The imminent departure of the chief executive of the International Finance Corporation, the arm of the World Bank that lends to private businesses, has prompted a flurry of interest across the continent, and several high-profile figures have already thrown their hats into the ring.
The most powerful of the militant delta campaigners and bête noire of the oil companies and the authorities in Abuja recently struck a deal with the Buhari government to avoid a resurgence in the vandalising of oil facilities.
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Energy Restrictions imposed on account of Covid-19 have prevented the regulator of the US securities industry from serving Asante Berko himself with a summons. However, the SEC is dealing directly with the American lawyer of the ex-Goldman Sachs banker, who stands accused of breaching the FCPA.
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Energy Researchers at the New York university are developing an application to track pollution generated by Guinea's bauxite mines for use by communities living in the vicinity. Pollution has often been attributed to Chinese firms operating in this sector, and the US president has been quick to criticise China's monopolising of Africa's natural resources.
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Mining With the intelligence chief General Moussa Diawara in the firing line of the UN panel of experts, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta could be forced to dispense with one of his key allies.
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Diplomacy GreenYellow, the energy arm of French group Casino, is in pole position to win a contract with Millennium Challenge Corp for the construction of four solar power plants in Benin with an offer its competitors accuse of being under-priced.
The US Department of State has renewed the contract of the American service provider Apogee-SSU Joint Venture to train the Cessna C-208B crews of the Cameroonian, Nigerien and Chadian air forces.
President Magufuli is refusing to back down on his decision to ban Kenya Airways from Tanzanian airspace despite Kenyatta's attempts to open up talks.
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Politics To expand its foothold on the continent, Jeff Bezos' e-commerce giant is offering free data storage services to carefully selected African start-ups with the help of business angels the likes of Cameroonian Rebecca Enonchong and the British-Nigerian Tomi Davies.
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After Foday's Chinese vehicles flopped on the Mozambican market, its compatriot FAW is taking up the gauntlet in the country.
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While its American and European competitors have responded to the call for tenders issued by Tunisia's defence ministry, the Turkish defence firm Aselsan is angling for its own solution, which is far removed for the technical specifications of the contract, to be accepted in an over-the-counter arrangement.
