The long-running Zafiro saga has taken yet another twist. ExxonMobil, which currently operates Equatorial Guinea's largest oilfield and is itching to ditch it, is growing impatient.
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Virginia Palmer is already well aware of the energy challenges faced by the continent. Temporarily appointed to a key energy post in the new US administration, she is likely to prioritise countering the influence of China in Africa, just as her predecessor did.
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With three weeks to go until the presidential poll, the Congolese government is working hard to clinch a debt rescheduling agreement with Glencore and get the IMF to resume lending.
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Politics The Central African authorities are proving to be very resistant to France's proposal to deploy a French military air traffic controller at the control tower of Bangui airport.
Monaco Resources is facing protests over its management of the Garafiri bauxite project. It has been threatened with legal action over payments arrears by the company building the infrastructure needed for the project, while its fellow shareholder is contesting an increase in the capital of their joint project company which he says has diluted his stake in the company.
The Ivorian president has been without a prime minister since 18 February. Hamed Bakayoko, who has health problems, is currently in Paris where he had a meeting with Ouattara on 1 March. The head of state is looking for ways to reorganise the government to deal with Bakayoko's absence, which looks likely to last several weeks.
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Politics Although the Congolese president and current African Union chairperson, Félix [...]
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President Farmajo is stoking the fire by excluding members of the opposition as he lays down the roadmap for the next election.
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Kevin Ellerine, the son of the South African furniture magnate, has new investment projects in the pipeline through a firm set up in Mauritius in February. He is meanwhile continuing to manage the family fortune along with his cousin Dionne Ellerine and his uncle Eric Ellerine.
Amid the wave of privatisations initiated by President Lourenço, Angola's national diamond company Endiama is seeking a buyer for its Alfa-5 subsidiary, but the tarnished reputation of the security firm is complicating the task.
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Mining Accused by his former boss, businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga, of providing the French courts with wrongful information, former journalist and communications minister Rolly Mercia is calling on human rights organisations for help. The most recent is the African Union.
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Without Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT), co-owned by Mohamed Ali, Ismaïl and Marouane Mabrouk, finance minister Ali Kooli would not have been able to balance his budget. At the same time, Marouane Mabrouk wants to close the chapter on the seizure of his 51% share in Orange Tunisie.
In landing the contract to construct an Avante 1800 patrol boat, Spain's Navantia is hoping to become a regular supplier to Morocco's royal navy. Meanwhile, its French rival Naval Group has chosen to focus its efforts on submarines.
The EU Border Assistance Mission will help with the arrival of the new interim government and with the UN's peace process.
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