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Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of Central Africa Banks. © Abaca Press

The regional bank has yet to impose the CFA franc on mining and oil firms, thanks to a fuss kicked up by a private sector backed by certain regional leaders. [...]

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