Since his re-election in June, Sierra Leone's head of state is pursuing a far-reaching domestic and international security agenda. To achieve this, he has enlisted the services of an expert in the sector, former US Green Beret Jerry Torres.
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Of the 20,000 tonnes of hydrocarbons received under a contract with Trafigura, Sonahydroc has delivered only 6,000 tonnes to service stations over the past two months.
The upcoming climate talks will give the West African country the opportunity to promote its gas as a transitional energy that President Tinubu hopes will attract desperately needed foreign investments.
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Energy EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell will travel to Ghana in October to discuss security cooperation.
Rigathi Gachagua, who has been tasked with revitalising Kenya's coffee industry, has dismissed a number of experts and officials in the sector. He is also using his open war on multinational trading companies to try to consolidate his political base.
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Commodity traders Undeterred by criticism, the federal government is continuing its nationwide consultations on transitional justice. On a visit to the north of the country, the group of experts commissioned by the prime minister was challenged by the Tigrayan elite.
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The Botswanan state hopes to limit the impact of international investors' reluctance to invest in coal by taking control of the Masama mine and strengthening its partnership with Indian group Jindal.
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The presence in France of the Algerian cyber-activist "Amir DZ", who has been condemned to death in his own country, would appear to be an embarrassment for the French government, as the prospect of a historic reconciliation between Paris and Algiers becomes increasingly remote.
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