Sidelined by its Emirati rival in the wake of the Sudanese revolution, Doha has since sought to regain leverage in the land of two Niles.
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It's among the most influential online sources of news in Gabon with an editorial line that aligns closely to the presidential palace. But it was set up by company connected to a low-key PR man in France.
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Business Spanish-Belgian defence contractor Duma Engineering has been in talks with authorities in Cameroon for nearly a year but has not yet managed to seal the sale of about one hundred armoured ASV350s.
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The Ivorian prime minister would like to get nearly 7 billion CFA francs (€10.6m) for the shares the state bought in Socoprim, operator of Henri-Konan-Bédié toll bridge, from Bouygues in 2021.
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Infrastructure A 26-member committee that steers the development of African arts and handicraft is meant to meet in Ouagadougou at the end of this month. Although this sector accounts for a third of Burkina Faso's GDP, the 30 September coup could affect the important gathering.
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The chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority Aboubaker Omar Hadi has become a major asset for the small state as he continues to build a lucrative business empire around its ports. Hadi has the full trust of President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is careful, however, to keep him in his place.
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Infrastructure The Djiboutian president has sent a delegation to Addis Ababa to discuss border security. The visit follows a deadly skirmish last week near Tadjourah between an armed movement and Djibouti's security forces.
Sam Matekane, who has emerged victorious from the general election, is also a well-known businessman in Lesotho. His political ambitions raise questions for his Western mining partners, while the numerous public sector contracts he won during the previous parliament raise the risk of a conflict of interest as he looks set to go into government.
The Jacob G Zuma Foundation is struggling to find a producer to make a film about the former apartheid fighter and ex-president of South Africa.
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Politics After arriving at the head of Madagascar's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) at the end of 2021, Arsène Dama was surprised to discover that the former team led by Hery Rakotomanana had not returned the 4X4 Mitsubishi Pajero Sports made available to them.
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The head of state personally stepped in to get the agro-industrial group Cevital's crushing plant project back up and running after it had been put on ice for lack of the required building consents.
The Egyptian head of state has long been urging developed nations to cough up the annual $100bn promised to the global South under the Paris Accord. Now Brussels has formally undertaken to discuss the matter at the next Conference of Parties on the Red Sea.
