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Nigeria : Legal appeal threatens two new TotalEnergies offshore blocks

Nigerian oil company Zebbra Energy, headed by Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, aka “ABC Orjiako”, has appealed against the revocation of […] ​Nigerian oil company Zebbra Energy, headed by Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, aka “ABC Orjiako”, has appealed against the revocation of […] Read More

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Burkina Faso/Mali : Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

The place is Cape Town on 5 February during the Mining Indaba conference. Mark Bristow, then head of the Canadian mining giant Barrick, has welcomed industry executives and officials to […] ​The place is Cape Town on 5 February during the Mining Indaba conference. Mark Bristow, then head of the Canadian mining giant Barrick, has

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How Trump’s Redlines Have Upended the G20 Summit in South Africa

At the annual meeting of the world’s major economic powers, U.S. objections are blocking the usual policy statements, highlighting the president’s distaste for multilateralism — and compromise. ​At the annual meeting of the world’s major economic powers, U.S. objections are blocking the usual policy statements, highlighting the president’s distaste for multilateralism — and compromise. Read More

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Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request

Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison. ​Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five

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Cameroon/Central African Republic : Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga’s running tab with Bangui

The Cameroonian media tycoon, who has been imprisoned in Yaoundé since March 2023, still refuses to pay his arrears to the Central African High Council for Communication. ​The Cameroonian media tycoon, who has been imprisoned in Yaoundé since March 2023, still refuses to pay his arrears to the Central African High Council for Communication. Read More

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