Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba took control of the institutions tasked with identifying and recovering the massive amounts of money misappropriated during the Gaddafi era. And since the beginning of his term in office, he has also contacted some of the private investigators who had offered their services to previous Libyan governments.
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There has been a marked uptick in Western consultants looking to pay calls on the transitional government since Idriss Déby's death. Chad's intelligence agencies and those of its allies' have been busy blocking their way.
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Business Abderrahmane Hassan Déby Itno, a nephew of the late president Idriss Déby, has secured a long-haul business jet for the Chadian transitional authorities to travel around on official business. The low-profile businessman has long played an important role in public procurement.
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Business 
The Ivorian head of state placed prefect Vassiriki Traoré at the helm of his office's external intelligence unit in mid-July.
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Politics Attacks on cash-in-transit vehicles in recent months have prompted Ghanaian banks to launch a tender for the acquisition of armoured vehicles. Companies that usually vie for military contracts are rushing into the increasingly competitive sector.
AU Peace and Security Council is expected to soon review the findings of a controversial report on Somalia. For several months, relations between Mogadishu and the African Union have been fraying.
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The Rwandan soldiers deployed to Cabo Delgado have already fired shots at the Islamist-linked group whose actions forced TotalEnergies to bring the construction of its gas liquefaction facility to a standstill.
The newcomer to mineral exploration in Namibia is run by serial entrepreneur Jurie Wessels and 27% owned by South African construction group Raubex, but this is not the first time they have worked together.
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Mining The east African fibre optic specialist Bandwidth & Cloud Services Group (BCS Group) decided to set up shop in Maputo at the beginning of June.
