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While the EU is preparing to defend the listing of eels as an endangered species, Japan is trying to convince African countries to oppose it. A plea that implicitly reveals the ambition of Japanese diplomacy to engage more with the Global South.
An Equatorial Guinean presidential plane was seized in Rome in August by a maintenance company claiming unpaid bills from the national airline Ceiba. The Italian courts ordered the seizure to be lifted within a few days.
The Central African head of state is shaking up his busy diplomatic schedule to travel to the United Arab Emirates this weekend, at the invitation of his counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed. Security issues will be at the heart of their discussions.
The world's third largest lithium producer, the group has chosen the Ivorian port to export its ore from the Goulamina mine. The junta in Bamako has approved this logistical decision, despite its difficult relations with Abidjan.
The French major is struggling to sell its stake in Shell's former Nigerian onshore subsidiary. The sale is taking so long that it could poison relations between those responsible for the transaction at the oil company's headquarters.
The president is currently finalising the composition of his team in his campaign for re-election. Keen to maintain balance, he is attempting to reconcile the ambitions of his lieutenants by implementing a carefully calibrated distribution of roles.
Hoosain Karjieker, the CEO of South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, was recently approached by potential South African and Indian investors. But he is instead hoping for financial assistance from Google to keep his cash-strapped publication afloat.
The Franco-Norwegian partnership is well positioned to acquire the 20% stake held by the ENI-BP joint venture in the Angolan offshore asset operated by Chevron. The deal is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Former Goldman Sachs executive Colin Coleman has made a series of approaches to the South African company. The businessman, along with others, is trying to get himself involved in talks between Pretoria and Donald Trump's administration.
