KaLeigh Long, a former lobbyist from Oklahoma, has turned her hand to refining battery metals. Her contacts within the Republican establishment have helped her raise funds to build a plant in her home state. And her connections in Kinshasa have enabled her to forge crucial links for sourcing ore.
The Central African president Faustin Archange Touadéra recently travelled to Dehradun to meet the Gupta brothers, who have applied for asylum in his country to escape prosecution in South Africa.
The Russian mining giant recently entrusted one of its executives with responsibility for strategic talks with the various transitional authorities in West Africa, where the company is trying to defend its interests while also getting around sanctions.
Asisguard, Havelsan and Nurol Makina have just finalised a deal with the outgoing Nigerian government for the supply of drones, armoured vehicles and electronic systems to secure the Abuja-Kaduna road, which is frequently attacked by armed groups.
Après avoir été évincés d'un contrat d'électrification, Agétip énergies & services (AES), le Groupe bâtir Afrique (GBA) et Akura sont sur le point d'être suspendus des procédures d'attributions de marchés publics ivoiriens pour deux ans.
Catapulted to the head of the National Bank of Ethiopia at the beginning of the year, Abiy Ahmed's young protégé is tasked with reforming the institution in preparation for the opening up of the banking sector.
The group of security partners of Somalia, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar and whose goal is to assist the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, is to meet again next week in Do
South Africa has not found a way to avoid the ICC legal requirement to arrest Vladimir Putin at the next BRICS summit, which it is hosting in August. Instead, it is poised to inform its partners that a new venue in a different country will have to be found.
The Ramaphosa administration is finally wrapping up the Chang case and is set to confirm his extradition to the States after four years in detention on South African soil. The move has been prompted by a Constitutional Court ruling and a desire not to further sour relations with Washington.
Though it is unlikely elections will take place before the end of the year, prominent figures in Misrata and Zawiya are already manoeuvring ahead of the formation of a new government in Tripoli.
In early May, the cabinet decided to suspend discussions on justice minister Ouahbi's new legal bill, apparently in the face of opposition from interior minister Laftit.
