The government of Cameroon has put Boeing Consulting in charge of the elaboration of the re-lauching plan for Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair Co), private Daily Mutations reveals quoting a correspondence from Secretary General at the presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, sent on October 9, 2015, to the chairman of Camair Co’s board of directors (CBD), Edouard Akame Mfoumou. Responding to...

Towards achieving a broader campaign to explore in Africa, Total is to resume drilling offshore South Africa, a senior official told Energy-pedia. Last year, the company put a stop to drilling activities due to mechanical problems with its rig during high winds and rough seas in the Outeniqua Basin, about 175 km off the southern coast of South Africa. “Our plan is to drill next year but only...

Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) has been given the “ICPA Correctional Excellence Awards 2015-Correctional Healthcare Award-Rwanda Prison Service- Biogas Project” for its efforts in using Biogas to combat environmental degradation, New Times news reports. The award was handed over to RCS’ Deputy Commissioner General, Mary Gahonzire by the International Correctional and Prison Association...

Offshore Mozambique Exploration and Production Company ExxonMobil and RN-Exploration, a subsidiary of Rosneft have been declared winners of the 3 blocks in the fifth licence round organized by the Republic of Mozambique’s Institute of National Petroleum (INP). This marks a serious achievement for the two companies as they face a strong competition from other global companies. INP after...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has deployed 306 truckloads of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel, which is about 10 million litres, to some Northern states in the country. The corporation in a statement by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, declared that the deployment was to put a stop to the queues seen at some petrol stations in...

Exxon Mobil, Eni and Sasol have won bids in Mozambique and off its Indian Ocean coastline to explore new blocks for fossil fuels. The bids were won at the Mozambique’s fifth oil and gas round organized by the Institute of National Petroleum (INP). It allows for the exploration of a total of 15 blocks in 74 259 km². The blocks include three new areas of the northern Rovuma Basin where...

Around 2 billion FCFA. That is the amount reported to have been embezzled by the former Managing Director of Aéroports du Cameroon (ADC), Roger Ntongo Onguéné, and his co-defendants between 2003 and 2007. Charged with “participation in public funds misappropriation, falsification of banking and business documents, evidence fabrication and direct conflict of interest”, the former head of...

The North-West area of Côte d’Ivoire will soon welcome two cashew processing units. According to AIP which cites Konaté Vassiliki, CEO of UTEXI-COTIVO, this infrastructure which will be located in Karabiri and Seguelon will help in addressing unemployment problems in this part of the country. According to the manager, the establishment of these units in the Kabadougou region will work in...

At the end of the government council held on 22 October 2015 under the chairmanship of the Chief of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, it appears that three types of telecoms licence via satellite, including the call for tenders launched on 16 March 2015 by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ANRT) of Morocco, have been awarded. For the VSAT licence (Very Small Aperture Terminal)...

French group Bolloré has retained banks to work on an initial public offering for its West African railroad loop project, Reuters agency reported on 27 October, citing sources close to the project. At least four banks, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole have been recruited to work on a possible IPO, the same source added. The IPO should take place in Paris...