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NOC alleges Wintershall interference in Libyan politics
National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla has intensified his conflict with Presidency Council head Fayez Al-Sarraj, alleging that German oil company Wintershall has formed an alliance with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and succeeded in...
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Libya
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Nigeria eyes $5bn-plus power sector recovery support from World Bank
Senior Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and World Bank Group (WBG) officials have been negotiating an estimated $2.519bn loan to support the Buhari administration’s Power Sector Recovery Plan (PSRP), announced in late February. Taking the lead is the Advisory Power Team,...
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Nigeria
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Zambia: Get FiT gains southern momentum
Conceived by the German development bank KfW and Deutsche Bank to support private sector investment in the development of small-scale, on-grid renewable energy projects in emerging markets, the Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariffs (Get FiT) programme is set to launch later...
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Zambia
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Egypt: DFIs rally to support massive solar development
A host of development finance institutions (DFIs) are lining up to support approximately 1.5GW of solar photovoltaic projects in the second round of Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company’s solar feed-in tariff (FiT) programme. Many of the 33 candidate projects that are...
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Egypt
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New Senegal gas find for Kosmos/BP
BP and Kosmos Energy have announced a major gas discovery with the Yakaar-1 well in the Cayar Offshore Profond Block. While the joint venture had been hoping for liquids, the Yakaar discovery, coupled with the 2016 Teranga discovery, creates the foundation for a further...
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Senegal
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Tanzania: Aminex to focus on Ntorya
Aminex and partner Solo Oil plan to focus on commercialising the Ntorya gas discovery in southern Tanzania and defer exploration commitments on the Ruvuma licence. They plan to apply for a 25-year development licence and engineer an early production system to supply gas into...
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Tanzania
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Morocco/Western Sahara: Disputed territory complicates Rabat’s Africa opening
The Western Sahara government in exile achieved a diplomatic success in early May when a cargo of phosphate rock destined for New Zealand was intercepted and detained in South Africa. Polisario claimed Moroccan parastatal Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) had produced the...
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Morocco
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New-look African Union hopes to remake the continent
The new African Union Commission (AUC), installed in March, is coming to grips with a dizzying number of dossiers under new secretary-general Moussa Faki Mahamat. New commissioners like Amani Abou-Zeid, responsible for infrastructure and energy, are expected to be more...
Africa
Regional: How floating gas became the feedstock of choice
As hydrocarbons prices have pushed upwards after their slump, a degree of future planning has returned to the global gas market. New liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects are in prospect, led by Australia and the United States, but with a few schemes in Africa. In...
Mozambique
Unlocking Africa’s potential needs action on governance
Events in South Africa, whose sovereign debt has been reduced to junk status by President Jacob Zuma’s crony capitalist rule, are another reminder that when power is exerted abusively shortfalls in governance can be highly damaging for the wider economy. This is also apparent...
South Africa
New conceptions for south-south cooperation reflect deeper shifts
American and European businesses will remain key players across the continent, but their dominance is in retreat. The full effects of the global financial crisis have taken years to reveal themselves – not least in the impact of stagnant wages and widening social divisions on...
Morocco
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Africa Investment Exchange: Power & Renewables
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RSA House, London
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07 June 2017 to 09 June 2017
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22 June 2017 to 23 June 2017
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27 June 2017 to 28 June 2017
Financing African Infrastructure 2017
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Africa
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27 June 2017 to 28 June 2017
Africa Solar and Energy Storage
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06 July 2017 to 07 July 2017
Mining on Top: Africa Summit (MOTA)
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Frankfurt
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