planned oil pipeline between Uganda and Tanzania.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2024

Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies CEO, in Paris on 8 June 2024.

Kenya
Tax authorities under pressure after Ruto drops budget

The Kenyan president has made a series of announcements in response to angry protests against the 2024-2025 budget. The tax exemptions enjoyed by certain companies since Uhuru Kenyatta's time could be called into question.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 10.07.2024

William Ruto at State House in Nairobi on 4 July 2024.

Spotlight | Egypt
Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Six months after his re-election, the Egyptian president has sacked his influential defence minister, with whom relations had become strained. The new foreign minister he appointed in a major cabinet overhaul is close to the country's intelligence services.

Subscribers only Defence 09.07.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on 30 June 2024.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Large companies under threat of tax clampdown in Ethiopia

Grappling with a chronic shortage of revenue, the Ethiopian government is tightening the screws on foreign investors. The new budget, explained by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week, is part of this trend.

Subscribers only Business 08.07.2024

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks in Parliament during a session to approve the country's 2024/25 budget in Addis Ababa, on 4 July 2024.

South Africa
Lundin Group says its goodbyes to Africa

The family-owned Swedish group is little by little withdrawing from its oil and gas activities on the continent. The chief executives of Africa Oil and Africa Energy Corp have already left.

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.2024

Senegal
Dakar set to call time on Akon's smart city project

The Senegalese government is preparing to take back 50 of the 55 hectares granted to the Senegalese-born US musician in 2020 for a smart city megaproject if work does not resume within a fortnight. The remaining five hectares were sold to the star as a land deed.

Subscribers only Business 05.07.2024

US-Senegalese singer Akon at the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles, 30 June 2024.

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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

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil steps up pace of Rovuma LNG project

DRC
The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

East Africa, Kenya
Fuel retailer Rubis Energie appoints new boss in Nairobi

Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Zimbabwe
Lithium: Britain's Premier African Minerals finally to start production

Ivory Coast
Ouattara receives Adama Bictogo as controversy continues over passport contract

Morocco
Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

DRC
AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

Gabon
Libreville set to reform mining code

Angola
Luanda gears up for full membership of the Francophonie

Central African Republic
Kerosene shortage leaves airlines scrambling to adjust flight plans

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Zimbabwe
Harare's takeover of mining conglomerate Kuvimba proves costly

Cameroon, Ghana
EU set to finance maritime surveillance system for Yaoundé

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
TotalEnergies secures Africa Finance Corp backing for East African pipeline

Kenya
Tax authorities under pressure after Ruto drops budget

Spotlight | Egypt
Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Large companies under threat of tax clampdown in Ethiopia

South Africa
Lundin Group says its goodbyes to Africa

Senegal
Dakar set to call time on Akon's smart city 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

Spotlight | Mozambique ExxonMobil steps up pace of Rovuma LNG project

DRC The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

East Africa, Kenya Fuel retailer Rubis Energie appoints new boss in Nairobi

Spotlight | Central Africa BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Zimbabwe Lithium: Britain's Premier African Minerals finally to start production

Ivory Coast Ouattara receives Adama Bictogo as controversy continues over passport contract

Morocco Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

DRC AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

Gabon Libreville set to reform mining code

Angola Luanda gears up for full membership of the Francophonie

Central African Republic Kerosene shortage leaves airlines scrambling to adjust flight plans

Inner circles | Africa The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Zimbabwe Harare's takeover of mining conglomerate Kuvimba proves costly

Cameroon, Ghana EU set to finance maritime surveillance system for Yaoundé

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda TotalEnergies secures Africa Finance Corp backing for East African pipeline

Kenya Tax authorities under pressure after Ruto drops budget

Spotlight | Egypt Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Spotlight | Ethiopia Large companies under threat of tax clampdown in Ethiopia

South Africa Lundin Group says its goodbyes to Africa

Senegal Dakar set to call time on Akon's smart city 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?

Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil steps up pace of Rovuma LNG project

DRC
The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

East Africa, Kenya
Fuel retailer Rubis Energie appoints new boss in Nairobi

Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Zimbabwe
Lithium: Britain's Premier African Minerals finally to start production

Ivory Coast
Ouattara receives Adama Bictogo as controversy continues over passport contract

Morocco
Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

DRC
AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

Gabon
Libreville set to reform mining code

Angola
Luanda gears up for full membership of the Francophonie

Central African Republic
Kerosene shortage leaves airlines scrambling to adjust flight plans

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Zimbabwe
Harare's takeover of mining conglomerate Kuvimba proves costly

Cameroon, Ghana
EU set to finance maritime surveillance system for Yaoundé

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
TotalEnergies secures Africa Finance Corp backing for East African pipeline

Kenya
Tax authorities under pressure after Ruto drops budget

Spotlight | Egypt
Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Large companies under threat of tax clampdown in Ethiopia

South Africa
Lundin Group says its goodbyes to Africa

Senegal
Dakar set to call time on Akon's smart city project