The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow began with a behind closed doors serious tug of war between African negotiators and Latin American counterparts. The COP26 ended on 14 November with its overall results falling short of expectations.
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Indian operator Airtel's African money transfer service has been the target of American and Qatari investors for several months.
In the wake of the COP26 in Glasgow, the Congolese head of state is seeking to use his last few weeks at the head of the African Union to show that he is uniting the continent in its fight against global warming.
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Diplomacy At Luanda's instigation, several heads of the armed groups that last year joined a rebel coalition recently signed an initial deal with the government. But Bangui suspects two holdouts of rapidly rearming via neighbouring states.
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Having completed the pre-feasibility study for its Nimba iron ore project in Guinea, SMFG has now finalised nearly all aspects for the project's advancement, except for one key issue: the transportation of its future output by train on ArcelorMittal's rail track, which will be needed to get its shipments to buyers.
Aeneas West Africa, the Abidjan-based subsidiary of the French group Aeneas, will represent the interests of TR Equipement in the country, and also throughout West Africa.
Former Ivorian Foreign Minister (2016-2020) Marcel Amon-Tanoh could soon be a diplomat again.
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Several European banks have suspended their transactions with Sudan after General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's coup d'état.
Unlike its neighbour Tanzania, Uganda is incapable of making decisions in a hurry. Everything has to go through Museveni.
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is usually accommodating towards Chinese mining investors in Zimbabwe, has been forced to revoke a permit granted to Heijin Mining to avoid a ZANU-PF revolt in Mashonaland East province, where local communities are increasingly opposed to Chinese miners.
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Following the departure of two diplomatic advisers from the presidential cabinet, Walid Hajjem, previously a familiar presence at meetings, is making fewer appearances.
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Diplomacy The United Arab Emirates fear losing all their gains in Libya, where their protégé Khalifa Haftar is weakened. The eastern strongman has refused any rapprochement with the head of the transitional administration.
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