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France, North Africa
Chirac Seeks to Thwart U.S. North Africa Gambit

The Elysee Palace in Paris has been in a state of high agitation ever since the U.S. decided to quickly [...]

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Algeria, France
BUSINESS WITHOUT THE POLITICS

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PRETORIA BLOCKS PARIS

Libya
NEW CONTRACTS FOR MURZUK

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE MILLS OF DISCORD

Spotlight | Kenya
BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

Africa, France
EQUIPMENT: ALGERIAN SURGE

Spotlight | Nigeria, North Africa
GAS: THE AWAKENING

Spotlight | Ethiopia
A FRANCE-U.S. BATTLEGROUND

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NEW HEADWAY FOR GAS PIPELINE

EUROPEAN UNION REJECTS TTPS

BUMPY RIDE FOR CLINTON’S "CRYPTO CZAR"

SHARING OUT THE ROLES

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SENSITIVE EXPORTS: AN ERA OF "DECONTROL"

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Mauritius PRETORIA BLOCKS PARIS

Libya NEW CONTRACTS FOR MURZUK

Spotlight | Mauritius THE MILLS OF DISCORD

Spotlight | Kenya BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

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Spotlight | Nigeria, North Africa GAS: THE AWAKENING

Spotlight | Ethiopia A FRANCE-U.S. BATTLEGROUND

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Algeria, Morocco NEW HEADWAY FOR GAS PIPELINE

EUROPEAN UNION REJECTS TTPS

BUMPY RIDE FOR CLINTON’S "CRYPTO CZAR"

SHARING OUT THE ROLES

FRENCH TOUGHEST COMPETITORS

SENSITIVE EXPORTS: AN ERA OF "DECONTROL"

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

France, North Africa
Chirac Seeks to Thwart U.S. North Africa Gambit

Algeria, France
BUSINESS WITHOUT THE POLITICS

Mauritius
PRETORIA BLOCKS PARIS

Libya
NEW CONTRACTS FOR MURZUK

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE MILLS OF DISCORD

Spotlight | Kenya
BACK TO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH IMF

Africa, France
EQUIPMENT: ALGERIAN SURGE

Spotlight | Nigeria, North Africa
GAS: THE AWAKENING

Spotlight | Ethiopia
A FRANCE-U.S. BATTLEGROUND

Reunion island
RESULTS SHOW TRADE DEFICIT RISE

Algeria, Morocco
NEW HEADWAY FOR GAS PIPELINE