CNMC has signed a deal with Gécamines whereby the Chinese mining giant will fork out $5m to avoid having to hire a local firm for the construction of its copper and cobalt mine Kambove, as required by Congolese law.
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The two presidents, who are running for re-election, are banking on Total's final investment decision on Lake Albert field being signed soon.
The African Union's peacekeeping mission will remain in the Somali region but on the Ethiopian side of the border, Abiy Ahmed Ali having succeeded in getting AMISOM's new rear base stationed in Jijiga.
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Politics Julius Kipngetich wants some medicines to be made locally to reduce Jubilee Insurance's costs.
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American contractor RMGS is to recruit two strategy advisers to assist Mozambique in its battle against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. Through RMGS and Crisis Response Co., Washington is involving itself in events in the Mozambican oil province, where Maputo has been getting support until now from Russian and South African contractors.
Formerly known as Nikuv International Projects, Israeli company Pangea IT, which specialises in the digitalisation and modernisation of administrative services, has a past marked by electoral controversy and a conviction for corruption of a foreign agent.
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The Turkish businessman, who will oversee maritime imports on behalf of Libyan customs, owns a major forwarding agency and is a key player in a score of African countries.
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Business The member of parliament for Mascara and close associate of Abdelaziz Bouteflika is stepping away from the management of his companies to avoid getting caught up in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's anti-corruption campaign.
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