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The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has for months been using the services of a discreet Israeli firm for his close protection. The company is also helping train soldiers from the DRC's elite Garde Républicaine.
Ngo'o runs Central Africa's leading port, Douala, on behalf of the influential secretary-general of Cameroon's presidency, but his management of this strategic place is increasingly being questioned.
Central African Republic Energy Minister Arthur Bertrand Piri is trying to sell shares in a petroleum products storage company to the Cameroonian firm Neptune Oil. The situation is being closely monitored by his uncle, President Faustin Archange Touadéra, and by Prime Minister Félix Moloua.
The former head of government and unsuccessful candidate in March's presidential election is about to make his political return official with a rally on 9 September in Dakar that follows several weeks of intense negotiations.
Breaking news published on 03/09/24 at 19:10 : The national carrier has just paid $9.2m to the leasing company. After the airline ignored a US court order to ground its rented planes, Carlyle turned up the pressure by threatening to rally insurance companies to its cause.
Ethiopia's largest bank is to receive almost $700m for a recapitalisation operation that comes with a complete overhaul of its risk management system. The introduction of environmental, social and governance standards into the country's banking sector as a whole is still in its infancy.
The local mayor and companies working on the dam project, which will supply Zimbabwe's second-largest city with water, are hoping the US International Development Finance Corp will come on board despite sanctions against the president and other key actors.
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is reluctant to grant a loan to state-owned mining conglomerate ZMDC to allow it to put an end to its long-running dispute with South Africa's Amari Resources, which was expelled from its nickel and platinum licences.
The Algerian Union Bank's Mauritanian branch is struggling to achieve its targets a year after its arrival. Despite President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's support, business with Algerian firms wanting to move into the country has been slow.
The Algerian president's foreign policy record is unlikely to win him many votes as he runs for a second term in tomorrow's election, not least because of Algiers' souring relations with its neighbours.
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