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Senegal : The businessmen, marabouts and fixers in Ousmane Sonko’s inner circle

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko counts on a varied network to boost Senegal’s economy. The circle includes construction entrepreneurs, former contractors for the finance ministry – which Sonko himself served in – and a handful of religious figures.One of them took part in a meeting last year that still intrigues to this day. Abdou Mbacké, a

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Cameroon : Lenders vie to finance Kribi’s industrial zone

With a total estimated cost of €795m, the development project for the port of Kribi’s industrial zone has already attracted several multilateral institutions in addition to the African Development Bank. ​With a total estimated cost of €795m, the development project for the port of Kribi’s industrial zone has already attracted several multilateral institutions in addition

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