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South Sudan Sees $2 Billion in Oil Investments as Just the Start

SOUTH SUDAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – Recent pledges of $2 billion in investment for South Sudan’s oil may be just the start, with the war-torn nation expecting further agreements in early 2019, its petroleum minister said. Ezekiel Lul Gatkuoth’s prediction comes as the African nation’s warring sides prepare to form a power-sharing government in the latest bid to end five years of conflict. The country, home to sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest crude reserves, is banking…

MTN Seeks Nigeria Court Injunction in $10 Billion Payment Spat

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd. applied to Nigeria’s Federal High Court to stop the government enforcing $10 billion in claims against the mobile phone company, buying itself some time as it tries to defuse the dispute. Africa’s biggest wireless carrier repeated a denial that it illegally transferred $8.1 billion out of Nigeria and owed a further $2 billion in back taxes. The crisis has wiped almost a third off MTN’s share price…

THE ALPHA STORY IN AFRICA

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Many investors are familiar with the African growth story. The young demographic, growing middle class and attractive GDP growth prospects have been recited before and I am sure we can agree that the long-term growth story sounds superb. For investors with a long-term horizon, these fundamentals make Africa the perfect place to invest your money for the next 10-20 years especially as most of the developed regions do not…

Desert Sun to Power Upper Egypt With $2.8 Billion Solar Park

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Egypt on Tuesday inaugurated the first solar power plant at a remote desert complex where the government plans to generate as much as 1.8 giga watts from the sun, cutting the most populous Arab nation’s reliance on dirty and expensive fossil fuels. The plant, developed by Germany-based Ib Vogt GmbH and a local company called Infinity Solar Systems, began supplying the national grid in December, Ib Vogt Chief Executive Officer Anton Milner…

Zimbabwe to Consider Waivers on Platinum, Diamonds Ownership Law

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa ) -Zimbabwe will consider applications from companies mining platinum or diamonds to be exempted from a requirement that they be at least 51 percent owned by black citizens of the country. The government wants companies to show they have a plan to achieve compliance before it will consider granting waivers, Mines Minister Winston Chitando said in an interview in Cape Town Wednesday. “Companies should come up with proposals which suit their different…

Dispute at Congo Cobalt Mine Heads to Court, Halts Supply

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DR CONGO (Capital Markets in Africa) – An attempt by Congo’s Gecamines to profit from the boom in battery metals has backfired, leaving the state-owned miner facing two international court actions and halting cobalt production at a key mine. Gecamines blocked its 16-year partner GTL’s access to the cobalt site in the south eastern Congolese town of Lubumbashi in March to make way for a new investor, as prices for the metal soared. The attempt to switch…

INTO AFRICA October 2017 Edition: Mind the Gap – Risk in Africa

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Welcome to the October 2017 edition of INTO AFRICA, a publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging capital markets. This edition looks at challenges and risks in Africa and its title: Mind The Gap: Risk In Africa. Over the past few years, African economies have increasingly an essential part of any expansion strategy as corporate leaders and fund managers under constant pressure to maximize returns and put capital to work. Although African markets offer a…

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