“The development of media habits of people in Kinshasa from 2014 to 2015”. This is the title of a survey undertaken in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, by the market research company Target SARL. Created in October 2011, it aims to be a reference in the Democratic Republic of Congo for market research and consultancy.  The survey addressed the manner in which...

Gabon is the sub-Saharan African country with the highest potential in the retail sector, according to the African Retail Development Index (ARDI) 2015 published on 8th September by the strategy consultancy firm A.T. Kearney. This ranking is based on many criteria such as country-risk, size of the urban population, business environment and saturation level of the market. Gabon should register an...

Madagascar Oil Ltd., which has over 1.7 billion bbl of contingent resources in the Tsimiroro field, has provided an update on its strategic partnering process and financing initiatives. For over two months now, the Company has been working closely with its strategic advisor, Jefferies International Limited (Jefferies), to consider the Company’s tactical options regarding the sourcing of a...

Madagascar Oil Ltd., which has over 1.7 billion bbl of contingent resources in the Tsimiroro field, has provided an update on its strategic partnering process and financing initiatives. For over two months now, the Company has been working closely with its strategic advisor, Jefferies International Limited (Jefferies), to consider the Company’s tactical options regarding the sourcing of a...

The 17th East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) which took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya from 27-28 August 2015 provided a leading platform for identifying and establishing further insights into the various markets associated with the energy reform landscape and investment opportunities across Africa. "The EAPIC convention emphasized that strong...

The Ivorian minister of Public Administration, Cissé Ibrahim Bacongo (photo), announced on 7th September that some 2,000 "shadow civil servants" were discovered in 2015 in the public administration. "We have identified 2,000 workers who were signing and cashing their salary at the end of the month while using identification numbers acquired fraudulently", he declared to AFP. These people work...

Anadarko Petroleum, an oil and gas company listed on the New York market, will explore the CI 527 block in the Côte d'Ivoire offshore as part of a production sharing agreement signed on 6th September with the Ivorian government, the online portal of the daily newspaper Le Patriote reported on 7th September. The American company, very active in East Africa and with assets in neighboring Ghana,...

Lekoil has announced the start of oil production from the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11, which is located on the shore line in the south-eastern part of the Niger Delta. Sweetcrude reports First oil flowed surfaced at the Otakikpo-002 well on September 5, 2015 with production testing being conducted over the weekend. The well flowed oil at various choke sizes for over 24 hours at a peak rate...

Sound Oil, the European and Mediterranean focused exploration and Production Company, listed on AIM with a cornerstone investor and strong liquidity, has announced the results of a technical evaluation of the onshore Tendrara licence, Morocco which was completed by SLR Consulting, and provided an update on preparations for the forthcoming well.   As was announced on the 8th of June 2015,...

Sound Oil, the European and Mediterranean focused exploration and Production Company, listed on AIM with a cornerstone investor and strong liquidity, has announced the results of a technical evaluation of the onshore Tendrara licence, Morocco which was completed by SLR Consulting, and provided an update on preparations for the forthcoming well.   As was announced on the 8th of June 2015,...