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Mozambique : TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil granted Rwandan armed forces exemption

In Cabo Delgado province, the two oil majors will be able to rely on protection from the Rwandan Defence Force, despite the sanctions imposed in March by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which is part of the US Treasury. ​In Cabo Delgado province, the two oil majors will be able to rely on protection […]

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Congo : Four heads of state due in Brazzaville for the AfDB’s annual meetings

The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of the African financing system, of which he gave a first outline during the Africa Forward summit on 11 and 12 May. ​The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of

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Djibouti : Delegation of Djiboutian parliamentarians due in Paris

Members of the Djibouti-France friendship group are expected to hold a series of meetings at the French parliament, as well as in the Mayenne department in western France. ​Members of the Djibouti-France friendship group are expected to hold a series of meetings at the French parliament, as well as in the Mayenne department in western

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Madagascar : Electoral commission officials undergoing training in Moscow

Since 17 May, a delegation from Madagascar’s CENI, the independent national electoral commission, has been quietly visiting Russia as part […] ​Since 17 May, a delegation from Madagascar’s CENI, the independent national electoral commission, has been quietly visiting Russia as part […] Read More

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Cameroon : Two Yaoundé creditors locked in legal battle in French courts

The Belgian company Projet Pilote Garoubé and its creditor, the financial management firm Ivo Capital Partners, formerly allies in arbitration proceedings against […] ​The Belgian company Projet Pilote Garoubé and its creditor, the financial management firm Ivo Capital Partners, formerly allies in arbitration proceedings against […] Read More

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Morocco : Tycoon Hicham Aït Menna’s connections in business, sports and politics

Current president of Wydad Athletic Club, one of the most iconic football clubs in Casablanca, Hicham Aït Menna has drawn on his dual passion for sport and politics to expand his empire. The eldest of the five children from the second marriage of Haj Mohamed Aït Menna, who passed away in the early 2000s, he

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