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As the country gears up to April's presidential election, former oil minister Djerassem Le Bemadjiel remains detained awaiting trial following his arrest in September. Running for a sixth term, Idris Déby would have liked his support on the campaign trail. [...]
The surprise prospective buyer of FAR's 15% stake in Sangomar, Remus Horizon, is led by oil sector veterans whose networks stretch as far as China, the UAE, the UK and the Netherlands but to date have no projects in their portfolio. [...]
Total is still set to operate the Djeno oil terminal for the next twenty years. But the terms for the extension are likely to be much harsher than what presidential advisor Denis Gokana led the French major to believe. [...]
Bathusi Letlhare, the local cattle magnate and chairman of the country's largest rhinoceros reserve founded and financed by the former president Ian Khama's family, has embarked on a family venture into mining. [...]
The president of #Libya's House of Representatives is able to carry out his diplomatic business thanks to an executive jet provided by Air Libya, and to the discreet support of Abu Dhabi's ruling family. https://t.co/QwloOV0UWw
Several manufacturers are enthused by a €40m EU-financed tender to supply #Morocco and #Tunisia with surveillance drones or ultralight aircraft as part of efforts to stem irregular trans-Mediterranean migration. https://t.co/R5yGRL633K
The parties to the proceedings in which thirteen Congolese plaintiffs have accused five US tech giants of using child labour in cobalt mines in the #DRC appear to agree that the American company Alphabet cannot be held responsible. @tpcollingsworth @Google https://t.co/EXyVJTYbWl
