On a visit to Nouakchott and Dakar, BP's Gordon Birrell managed to ease some of the tensions surrounding the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project. These included Petrosen's refusal to validate cash calls.
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The honorary consuls active in the country are in the process of creating an association to better coordinate their respective actions, particularly in business circles.
Breaking news published on 29/01/25 at 15:50 GMT - The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis.
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The Nigerian Air Force is looking to dispose of its ageing fleet of Mi-24 helicopters. Ukraine was initially interested, but decided not to purchase them due to their poor condition.
A seminar focused on security threats in Africa was organised in New York by the US Department of Defense during the week of 20 to 24 January.
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Lobbyist Christopher Neiweem, founder of the Arsenal Government and Public Affairs Group, has registered with the US Registry of Foreign Agents to represent politician Jimmy Wanjigi.
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Thirty-five MEPs have alerted the managing director of the International Monetary Fund to the 'disastrous' ecological and socio-economic impacts of two projects potentially financed by a forthcoming payment.
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After previously providing significant support to the press industry, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd has decided to reform the subsidy system. This is expected to primarily benefit large media groups and leave smaller outlets behind.
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Politics Thousands of Algerian nationals, among them businesspeople, politicians, journalists and their families, have been forbidden from leaving the country.
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