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Angola
Diplomatic manoeuvrings over Cassinga’s iron

There is a rich blend of industrial interests and diplomatic stakes at play in the talks launched at the end [...]

Published on 21/03/2017 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Angola
Diplomatic manoeuvrings over Cassinga’s iron

Angola
End of the Dino era

Angola
With Turkey's Tosyali, Luanda rekindles dreams of steel

Angola
Sonangol's secret diplomacy in Kuala Lumpur

Angola
The Dos Santos-Trafigura era bows out to Lourenco-Total era

Angola
Bombarded on the oil front, Joao Lourenco shores up his mining turf

Angola
Cabinda, new gold stronghold for Luanda

Angola
Joao Lourenco places ministerial axis on mines

Angola
Cuando Cubango iron ore sea-bound once again

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenco, future president of a cash-strapped country

Angola
Luanda takes its place on the Copperbelt

Angola
Chevron’s patience running out on Sonangol debt

Angola
Modulax's Brazilian plant to resume iron ore mining

Angola
Iron ore hit by drop in Chinese demand

Spotlight | Angola
Trafigura and the new iron masters