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In early November, the Berta leader Yussuf Hamid Nasser, who has variously been an armed rebel, a political leader and an exiled opposition member over the past half-century, joined an alliance formed by the TPLF and eight other movements against the Ethiopian federal government. [...]
The French major's Gabonese subsidiary is about to make official the appointment of its new "Mr Africa", Henri-Max Ndong Nzue, as board chair. At the same time a newcomer, formerly of the company's Angolan branch, will take on the role of vice president. [...]
The Senegalese government is planning to launch a call for tenders to evaluate the costs actually incurred by mining groups during exploration and exploitation phases, costs they can then recover. This is a way for the state to ensure that it is paid its dues as a co-shareholder in the mines. [...]
The Chinese company Mauritania Titanium Resources has resumed mining on its black sands licence after getting the green light from Nouakchott. The authorities have found a compromise between the environmental risks posed by the project and their desire to enter the growing global market for titanium, which is extracted from black sands. [...]
The South African head of state, who is currently touring West Africa, will land in Abidjan on 2 December for an unprecedented official visit, during which he will raise bilateral relations, trade and air links. #SouthAfrica #IvoryCoast https://t.co/84TsaIARvP
With the 24 December deadline for #Libya's elections approaching, the two heads of the executive, Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Mohamed al-Menfi, are each trying to place their loyalists in embassies https://t.co/ZgjywpIJ89
Abidjan consul, Inza Camara, who holds both American and Ivorian nationalities, has been in diplomatic limbo for the past six months due to a lack of US State Department recognition. #IvoryCoast https://t.co/6mtmao2LoC
