President of Seneg Senegal’s highest court approved a bid by President Abdoulaye Wade to stand in a Feb. 26 election, paving the way for him to extend his 12-year rule of the West African country into a third term and sparking riots in the capital, Dakar. Wade’s...

U-turn: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan backtracks on price of fuel amid protests   Related stories Nigeria launches subsidy investigation Nigerian strike 'to be put on hold' Nigeria is edging closer to the abyss Nigerian oil union ‘calls Sunday shutdown’ Police ‘injure...

  Afren plc’s production levels are ahead of expectations, with the Ebok field in Nigeria contributing to that. The company said in a statement on January 2 that production from the field had reached around 40,000 bpd taking its end-2011 net output to some 55,400 boepd, over 5,000 boepd more...

DR Congo: Major minerals exporter careens towards violent political confrontation as defeated opposition leader moves to also take office President Joseph Kabila DR Congo, one of Africa’s largest and most geographically important countries and a top mineral producer is hurdling towards...

  Behind the cool mien of the picture on this page, is an epitome of transformational leadership. Transformational in the sense that this persona has become one of the rising stars in the continent of Africa, creating positive changes in the socio-economic dynamics of their various countries. H.E....

Dangote Group is a business brand which has become synonymous with the name of its famous Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Aliko Dangote who was recently listed by Forbes’ magazine as the world’s 53rd richest man. With headquarters in the commercial city of Lagos, Nigeria, Dangote...

Interviewed by Sunny Lawrence–Oputa Publisher and CEO of Energy & Corporate Africa   Sunny Oputa speaking for Energy & Corporate Africa, Houston, Texas:  Engineer Yar’Adua, foremost, I want to thank you for granting this interview with me. Since you are about to leave for the airport...

Engineer and GMD of NNPC Every generation has the potential to produce heroes and leaders, who will cast much-needed light towards the end of each dark tunnel. Engineer Lawal Yar’Adua, the Acting Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) seems to be one of...