The former Equatorial Guinean minister is not likely to be free of his legal problems any time soon. He has been put under house arrest in Dubai and the Spanish authorities are continuing to do their utmost to question him about the Villarejo affair.
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Politics 
When Paul Biya turned 88 last weekend those in his inner circle tried to outdo each other in paying their respects to a president who still has the reins of state firmly in hand.
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Politics Congolese trading house Orion Oil is casting a wider net to find partners for the sale of the Congolese state oil.
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Energy 
The construction of Tema's new gas import terminal has brought in its wake a whole galaxy of foreign companies attracted by the opportunities of this future hub.
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Energy The Ghanaian authorities, who had been due to retake control of the 250-MW gas-fuelled power station on 1 February, are running behind schedule. As a result, the Emirates' Ameri Group is going to have to operate it for a few months longer than originally intended.
Jean-Claude Brou is the name currently most heard in President Alassane Ouattara's entourage as the likely successor to Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko after parliamentary elections on 6 March.
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Politics China's SPIC International & Development (Guinea) Co has not been able to start bauxite production trials on its Coliah site.
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Mining 
Rwanda's offshore finance centre, originally slated for a December 2020 launch, is now set to get off the ground in June. Rwanda Finance, the state agency behind the centre, is working on attracting its first clients.
Specially dispatched by President John Magufuli, Tanzanian foreign minister Palamagamba Kabudi is due to arrive in France on 17 February.
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Diplomacy 
Maminiaina Ravatomanga has officially cut ties with MNG Jet, a Turkish firm that leased the powerful Malagasy businessman's plane to the associates of Carlos Ghosn who helped the former Renault-Nissan CEO abscond from Japan. But his new partner, Black Eagle, descends from MNG Jet.
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Business Anticipating a rise in uranium prices, a range of investment funds are buying up Australian juniors' stakes in Africa, in the hopes of becoming early-bird financers of the next big mine.
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Mining 
The Laâyoune region is looking for more consultants to help it speed up work on the government's development plans for the Sahrawi regions. The practice is commonly used by regional presidents as they strive to meet the objectives of the major works strategy pursued by the Moroccan government in the disputed territory.
Turkish construction firm FEMA has set up a subsidiary in Algeria, headed by the group's CEO, Muzaffer Şakar, and Huseyin Karadeniz.
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