The ruling party is expected to name President Teodoro Obiang Nguema as its candidate for the 2023 elections, meaning his eldest son Teodorin will have to keep his own presidential ambitions in check a little longer.
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Chad is scrambling to resolve the issue of its sovereign debt as quickly as possible before having to pay any further interest, which was suspended for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Breaking news published on 11/10/21, 5 p.m. - The detention of Congolese oil trader in Paris last week, in the midst of the Africa-France summit, caused a diplomatic rift between Paris and Brazzaville and led to Ebata's indictment for "active corruption", "failure to declare capital" and "laundering".
The International Monetary Fund disbursed just over $280m between 2020 and 2021 to help Mauritania counter the consequences of Covid-19 on its economy. It is now planning to support the country again with a financial programme for the coming years.
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Politics Robert Friedland's group, which operates the Nimba iron ore project in Guinea, has launched a website extolling its activities in Liberia to show the country that it can boost its economy. It is rattled by a new agreement between ArcelorMittal and Monrovia.
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Mining After a number of setbacks, Airbus Helicopters, Europe's leading manufacturer of civil and military helicopters, is in the process of reorganising its African division.
In the midst of the Gulf state's diplomatic offensive in Africa, Yoweri Museveni's regime has been able to establish a sustainable relationship with the UAE.
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Diplomacy The confiscation late last month in Khartoum of the assets of four companies controlled by businessmen related to the Palestinian Hamas has aroused the envy of the Palestinian Authority.
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Plans to build LNG import terminals in South Africa are back on the table thanks to an alliance between the state-run Central Energy Fund and petrochemical giant Sasol. But many obstacles remain.
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Energy Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi is heading into a difficult mid-term period. To boost his popularity, the head of state's communications team are doubling their efforts using methods directly inspired by western democracies.
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Shortly before becoming prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch launched a major wind power project in Dakhla, Western Sahara. To create this 200MW wind farm, his company Green of Africa, co-owned with the banker Othman Benjelloun, has embarked on an ambitious project with Belgian-Dutch company Windvision.
The Libyan government is seeking to clarify the circumstances surrounding a document bearing the letterhead of the Libyan government which was sent to Khalifa Haftar's lawyers and which several Tripoli officials claim is fake.
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