The oil and gas field owned by the Italian oil major is so resource-intensive that new investors are already required, just months before the launch of the second phase.
The UN peacekeeping mission's supplier Tristar is struggling to import its products.
The French firm's founder Robert Franchitti and seven others are to go on trial in Paris over alleged money laundering and bribing African officials in order to bag security equipment contracts.
The Western majors are steadily pulling out of refineries on the continent, with Ivory Coast the latest to experience this, much to the government's chagrin.
Breaking news published on 22/08/24 at 15:30 GMT: In a legal proceeding filed by the American leasing company, which is claiming nearly $10m from the national airline, a US court has just issued an order grounding four aircraft leased to the Senegalese company.
Rocked by the widespread demonstrations targeting his government since June, the Kenyan leader has spoken to the army's long-standing leaders and made a number of appointments.
The first and second days of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be played neither in Antananarivo nor in Iconi.
After two years of waiting, the construction of its third factory in the country has been given the go-ahead. In the face of demands from local authorities and the risk of the conglomerate's subsidiary losing contracts with Mercedes and BMW, the government has finally stepped up.
