The ousting of President Alpha Condé by Col Mamady Doumbouya has not, as yet, affected the country's mining operations. In company headquarters, mining executives are waiting for the junta's next moves and making plans to manage the transition.
The General Inspectorate of Finance, whose boss, Jules Alingente, answers directly to the president, is investigating a deal struck between the state-owned miner and Evelyne Investissement, a firm set up by French national Elie Yohann Berros.
Unhappy that their transfer terms haven't yet been negotiated, the US supermajor's employees in Chad prevented the Savannah executives from landing at Komé airport.
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The Turkish firm has conducted a feasibility study for a project to install surveillance radars along Senegal's coastline.
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi is working on the organization in December of a summit dedicated to entrepreneurship in Africa.
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Diplomacy 
TIPER, the joint venture between Oryx Energies and the Tanzanian state, will soon be lead by an industry player who is not to the liking of the country's powerful intelligence services. Their negative appraisal, normally not ignored by politicians, was not enough to stop the appointment.
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Energy President Suluhu Hassan promoted trusted economists to manage her relations with the United States, weeks before her foreign minister Liberata Mulamula was due to visit.
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South Africa's Trollope Mining Services moves forwared with its expansion in Africa by setting up Explore Investments in Mauritius.
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Mining 
The Egyptian president is keen to reopen the country's mines, which have long been a state monopoly, to foreign investors. At the same time, mining developer Mohamed A.R. Bahgat, one of the first private operators to venture into Egypt's mining sector, has filed multiple legal actions against the Egyptian state, from which he is claiming $120m.
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Mining The British billionaire, who already owns a five-star hotel near Marrakech, visited Dakhla for the first time, staying at a hotel owned by Mohammed VI's cousin.
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Business Faced with the extension of the state of emergency ordered by Kaïs Saïed, the European Union is intensifying its meetings. In Carthage, newly promoted diplomatic adviser Mustapha Nebli has been given the job of providing reassurance.
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Diplomacy European manufacturer Airbus Helicopters is proposing to modernise the Ecureuil aircraft in use by the army and the gendarmerie, thus capitalising on the backlog of "Made in Algeria" aircraft produced by its Italian competitor Leonardo.
