Having succeeded in raising the necessary funds to buy Carlyle's oil assets, Libreville must now ensure production does not fall by recruiting personnel with the necessary skills.
Created in July 2020 by Félix Tshisekedi to tackle the country's low level of electricity supply, ANSER struggled during the president's first term to find the money it needed to achieve its goals.
The dismissal in mid-June of the president's brother Aurélien Marcel Mintsa Mi Nguema from his post as budget director has led to a game of musical chairs, against the backdrop of a power struggle within the president's office.
The two former Beninese presidents have been trying since mid-June to negotiate with the Nigerien authorities to unblock the route between Cotonou and Niamey. A joint commission may be set up shortly.
Habib Sissoko, the chairman of Mali's national Olympics and sports committee, will be running to keep his seat on 6 July. But his position has already been contested by several sports federations, and he is also facing a financial investigation.
They are following the example of Turkey’s armaments agency, Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi.
Production has been so low at the north-eastern diamond mine that the state-owned company has suspended the contracts of 102 workers without notice.
To revive the struggling aeronautical industry, Jalel Tabib, who heads the foreign investments agency FIPA, plans to extend the country's World Bank-backed Aftercare support programme to the sector.
