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Spotlight | Congo, Gabon
Trafigura's grand slam in Congo and Gabon

Trafigura, which recorded gross profit of $6.8bn in 2020, has consolidated its position in Gabon and in particular in Congo, where the giant trading group is now a key player in both the lifting of crude and in the importation of petroleum products.

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The Continent

Africa
French judges speed up investigation of Areva's 2011 uranium sale

A French court continues to investigate the loss-making sale of 5m tonnes of uranium to Niger by French group Areva in 2011.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

DRC
CEO out of prison but Sococ still plagued by difficulties

The powerful Congolese businessman Modeste Makabuza has a tricky unpaid bills problem on his hands.

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West Africa

Guinea
Anglogold Ashanti en route to boost Siguiri gold production by mid-year

The road connecting Siguiri gold mine's block 2 to the site's ore processing unit is expected to be completed by the middle of this year. This will enable operations to begin at the block.

Subscribers only Mining

South Africa, West Africa
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

On 12 March, the Confederation of African Football will elect a new president and South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is busy pulling strings to give the role his best shot.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ivory Coast
Gbagbo and Ouattara negotiate secretly to decide which of them should phone the other

Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara during a meeting in Abidjan November 27, 2010. © Reuters

Laurent Gbagbo's return to Ivory Coast, which should be the high point of the new open politics policy instituted by Alassane Ouattara following his recent reelection, needs only a telephone call between the two men to become reality.

Subscribers only Politics

Cape Verde, Iran, United States
Detention of Caracas's favourite trader gives Cape Verde the cold sweats

Lebanese-Columbian trader Alex Saab has been incarcerated in Cape Verde since June on charges of helping Venezuela bypass US sanctions. Now he has established a robust protection team, raising concerns among local authorities.

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Guinea
Guinean opposition seeks help from French lawyers Klugman and Terel after wave of arrests

Patrick Klugman and Ivan Terel are to travel to Guinea this week to help an association of lawyers created by Cellou Dalein Diallo's UFDG party.

Subscribers only Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, Uganda
Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

The Kenyan government wants to be compensated over the Kisumu loading pier, which was completed in 2018 but cannot be used until Uganda has finished a similar facility on its side of Lake Victoria. Kenya wants Indian group Mahathi, which is building Uganda's jetty and has accumulated delays, to pay some $22.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy

Djibouti
Construction of Engie's solar energy plant will start before the summer

Approuvé l'été dernier par les autorités djiboutiennes, le projet de parc photovoltaïque de 30 MW porté par l'entreprise française Engie progresse.

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