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Spotlight | Chad
Qatar's discreet game plan behind Glencore-Deby deal

Chad president has picked up ties with Qatar, thanks to a deal with Glencore. © Reuters/Mike Segar

The renegotiation of the terms and conditions for the $1.45 billion loan Glencore granted Chad in 2014 to purchase Chevron's Doba basin assets has been signed in Paris. The new deal was in no small part made possible thanks to [...]

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