Angola : Lourenço angles to retain TotalEnergies, Azule, Chevron and ExxonMobil
It is a steep decline: Angola’s oil production has fallen by 40% over the past eight years, and now stands at just 1.14 million bpd....
Month : May 2024
Angola : Alrosa works on exit (and return) strategy for Catoca diamond mine
The sanctions placed on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have led Sociedade Mineira de Catoca (SMC)...
Africa : Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Laurent and Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast – Ouattara on private visit to FranceThe Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara is expected to travel to France on...
Africa : Paris gears up for African ambassadorial reshuffle
Nothing will be made official until August, but change is already afoot. Several embassies in Africa that are crucial for...
Cameroon : Biya increasingly isolated as National Day approaches
For several years now, Paul Biya has made a habit of reducing his public appearances ahead of the 20 May Unitary State Day parade. This...
Guinea : Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier
Ever since the dramatic explosion of the Kaloum fuel depot in the centre of Conakry on 18 December, Mamadi Doumbouya’s...
Gabon : Under pressure from General Oligui Nguema, Bongo family begins to fracture
Gabon’s transitional ruler General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is locked in a power struggle with some of former president Omar Bongo’s heirs. Despite having sought...
Benin/Niger : Beijing dispatches delegation to Cotonou in bid to reach deal over CNPC oil
A delegation including Chinese officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy, as well as executives...
Senegal : Finance Minister set to sack chief of staff
Senegal’s Finance Minister Cheikh Diba recently summoned his chief of staff Pape Oumar Diallo to inform him of his decision...
Morocco : UM6P’s ‘university’ designation challenged within OECD
The “university” designation of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has been called into question within the Organisation for Economic...
