The centrepiece of Angola's mining reform, the new sector regulatory authority, will be lead by the former deputy director-general of South Africa's mines ministry, Jacinto Rocha. Joining Rocha are former Ferrangol executives and officials from other national regulators.
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Since he replaced Vital Kamerhe, interim presidential chief of staff Désiré-Cashmir Kolongele Eberande has been relying on military intelligence to sort through the state's "sovereign" contract commitments, especially those involving identity papers.
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French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources.
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Mauritanian capital [...]
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With negotiations on the huge dam on the Nile about to resume, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew is taking advantage of discussions on Ethiopia's much praised handling of the Covid-19 pandemic to convince potential allies of the well-foundedness of its position on the dam project.
The Kenya National Highways Authority is looking to move quickly on the road project between the Tanzanian town of Bagamoyo and Malindi in Kenya in order to increase traffic between the two countries and give a boost to Mombasa port.
Threatened last month with exclusion from the management of Kalagadi Manganese, the mining company she founded, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi has managed, for now at least, to remain in charge of this major South African concern. Her long-running ties to some of the ANC's top officials might have played in her favour.
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In a desperate bid to hold on to his job, the state oil company boss is pulling out all the stops to try to get rid of managers who could undermine his own position.
Sami Agli, who is the disputed successor of Ali Haddad as chairman of the Algerian employers' body, aims to consolidate his leadership of the organisation by getting rid of his secretary general.
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Business Shake-up of EU's foreign delegations leaves Germany and Austria with key Libya roles.
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Diplomacy The Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding turns the page on its investment activity. It closed its CMKD Croissance fund on 10 June.
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