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Spotlight | Tanzania
Did Egypt's Sisi manage to cozy up to Magufuli?

In his grand tour of Africa, Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dropped in on Dar es Salaam on Aug. 14 for an official meeting with president John Magufuli. Apart from the traditional pledges to strengthen trade ties, the Egyptian rais [...]

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EIB to bankroll eight photovoltaic power plants in the Atlas

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Light at the end of the tunnel for Acacia

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Tanzania
Pressure mounts on Songas and Airtel

Will John Magufuli get his hands on the electricity company and telecoms operator?

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Sudan, Tanzania
How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Moscow is deploying slick tactics to get its hand on uranium reserves while trying to generate new demand in Africa.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2018

Tanzania
Undermined by Magufuli, the tanzanite producers assert themselves

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, miners in the Arusha region affected by last year's ban on [...]

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Ghana, Tanzania
Zijin Mining's African star continues to rise

Chinese group Zijin Mining, chaired by the influential Chen Jinghe, is driving to develop its African gold portfolio in Ghana and Tanzania.

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Tanzania
Acacia seeks China's protective embrace

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Barrick lobbies for dialogue around future mining ombudsman

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Uganda
Impasse between Yoweri Museveni and Mubende gold miners

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An isolated Sisi torn between arbitration and force

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Spotlight | Tanzania
China's turn for a dose of Magufuli's medicine

With relations between the Tanzanian authorities and Western businesses already strained (ION 1456) due to a series of legal disputes (ION 1459), the highly nationalist president John Magufuli has now taken it upon himself to impose his own vision of [.

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Tanzania
The government bears down on Acacia Mining

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Magufuli's invitation to Chinese mining companies

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Tanzania
Magufuli's mining clampdown shows hints of paranoia

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Mali, Togo
Hamed Sow targets UEMOA

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Tanzania
Frederic Clavier due soon in Dar es Salaam

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Tanzania
Norton Rose, Barrick's envoy to John Magufuli

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Magufuli opts to go through the courts

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Tunisia
EIB funds for Tunis-Goulette-Marsa train

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Uganda
Yoweri Museveni wants to offer Acacia artisanal Mubende gold

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Mining industry wants to see last of nationalism

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Acacia Mining threatens to pull up stakes

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Spotlight | Egypt, Uganda
Museveni's double game with Sisi

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Tanzania
Acacia Mining doesn’t blink in showdown with government

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Tunisia SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

Tunisia EIB and AFD lose enthusiasm for phosphate upgrade project

Tanzania Barrick and Bowmans lend state a hand in winning back miners

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Uganda Yoweri Museveni shifts into top gear in fight against Mubende diggers

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Spotlight | Tanzania
Did Egypt's Sisi manage to cozy up to Magufuli?

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt
French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

Tunisia
EIB and AFD lose enthusiasm for phosphate upgrade project

Tanzania
Barrick and Bowmans lend state a hand in winning back miners

Africa
Washington takes about-turn on anti-disclosure stance

Tanzania
Acacia does not rule out shelving operations in North Mara

Tanzania
Government keen to keep Barrick Gold on a tight rein

Morocco
EIB to bankroll eight photovoltaic power plants in the Atlas

Tanzania
Light at the end of the tunnel for Acacia

Tanzania
Pressure mounts on Songas and Airtel

Sudan, Tanzania
How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Tanzania
Undermined by Magufuli, the tanzanite producers assert themselves

Ghana, Tanzania
Zijin Mining's African star continues to rise

Tanzania
Acacia seeks China's protective embrace

Burkina Faso, Mali
Dieudonne Samson Yaogho helping Acacia restructure in West Africa

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni shifts into top gear in fight against Mubende diggers

Africa
Barrick lobbies for dialogue around future mining ombudsman

Uganda
Impasse between Yoweri Museveni and Mubende gold miners

Egypt, Ethiopia
An isolated Sisi torn between arbitration and force

Spotlight | Tanzania
China's turn for a dose of Magufuli's medicine

Tanzania
The government bears down on Acacia Mining

Tanzania
Magufuli's invitation to Chinese mining companies

Tanzania
Magufuli's mining clampdown shows hints of paranoia

Mali, Togo
Hamed Sow targets UEMOA

Tanzania
Frederic Clavier due soon in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania
Norton Rose, Barrick's envoy to John Magufuli

Tanzania
An Asian company to ‘energise' the country?

Tanzania
Magufuli opts to go through the courts

Tunisia
EIB funds for Tunis-Goulette-Marsa train

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni wants to offer Acacia artisanal Mubende gold

Tanzania
Mining industry wants to see last of nationalism

Tanzania
Acacia Mining threatens to pull up stakes

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Museveni's double game with Sisi

Tanzania
Acacia Mining doesn’t blink in showdown with government