Finance | - Part 160

Investment | Exxon Said to Eye Gas Deal That May Ease Mozambique Debt Crisis

MOZAMBIQUE, Capital Markets in Africa: Exxon Mobil Corporation is considering buying stakes in natural gas discoveries off Mozambique made by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Eni SpA, potentially giving a tax windfall to the African nation grappling with a deepening debt crisis, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Acquiring a share of Anadarko’s Area 1 in the Rovuma Basin off Mozambique’s north coast could generate capital gains tax of about $1.3 billion for the government, one of…

Econet Agrees to Pay $428 Million for Neotel With Investors

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HARARE, Zimbabwe, Capital Markets in Africa: Econet Wireless Global affiliate Liquid Telecom agreed to pay 6.55 billion rand ($428 million) for South African Internet-service provider Neotel Pty Ltd., creating the continent’s largest broadband network and business-to-business phone carrier. Shares of Tata Communications Ltd., which is selling the stake, surged. The buyer is partnering with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, a South African empowerment investment group, which has committed to taking a 30 percent stake in Neotel, according to…

De Beers Sells $560 Million of Diamonds, Least Since January

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SOUTH AFRICA, Capital Markets in Africa: De Beers reduced diamond sales at its fifth offering this year to the least since January. The value of the Anglo American Plc unit’s sales was $560 million compared with $636 million at the previous offering, the London-based company said in statement Tuesday. “Sales in the fifth cycle of the year were somewhat lower than in the fourth cycle, in line with our expectations and typical seasonal demand patterns,” outgoing De Beers…

Infrastructure | Engie Seeks to Tap Off-Grid Solar to Power Millions in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Engie SA is seeking to become a player in the off-grid solar industry, one of the first major utilities to work directly in that niche of the energy system. “It could be a sizable part of the market,” Bruno Bensasson, chief executive officer of Engie’s Africa business unit, said in an interview in London. “Solar home systems are part of an energy proposal for countries, as well as national grids. We…

Infrastructure | Mainstream Raises $118 Million for African Wind and Solar Farms

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: One of Africa’s biggest renewable-energy developers raised $118 million to expand its footprint in the continent’s fast-growing markets for solar and wind power. Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., a Dublin-based clean-energy developer, raised the funds to help finance the $1.9 billion Lekela Power joint venture, which plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018, Chief Executive Officer Eddie O’Connor said. “It’s high risk, so…

Orange completes acquisition of mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso

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PARIS, France, Capital Markets in Africa: Orange announces today that, together with its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV (“Airtel”) in January 2016, Orange has obtained all the official approbations necessary to complete this transaction. Airtel is the 2nd largest mobile operator in Burkina Faso, with close to 4.6 million…

Infrastructure | Ethiopia Plans $8 Billion Investment in Clean Energy

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Capital Markets in Africa: Ethiopia plans to install almost 13,000 megawatts of renewable energy over five years in a bid to bring power to three out of every four citizens who currently live without electricity, a top government official said. “Currently we have an installed capacity of about 4,200 megawatts,” said Motuma Mekassa, Ethiopia’s electricity minister, in an interview at the Africa Energy Forum in London. It will cost “at least” $8…

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