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Egypt : Cairo pulls out all the stops to secure UN sustainable energy post

The former Egyptian ambassador to Brazil, Wael Aboulmagd, is one of two candidates in the running to head the International Renewable Energy Agency, a UN organisation based in Abu Dhabi. ​The former Egyptian ambassador to Brazil, Wael Aboulmagd, is one of two candidates in the running to head the International Renewable Energy Agency, a UN

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South Africa : Pretoria sets out to reshape ArcelorMittal South Africa’s ownership

At the request of Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, the public development agency Industrial Development Corp (IDC), headed by Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, has […] ​At the request of Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration, the public development agency Industrial Development Corp (IDC), headed by Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, has […] Read More

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Cameroon : Indian tycoon Gagan Gupta struggles to fulfil his bauxite ambitions

Is Indian billionaire Gagan Gupta’s foray into mining beginning to stall in Cameroon? The Minim-Martap bauxite project in Adamawa was meant to serve as a test case for diversifying the businessman’s portfolio. Gupta made his fortune developing industrial and logistics […] ​Is Indian billionaire Gagan Gupta’s foray into mining beginning to stall in Cameroon? The

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South Sudan : After its court victory, Qatar National Bank seeks to recover $1bn from Juba

Claiming that it has received no payment from South Sudan more than 60 days after the court’s ruling, QNB’s lawyers are asking the Washington court to register the judgment nationwide in the United States. ​Claiming that it has received no payment from South Sudan more than 60 days after the court’s ruling, QNB’s lawyers are

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