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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Maritime security: Marathon tries to resist Teodorin's plans to militarise Punta Europa LNG installations

The gas installations at Punta Europa, on the island of Bioko, in Equatorial Guinea. © Pascal Fletcher/Equatorial-Image/Reuters

A recent attempt by Nigerians from Niger Delta to take Marathon employees hostage in Equatorial Guinea has caused president-in-waiting Teodorin Obiang Nguema to react. He wants to impose security measures but the oil companies strongly disagree.

Subscribers only Energy

The Continent

Israel, UAE
Diamond-producing states keen to grasp impact of Israel-UAE deal

Screenshot of the webinar 'UAE & Israel Partnership: changing the diamond and jewelery dynamics'. — Screenshot of the webinar "UAE & Israel Partnership: changing the diamond and jewelery dynamics". © TNJtv.com/YouTube

Angola and other diamond-rich countries in Africa eagerly attended an online conference jointly conducted by the diamond exchanges in Dubai and Tel Aviv to explain the ramifications of the US-brokered deal Israel and the UAE struck in September to normalise their relations.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Africa
Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

Just before the US presidential election, Donald Trump authorized the United States military to train officers from six so far blacklisted African states. © Ting Shen/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Just days before the US presidential election, the Trump administration said five African nations previously accused of recruiting children into their armies could now receive US military training.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa, Brazil
Embrapa ploughs path for Brazilian diplomacy in Africa

Once a major lever for Brazilian affairs in Africa that had fallen out of sight in recent years, the national agriculture research firm Embrapa is working to renew transatlantic technological partnerships under Bolsonaro's impetus.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Somalia, Turkey
Ankara's ports offensive

With support from the foreign ministry in Ankara, Turkish business interests, which already control the port of Mogadishu, have got hold of a second port: Hobyo, in Galmudug State.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

Sudan
Hemeti fears Red Sea region unrest

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo - aka Hemeti - deputy chair of the Sovereign Council of Sudan. © Samir Bol/Reuters

The deputy chair of the Sovereign Council may be in the process of resolving the situation in Darfur and Kordofan, but he is struggling to ease tensions in the key region of Port Sudan.

Subscribers only Politics

Rwanda
UK's CDC Group turns to Rwanda to structure offshore investments

The Rwandan government's new Kigali International Financial Centre appears to have won over the British public development agency CDC Group.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Behind the scenes of Total's urgent talks with Pretoria over block 11B/12B gas prices

Encouraged to get cracking by the recent gas discoveries off the coast of South Africa, Total is trying to prompt fast action on sector regulations from Ramaphosa's government.

Subscribers only Energy

Madagascar
ADP and Rajoelina clash over airport security provider

The new international terminal in Ivato, November 2019. © Ravinala-airports

Ravinala, the consortium led by Aéroports de Paris that runs the airports serving Antananarivo and Nosy Be, wants the government to ditch CSPI-M as these facilities' security provider.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

North Africa

Libya
Business bigwigs Dabaiba, Raied, and Aradi muscle in on political dialogue

Three heavyweights from the world of business, all Misratis or close to the Muslim Brotherhood, are taking part in the UN-organised gathering aimed at ending Libya's crisis.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Algeria
After parliament and PM, Joy Food caters to Sonatrach

Mohamed El Bahri Athamou has quietly but steadily been building a business in the high-profit catering sector.

Subscribers only Business

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