During a press conference organised on 5th October 2015 at the El Moudjahid forum, the Minister of Post and ICT, Iman Houda Feraoun (photo), declared that it was not an option to have Algérie Telecom go public. “This is a strategic area for the state”, she highlighted. However, based on the government’s will to galvanise the national financial market, opening 20% of the capital of mobile...

In an interview given to Gwladys Johnson of the Energies Africaines magazine, Lionel Zinsou reveals a little about his immediate projects. To prove to the Beninese population that, when a government has ideas and method, their lifestyle can improve in just a few months, he simply decided to quickly bring them electricity, everywhere, even the most remote places in the country. “In six months,...

Morocco, the biggest importer of energy in the Middle East and North Africa, is set to select three liquefied natural gas (LNG) providers as part of aims to diversify its energy mix, the country’s energy minister said. “In two weeks, we will evaluate the bids and we will make a decision,” said Abdelkader Amara. “Most probably we will have three providers, part of them will be countries...

Guinea has high hopes for the choice of Conakry as “World Book Capital in 2017” by UNESCO, the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The challenges faced by the Guinean capital are detailed in an interview given by Sansy Kaba Diakité, Director of the...

Thierry Normand (photo), ex-Managing Director of Total E&P Libye, is now the Managing Director of Addax Petroleum Oil and Gas Gabon, the company announced in a communiqué on 30th September, Infos Plus Gabon reports. A graduate of Ecole Centrale –Paris and the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Mr. Normand joins Addax Petroleum with over 30 years of experience in the major French...

Determined to press its case of money laundering, the British government, seized £ 27,000 from former Nigerian oil minister, who was granted conditional bail by the National Crime Agency, NCA, last week. £5,000 and $2000 were also seized by the NCA from Beatrice Agama, Diezani's mother. Authorities in Nigeria confirmed the arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke in London, who served as oil...

Morocco, the biggest importer of energy in the Middle East and North Africa, is set to select three liquefied natural gas (LNG) providers as part of aims to diversify its energy mix, the country’s energy minister said. “In two weeks, we will evaluate the bids and we will make a decision,” said Abdelkader Amara. “Most probably we will have three providers, part of them will be countries...

Algeria, which has been among the chief critics of Saudi Arabia's plan to defend OPEC's market share instead of oil prices, now appears to be following its own plan to shore up influence in the global market, the head of Sonatrach indicated. "Our objectives for medium-term investment over the period 2015-2019 are aimed at reinforcing Algeria's position in international oil and gas markets while...

A selected choice of personalities are awaited in Libreville to take part, on Friday and Saturday, in the Forum Citoyen (Citizen Forum) organised by the French daily Libération in Gabon. Among the participants, Dominique de Villepin, ex-French Prime Minister, Tony Elumelu, President of the Elumelu Foundation, Yves Fernand Manfoumbi, General Coordinator of the Emerging Gabon Strategic Planning...

Mohammed El Ghazi, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security reacted to the redundancy plan disclosed on 6th August 2015 by mobile operator Djezzy. The telecom company which has registered poor financial performances since 2014 opted for an austerity plan which would affect 1,200 employees. For the minister, this plan which consists in voluntary departures should protect in priority...