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In Focus | Ivory Coast, Mali
From Gao to Abidjan, Ben Moctar Maouloud, the broker who has Ouattara's ear

Ben Moctar Maouloud, the Malian businessman with a wealth of contacts, is now involved in all major military contracts and has become a key intermediary in Abidjan.
Ben Moctar Maouloud, the Malian businessman with a wealth of contacts, is now involved in all major military contracts and has become a key intermediary in Abidjan. © Claire Seichepine/Studio Pachamama

A low-key figure in West African presidential palaces for two decades, Ben Moctar Maouloud has become a key intermediary in Abidjan. The Malian businessman with a wealth of contacts is now involved in all major military contracts.

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Central Africa

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West Africa

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Africa's Oil Week and Energy Week battle it out in Cape Town

South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe (here at Africa Oil Week) attended both conferences.
South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe (here at Africa Oil Week) attended both conferences. © Shelley Christians/Reuters

Competing African energy and hydrocarbons conferences were held a week apart in Cape Town in October. The rival entities, the Hyve Group, which organises Africa Oil Week, and the African Energy Chamber lobbyists who run Africa Energy Week, are in a no-holds-barred battle for supremacy.

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North Africa

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