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Spotlight ALGERIA Issue dated 18/02/2020

How Patrick Pouyanné inadvertently led to Kamel-Eddine Chikhi's ousting from Sonatrach

Kamel-Eddine Chikhi only managed to hold on to the top seat at Sonatrach for just two short months. Behind his fleeting career at the top of the national oil firm lies a tug of war with the Algerian generals over [...] (613 words)

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Jean-Daniel Blasco leaves Total E&P's North African purgatory

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Sonatrach boss Hakkar falls out with chief of staff and brings Hachichi back into fold

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The French ambassador in Algiers Xavier Driencourt. © DR

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