Senegal
President Sall's hidden oil asset: Mamadou Kane

The New Guard
Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, DRC, Ethiopia, Libya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalMamadou Fall Kane, presidential oil adviser, branches out into mining

Guinea-BissauSaico Umaro Embaló, the president's nephew and Turkey envoy

DR CongoArthur Omar Kayumba, Tshisekedi's Grand Inga irritant

EthiopiaWintana Shimelis, in charge of the UK's Diageo in Addis

LibyaAhmed al-Sharkasi, the PM's low-key advisor

Senegal
Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse, cuts figure as oil minister with little power

After stepping in as the minister of petroleum and energy in April, Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse, may find himself busy with [...]

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
The behind-the-scenes politics that have been torturing the Tortue deal

As we revealed (AEI 828), the path is finally clear for Mauritania and Senegal to take their final investment decision (FID) on the giant trans-border gas field Tortue. Nevertheless, the many political stumbling blocks along the way forced the block [.

Senegal
Petrosen boss Mamadou Faye picks Schlumberger

Several weeks ago, Senegalese State firm Petrosen named Franco-American services concern, Schlumberger as the successful bidder for a technical consultancy [...]

Senegal
Why the world bank is backing oil ministry

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that Senegalese state-run firm Petrosen is [...]

Senegal
Macky Sall's oil joker, Mansour Elimane Kane

President Macky Sall has appointed an oil minister for the first time. The sector has previously been under the wing [...]

Senegal
Why there won’t be a new energy minister for several months

Senegalese prime minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne will personally look [...]

Mauritania, Senegal
New setback for Kosmos and BP on Tortue

A meeting about the trans- border Tortue gas field organized [...]

Senegal
President's oil advisers in seemingly perpetual motion

Senegal president Macky Sall’s adviser on oil questions, Mamadou Fall [...]

Senegal
Sall personally takes oil sector in hand

Senegalese president Mackey Sall has been prompted by the discovery [...]

Mauritania, Senegal
Kosmos in highly confidential talks on Tortue

The American explorer has ordered a blackout on information about its giant, trans-border reserve as negotiations unfold.

Senegal
Statoil could return to the charge

The election of Macky Sall as Senegal’s new president is expected to bring a number of majors, which were disinclined to deal with Aboulaye and Karim Wade, back to the country.

Senegal
Aly Ngouille Ndiaye

Senegal’s new mines and energy minister, Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, was one of strongest backers of the country’s freshly-elected president Macky [...]