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Chad
Glencore appoints advisers for debt relief talks with N'Djamena

Chad's biggest creditor, oil trading house Glencore, has enlisted an advisory bank to guide it through talks on restructuring N'Djamena's debt under the aegis of the Paris Club. [...]

Published on 08/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Chad
Glencore appoints advisers for debt relief talks with N'Djamena

Chad
Glencore continues to sell its oil while waiting for its debt to N'Djamena to be restructured

Chad
How Glencore will avoid paying a parting bonus to its employees with the Perenco takeover

Egypt
QatarEnergy enjoys easing of relations with Cairo to invest alongside Shell

Chad
Who is controlling the oil since Déby's death?

Congo
Pastor Ntumi reshuffles party for legislative elections

Chad
Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

Chad
N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Chad
Kaka's Doha task force to focus on Erdimi, Glencore, embassy

Central Africa, Chad, Congo
Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Chad
Glencore tries yet again to sell off Chad assets

Africa
China and G20 clash again over Africa's debt, this time about cancellation

Spotlight | Chad
Qatar's discreet game plan behind Glencore-Deby deal