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Republic of Congo: Saudi visit, new SNPC head
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdelaziz held talks with Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on 25 March. The doyen of Central African leaders’ three-day visit was aimed at securing Saudi infrastructure investment. Sassou was...
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US imposes South Sudan oil sanctions
The US government has imposed licensing restrictions on South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum, Ministry of Mining, state-owned Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) and 12 other oil-related organisations. The restrictions were issued on 21 March by the Bureau of Industry and...
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The conflict that won’t go away complicates Moroccan relations
Morocco’s readmission to the African Union in January 2017 was widely welcomed, ending a boycott called by the late King Hassan II in 1984 after the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was admitted as a full member of the then Organisation of African Unity. Morocco sees its...
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DRC/Angola: Ministers discuss cross-border projects
Angolan energy and water minister João Baptista Borges held talks in Kinshasa on 28 February with his Congolese counterpart, Jean-Marie Ingele Foto. The two ministers discussed power supply options for Angola’s Cabinda enclave, which is cut off from the rest of Angola by DRC...
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Dubai’s Djibouti relationship ends, but other friends emerge in Africa
The Djibouti government on 22 February cancelled a 30-year contract with Dubai’s DP World to manage the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT). DP World had been active in Djibouti’s port since 2000, but Gulf involvement in Djibouti and other neighbouring countries has gained more...
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Egypt: Mubadala buys into Zohr
A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company has bought a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession from Eni for $934m, giving it part ownership of the super-giant Zohr field. Zohr started production in December 2017 and is now producing 400mcf/d. It is...
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