President Museveni recently set up a new unit to try to stamp out gold smuggling. His aim is to get Uganda out of the economic doldrums by convincing new operators to come into the country's gold mines.
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Since the creation of its Africa division last January, Gazprom's preferred public relations firm has been on the lookout for new contracts - whether in hydrocarbons, finance and or telecommunications - on the continent.
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Wheelings and dealings around Idriss Déby have been in full swing over recent weeks to replace Abba-Sidick as Chad's ambassador to Paris, one the most coveted posts in the country's diplomatic service.
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Diplomacy The pending confirmation of Melanie Higgins as the new US ambassador to Burundi, a post left vacant for the past 18 months, spells the final phase of a discreet but important bridging of ties between the United States and Burundi.
By equipping major local customers with maritime surveillance cameras, SecPro Africa is asserting itself as an increasingly important player at the heart of Nigeria's highly competitive defence market.
Monaco Resources has asked one of its auditors from Baker Tilly to become its first ever group CFO.
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Business A court in Texas will soon rule on the DOJ's request to seize an opulent LA property owned by Nigerian trader Kola Aluko which Washington contends was bought to launder ill-gotten gains from the Nigerian state.
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The heated Nile dam dispute is still top of Gedu Andargachew's list of concerns. The Ethiopian foreign minister took advantage of the presence of his envoys in Addis to add muscle to his diplomatic blitz.
Clara Poglia, the lawyer who will represent Angolan insurance magnate Carlos de Sao Vicente before the Swiss courts, has already taken part in several big oil industry cases, including those arising from Brazil's big Lava Jato anti-corruption operation and Gunvor's activities in Congo and Ivory Coast.
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Energy Engineering company GreenLight Consult has completed the environmental study for a 40-MW PV project in Sofala province, in northeastern Mozambique
Ernst and Young Advisory Algérie will be helping Banque Extérieure d'Algérie develop its offer of sharia-compliant financial products, having done the same for two other public institutions.
Businessman Dahmane Derham, a key figure in the Derham family clan which plays a major role in the Western Sahara, is about to begin a new career in the automobile business.
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