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    Spotlight | Mali
    The crucial mining element of Bamako and Washington's reconciliation

    The Morila gold mine, in Sanso, Mali, in December 2017.
    The Morila gold mine, in Sanso, Mali, in December 2017. © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium/GIZ/Reuters

    A transactional approach, combining a security partnership with mining interests, is at work behind the rapprochement between the Trump administration and Assimi Goïta's junta. Among the assets under discussion are deposits of gold, manganese, and lithium that Bamako is offering to American investors.

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    Inner circle | Gabon
    The powerful networks of Khalil Rihan, President Nguema's favoured businessman

    Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Beijing, China, September 2024.
    Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Beijing, China, September 2024. © Ken Ishii/Pool/Getty/AFP

    The Lebanese-Gabonese entrepreneur has become the go-to man in Gabon for major foreign firms and smaller operators alike. With the head of state's backing, he oversees strategic negotiations on behalf of the country, while pursuing his own private interests.

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