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Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

The logo of British oil and gas company BP on 29 July 2024.
The logo of British oil and gas company BP on 29 July 2024. © Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto via AFP

A confidential report by the French audit firm commissioned by Senegal's oil and mines ministry found that the British major overestimated its costs surrounding the GTA project. A valuable trump card for the Senegalese government, which must repay BP's costs before getting any money in its own coffers.

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The Continent

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Central Africa

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West Africa

Ghana
West African security alliance faces uncertain future

Former prime minister of Ivory Coast, Patrick Achi, with the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, President of Benin, Patrice Talon, and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Accra Initiative summit on 22 November 2022.
Former prime minister of Ivory Coast, Patrick Achi, with the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, President of Benin, Patrice Talon, and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Accra Initiative summit on 22 November 2022. © Nipah Dennis/AFP

Ghana, the driving force behind the Accra Initiative since its 2017 launch, has yet to secure funding for its planned military arm despite repeated requests to Western partners. And with Ghana's elections just days away, the regional security partnership's very survival is hanging in the balance.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Jeers in central Kenya prompt Ruto to splurge on performers in bid to win back youth

William Ruto and his new deputy president, Kithure Kindiki, during his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi on 1 November 2024.
William Ruto and his new deputy president, Kithure Kindiki, during his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi on 1 November 2024. © Simon Maina/AFP

The recent ousting of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua audibly deepened antigovernment sentiment in his Mount Kenya stronghold. The head of state hopes sending eight "peace caravans" laden with local talent will revive his fortunes in the country's most populous region ahead of elections in 2027.

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Southern Africa and islands

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North Africa

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