Mercury Public Affairs has tasked the American Toby Moffett with overseeing the lobbying contract awarded by the Libyan government on 7 April. A former Democratic congressman, he has represented Morrocan interests in Washington for several years. [...]
Casa Transports wants to transform its transportation management system into a vast high-tech video surveillance system to be used by the police. China's Huawei and Hikvision are interested in the contract, as is AB Protection, whose CEO Mounir Belmahi has many ties within the Makhzen. [...]
Eurasian Resources has set itself an ambitious goal - it wants to extract up to 20m tonnes of bauxite per year from the Telimele site in Guinea - but still needs the government's green light on its mining convention. [...]
The country's mining register, which is essential to the growth of its mining sector, is still not online even though it is now several years since software company Trimble was commissioned to prepare the operation. The problem is that the new system has not yet been updated to take account of the latest legislation. [...]
#Chad On the sidelines of Idriss Déby's state funeral on 23 April, the heads of state present in N'Djamena have united to demand new N'Djamena strongman Mahamat Idriss Déby, aka "Kaka", amend the transition charter they deem 'unacceptable'. https://t.co/SP1P95sPS3
Like its Mauritian neighbour, the #Seychelles is striving to placate international institutions like the @OECD and #EU while at the same time preserving its offshore appeal. https://t.co/0MKq4wqh0s
Bamako-based #Samagold Ressources has applied for several manganese exploration permits in south-western #Mali, where it has identified areas of high manganese content. Its discoveries have attracted the interest of the multinationals. https://t.co/0lRrYTbTjj
