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Debt diplomacy
Lourenço's Herculean struggles to reform the diamonds sector

Lourenço's Herculean struggles to reform the diamonds sector
Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production
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SpotlightDefence Diplomacy 12/05/2022

Macron reacts to military rapprochement with Moscow 

In late April, Cameroon signed a new military cooperation agreement with Moscow, prompting an immediate diplomatic reaction from France. Christophe Bigot, Africa director at the foreign ministry, travelled in person to Yaoundé, and at one point a visit by Emmanuel Macron was even envisaged. [...]
Cameroon's President Paul Biya (left) with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Lyon in October 2019.
Cameroon's President Paul Biya (left) with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Lyon in October 2019. © Maxime Jegat/Photo PQR/Le Progrès/MaxPPP
Inner circles Politics Business 01/04/2022

The team helping Samuel Eto'o save his seat at Fecafoot 

The former international striker's hold on the presidency of the Cameroonian Football Federation, a seat he coveted for nearly 10 years before his appointment in December, is shaky at best. He is facing the threat of a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the FIFA and the Confederation of African Football breathing down his neck. [...]
The president of Fecafoot, former striker Samuel Eto'o.
The president of Fecafoot, former striker Samuel Eto'o. © Rodrigo Jimenez/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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The oil companies' quiet retreat from the Gulf of Guinea 

Long considered an oil Eldorado thanks to the presence within the region of Africa's two leading oil producers, Nigeria and Angola, the Gulf of Guinea is declining. The inexorable rundown in its output -few if any new discoveries have been made recently in Gabon, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea - and the fall in oil prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have speeded up the retreat from the region in which the oil majors have been engaged for some years already. [...]
An ExxonMobil FPSO off the coast Nigeria.
An ExxonMobil FPSO off the coast Nigeria. © ExxonMobil/DR

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