Since arriving in power in 2015, President Filipe Nyusi has little by little restructured his diplomatic corps, which serves as a vital tool for conveying to the international community justification for the army's lack of results in the conflict-hit region of Cabo Delgado.
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Having filed a complaint on 7 October against one of the three judges that ruled in 2013 in its dispute with the construction firm Commisimpex, Congo is now seeking the cancellation of arbitration proceedings in Paris.
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As iron prices rise, exploration permits are in great demand in western Mali. Early investors, most of them local, are hoping that they can later sell on their permits and make a profit.
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Mining Charles-Henri Malécot is about to hand over the reins of Stoa Infra & Energy to Marie-Laure Mazaud, the current deputy managing director. The fund's future management, which devotes 50% of its activity to the financing of infrastructure projects in Africa, will have to discuss with its shareholders the terms of the next round of financing.
As the 2022 presidential election race hots up, the insurance company Amaco, the heart of opposition candidate William Ruto's business empire, is being targeted by a myriad of claims from the local and central authorities.
Already at daggers drawn over the pace of the transition and the dismantling of the parties and institutions of the Bashir era, the civilians and military officers on the transitional council are also at odds over the signing of a permanent accord with Israel.
The meeting yesterday between Somalia's president and prime minister offers a glimpse of a warming of relations between the two, as well as a possible restart of the electoral process. However, it is far from resolving all the problems.
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On 11 October, the South African magnate Tim Tebeilla registered Sekoko Resources in Botswana, possibly with an eye on the nickel mines in Francistown in the east of the country.
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Although Spain has a plentiful gas supply thanks largely to LNG imported from the US, Russia and Qatar, it is keen to stay in the good books of its closest geographical supplier, Algeria's state-run Sonatrach.
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Energy On 25 October, the Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouli along with six of his ministers will be in Paris to meet with French officials. The delegation will also attend a France-Egypt business summit organised by France's business lobby Medef and meet representatives of a dozen French companies.
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Business Oil minister Mohamed Aoun, who is still trying to oust NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla, is now targeting his management of a London-based structure in charge of distributing contracts to petroleum engineering majors.
Kaïs #Saied will attend Middle East Green Initiative Summit on 25 October, an environmental conference organised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.The Tunisian president hopes to secure substantial budgetary support from #SaudiArabia and #UAE.
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