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Spotlight | Libya, Russia
Russian paramilitary group Wagner expands southern Libyan presence

The Sharara oil field, near the town of Ubar. Wagner has a detachment located three kilometers away from this strategic production asset, held by militias that have pledged allegiance to Haftar. © REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Since the beginning of July, Wagner Group personnel have been beefing up Russia's presence in southwestern Libya, a few kilometres from oil fields held by militias affiliated with General Khalifa Haftar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
German businessman Gernot Wagner hopes Inga III will lead to hydrogen plant, but Kinshasa unconvinced

Congolese authorities are wary of the ambitions of the head of Evagor, who wants to develop a hydrogen plant on the back of the Inga III mega-dam and to build nearly 10,000 km of railway tracks.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

West Africa

Mauritania
Ghazouani assumes tighter control of oil by appointing technocrat minister

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, 30 June. © Ludovic Marin /Pool via REUTERS

After four years in charge of oil and mining, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah has hung up the gloves and made way for a newcomer with no direct experience in either sectors.

Free access Energy

France, Guinea, West Africa
Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

The Alteo alumina factory in Gardanne. © REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Among the potential buyers for the Alteo alumina refinery in Marseilles, currently in administration, is Monaco Resources, whose founder Axel Fischer was previously convicted in Germany for mismanagement of an aluminium factory.

Subscribers only Mining, Business

Guinea, Turkey
Talks aim to end double taxation and encourage Turkish investment

At a Turkey-Guinea business forum, Turkish deputy trade minister Gonca Yilmaz Batur said that she planned to sign an agreement ending double taxation between the two countries as quickly as possible.

Subscribers only Business

Mali
Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta still smiling during the latest G5 Sahel summit in Nouachott, 30 June. © Ludovic Marin /Pool via REUTERS

After being forced to resign by part of the army on 18 August, the former Malian president could be allowed to go to the United Arab Emirates, where he has been receiving medical care for months.

Subscribers only Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
PAE develops American bridgehead role in Mogadishu

Pacific Architects & Engineers has become one of the US's main support service providers in the war against Al-Shabaab in a number of different fields.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Lesotho, South Africa
Lesotho Highlands Water Project delayed by administrative problems

Katse dam, in Lesotho, completed in 1996 under Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. © Christian Wörtz/CC BY-SA 2.5

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, a cornerstone of South Africa's water supply strategy, is now not expected to be completed until December 2026. The new delay, which is the result of administrative hold-ups, risks creating difficulties in the province of Gauteng.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics

Mozambique
Zakher leads way on gas services partnership between Maputo and Abu Dhabi

The firm owned by the businessman Hassan El Ali recently signed a deal with Mozambique's national oil company ENH, thereby becoming one of the first Dubai-based operators to invest in the country's gas sector.

Subscribers only Energy

Namibia
Namibia clears the way for Vedanta to relaunch zinc activities

The Namibian government recently relaunched an environmental authorisation process for modernisation of the Skorpion zinc mine. The move will speed things up if operator Vedanta decides to relaunch the project it put on hold in March.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Morocco
Moroccan firms urged to take over ferry links from Comanav and Comarit

Transport minister Abadelkader Amara wants to have Moroccan firms reinvest in the ferry market between Morocco and Europe, dominated by foreign companies. The El Moutea family, owner of City Bus, has already shown interest in taking a slice.

Subscribers only Business

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