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Diomaye Faye lays plans for post-Sonko era

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the presidential palace in Dakar, in September 2024.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the presidential palace in Dakar, in September 2024.© Carmen Abd Ali/The New York Times/Redux/REA

The Senegalese president has made no secret of differences with his prime minister and former mentor and has been working to break free from his influence for several weeks. While reshaping the state apparatus to suit his own purposes, he has also shown no hesitation in consulting with figures linked to the opposition.

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Madagascar
Future law on major mining investments explained

The Ilakaka sapphire mine, in Madagascar, on 21 June 2019.
The Ilakaka sapphire mine, in Madagascar, on 21 June 2019. © Carlo Morucchio/Robert Harding Premium/robertharding via AFP

A draft bill on key mining projects is being considered that would impose stricter requirements on major international mining investors in the country and bolster the safeguards granted to them. Africa Intelligence reveals the content of the reform, largely inspired by World Bank recommendations.

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