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ContentsJuly 2018 Vol. 15 Issue 9 Oil Security Local Impact Is Mozambique the Next Nigeria? 18 Book Review The Past, Present, and Future of Energy 20 Local Impact An African First – XiNa Solar One 22 Technology and Solutions An Evolution in Mooring Technology with Safety in Mind 26 22 Source: Abengoa Solar Source: New Products & Services CORTEC Debuts New CRB26 Pressure Relief Valve 27 Paradigm and Expro Announce Alliance for ‘Slick-E-Line® 27 New Flange Alignment Pin Speeds Bolting Process 28 Halliburton Introduces Advanced Solids Control 28 Monthly Focus 32 Drilling operations in the Lokichar Basin Home Grown Funding 30 Oil Source: Tullow African Focus ON THE COVER Overview: Kenya 32 DEPARTMENTS African Politics 4 Power & Alternatives 36 Message from the Editor 6 Around the World 38 Moving On 8 Market Movers 41 Africa’s Big Five 9 Facts and Figures 44 Africa at Large 12 Conferences 46 Downstream News 15 Advertisers’ Index 46 Source: Abengoa Solar Source: African Politics UN Supports Women of the Sahel Region Following the announcement, leaders around the scheduled for July 30. MDC presidential Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent world praised the move toward greater peace and candidate Nelson Chasima said the party will Representative to the United Nations, stability in the region. The United States said it continue to roll out protests against the Zimbabwe delivered remarks at a UN Security Council welcomed the pair’s commitment to peace and Electoral Commission (ZEC) in an effort to briefing on Women, Peace, and Security in the security, effectively ending 20 years of conflict. pressure them into assuring the elections are Sahel region. conducted in a free and fair fashion. ZEC is A statement released by the US Department of notorious for being pro-ZANU PF. “Here at the United Nations, we have combined State, in part, said: “The United States stands this passion for amplifying women’s voices with ready to support this process, and encourages all Nigerian Court Orders Return a belief that human rights issues – including the parties to continue working with transparency of Aiteo CEO’s UK Property rights of women and girls – are a critical element and confidence in the coming days. Peace A July 6 ruling by the Federal High Court in for peace and security. When women’s voices between Ethiopia and Eritrea will further the Abuja, Nigeria directed the immediate release are silenced – either through violence, lack of cause of stability, security, and development in of two properties located in the United Kingdom political rights, or lack of education – entire the Horn of Africa and Red Sea.” belonging to African billionaire businessman and communities suffer, and that suffering leads CEO of the Aiteo Group, Benedict Peters. to conflict. Meanwhile from Germany, a Federal Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement: Peters had been the subject of an Interim Forfeiture “The German Government would like to Order obtained by the encourage both sides to continue on this path Economic and Financial and thus to create new opportunities for their Crimes Commission countries” adding, “The German Government (EFCC) without notice to will support both countries on their further him. By this decision, the Source: UNFPA/Ollivier Girard Source: UNFPA/Ollivier UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina path to détente and explore ways to foster the court has upheld his case Mohammed (2nd from right) stands with (to her peace process.” that the properties wholly Aiteo Group Source: right) Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Benedict Peters Affairs of Sweden; and Bineta Diop, AU Special belonged to him; were Envoy for Women, Peace & Security, at the Fears Persist Ahead unconnected to the former Petroleum Minister, National Fistula Center in Niamey, Niger. of Zimbabwe Elections Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke and were “The United States is strongly committed to Although Robert Mugabe, president of unjustifiably included in a list of properties the empowering women in developing communities Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017 is not featuring in anti-graft agency tried to seize. from the ground up. We work to ensure that our the upcoming Zimbabwean elections, citizens of assistance goes directly to the kinds of women the country are still worried that the Zanu PF In an application argued on his behalf by Chief I meet with on my trips abroad: the mothers party are carrying on in the tradition of the former Wole Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria struggling to feed their families, educate their 94-year old dictator with voter intimidation. (SAN), the court was urged to vacate the orders kids, and create a future for their families and because EFCC’s premise for alleging that the their communities. The women pushing Leading the race for the ZANU-PF, Mugabe’s properties belonged to Allison-Madueke was through barriers to have equal political party, is Emmerson Mnangagwa, who worked manifestly unfounded and not supported by any representation. The entrepreneurs, pioneers, closely with the former president for many years. shred of evidence. Relying on the contentions goal setters, and other extraordinary women He is tagging himself as a Beacon of Change, that EFCC acted “upon gross misstatements, changing the face of society. Across Africa, the but at 75 years old, the people are doubtful he concealment and misrepresentation of facts,” U.S. is helping to build the capacity of can change his ways. sought and obtained ex-parte an interim order of regional organizations and the African Union forfeiture of the properties. Chief Olanipekun to support women’s political participation. According to We the People, a call center set up argued that “that the mandatory condition by civil society agencies, more than 500 reports precedent to the grant of the interim forfeiture “The thread that runs through all of these efforts have streamed in from all of Zimbabwe’s order was not complied with and due process of is that when we bring together women with provinces since mid-June, with just under 10% law was not followed in obtaining the interim power and resources, we create deeper, more consisting of violence claims. Nearly all reports order of forfeiture.” sustainable prosperity. And that stability and of intimidation and violence were attributed to prosperity protects human rights and Mnangagwa’s party. For the applicants, it was further asserted that promotes security.” concealment of accurate, relevant information “The intimidation is more subtle this time. The from the judge when the order was made was Eritrea and Ethiopia Agree modus operandi has changed, but the message fatal to EFCC’s case. The applications were based to Restore Diplomatic Ties is the same as it was under Mugabe: ‘If you also on a number of significant legal arguments A July 9 meeting in Asmara between Ethiopian choose the wrong side, the violence will be demonstrating the unsustainability of the order. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean terrible’,” said Zachariah Godi, of with We the However, with regard to the property in the US, President Isaias Afewerki, the first such meeting People. the judge took the view that the property would between any leaders of the two East African remain affected by the order until further, similar nations in nearly 20 years, saw the pair make a The ZANU PF’s main political opposition party, and credible evidence was produced to the FCT joint announcement that they would restore Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), are High Court was placed before the court. The US diplomatic ties. demanding reforms ahead of presidential elections property was not dealt with in the FCT case. 4 Petroleum Africa July 2018 African Union Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and challenge. However, this also creates a Development Agency to Emerge Government Orientation Committee, for tremendous opportunity for faster growth—if At the recent 31st Ordinary Session of the reinforcing the credibility of NEPAD that has Egypt can support the emergence of a strong and Assembly of African Union Heads of State and been acknowledged in the international vibrant private sector to productively employ Government in Nouakchott, Mauritania, African community, including the G20 and the G7.The this emerging generation of workers.” Heads of State and Government received several current reforms at the AU are an affirmation by reports, including the status of the implementation member states of their commitment to the NEPAD Lall also stressed the need for Egypt to modernize of the AU Institutional Reforms presented by Agency as the Union’s own instrument established its economy. “With nearly 100 million people President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. President to champion catalytic support to countries and and a geographic location that provides excellent Kagame is the current chair of the African Union regional bodies in advancing the implementation access to important foreign markets, Egypt has and the champion for the AU Institutional of the continent’s development vision – as immense potential.” One of the main issues has Reforms process. articulated in the seven aspirations and 20 goals been energy subsidies which Lall says have been of Agenda 2063. among the most significant price distortions. He During the Summit in Nouakchott, a decision encouraged authorities to price energy correctly was officially taken on the transformation of the IMF Chief Identifies Some Key and to continue removing subsidies. NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency into Challenges and Opportunities for Egypt the African Union Development Agency. The most important issues that face Egypt over Finally and perhaps most importantly, he stressed the coming years are tied to a rapidly growing the need to provide a modern social safety net The Assembly approved the establishment of population, the modernization of its economy, to protect the vulnerable. “As Egypt begins to African Union Development Agency as the and how best to ensure a modern social safety modernize its economy and make it more technical body of the African Union with its own net to protect the most vulnerable in society.