The Transitional Military Council, in power since the death of Idriss Deby, is worried about several Chadian rebel groups active in the Fezzan region of southern Libya. Chad is urgently trying to boost its firepower and wants help from Libya and Niger.
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With European demand for responsibly sourced battery metals continuing to grow, Portugal is seeking to position itself as an alternative to African exporters of minerals with high attendant risks.
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The private South African operator Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) is angling for a piece of a UN mine clearance contract now that its military operations have been suspended in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
Portugal has yet to get over Equatorial Guinea's accession to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, which it opposed: it sent no government representatives to one of the highlights of the bloc's calendar, the Malabo business summit.
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Diplomacy The son of the speaker of parliament, Vadim Osdet Mvouba is an up-and-coming figure in the president's political machine and has led the youth wing of the ruling party since October.
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Abdoulaye Magassouba has been reappointed as Minister of Mines and Geology in Alpha Condé's first third-term government. His dominant position as head of the sector which brings in the most revenues for the state often comes under challenge, however, from the ministry's all-powerful secretary general, Saadou Nimaga.
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Mining In opening new luxury hotels in Morocco and Ivory Coast, Accor is clearly targeting the wealthiest segment of the African market. The hotel chain will be hoping that this strategy, which has coincided with the arrival of Qatari and Saudi shareholders, will help to replenish the coffers as Covid-19 travel restrictions continue to hamper its business.
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The World Bank's court of arbitration has brought to an end a 12-year legal battle by finding in favour of Peter and Kristof de Sutter following the destruction of their Polo Garments Majunga textile plant in 2009.
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Business The boss of Africa Great Wall has inherited the Chinese-Mozambican industrial park project, which will be in a position to compete with AFECC's special economic zone.
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Business French major Total and its main partner Qatar Petroleum (QP) intend to start drilling the Namibian prospect Venus on block 2913B by September.
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The Bayraktar-TB2 armed drones that Morocco will receive will be equipped with Canadian-made Wescam LX-15 optronics, despite Ottawa's decision to ban the sale of such equipment to Turkish manufacturer Baykar.
On 3 May, the luxurious Airbus A340 that once belonged to Muammar Gaddafi, took off for a test flight after being grounded at Perpignan airport since 2014.
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