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Between 2010 and 2013, the French telecoms giant tried to modernise Ethio Telecom. Now, as the state-owned company prepares to bring private-sector shareholders on board, Orange is hoping to set up a new deal with its former partner. [...]
Against a backdrop of water shortages and as the trial of former water resources ministers gets underway, the Algerian Energy Co, a subsidiary of Sonatrach, is searching for new engineering partners to replace the Singapore company Hyflux. [...]
Its subsidiary Congo Iron initiated arbitration against Congo in March over its unilateral withdrawal from its Nabeba iron project, and in late June the parent company Australian Sundance followed suit and has requested that the two actions be judged together. [...]
Behind the unfamiliar name of LK Mining, a company is in the process of obtaining an underwater diamond mining licence off the coast of Namibia. It is run by an industry veteran who is looking to carve out a niche in a sector that's dominated by giants. [...]
UNESCO is concerned about the consequences for biodiversity from iron ore mining in Guinea's Nimba mountains. The company that owns the site plans to submit the first version of its study in 2022. This study is supposed to explain how to develop the site without causing any damage to the area. [...]
The Canadian junior that has been developing a graphite project in Madagascar for the past decade is fast becoming a landing pad for ex-managers of South African giant Xstrata, all thanks to its new chairman Sir Mick Davis. [...]
The French major @TotalEnergies is preparing to shake up its corporate hierarchy by appointing an African to the post of Africa director of its exploration and production branch for the first time. https://t.co/8FVxB9bhJP
#Congo: Denis Sassou Nguesso recently set up a new task force to tackle "political, economic and social" issues in Brazzaville. Headed by the former minister of the economy, it may however find itself in conflict with the team of the new finance minister. https://t.co/fIflmAyLSR
Targeted by the US State Department (@StateDept) over his controversial role in the 2018 electoral process in the #DRC, the head of the country’s electoral commission has initiated legal action in the States to secure the lifting of sanctions against him. https://t.co/2aWgmKqv8n
