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South Africa : Oil minister stonewalls MPs when quizzed about Russian bank’s role in TotalEnergies exit

Did PetroSA’s decision to select the Russian bank Gazprombank as its “preferred investment partner” to relaunch activity at the Mossel […] ​Did PetroSA’s decision to select the Russian bank Gazprombank as its “preferred investment partner” to relaunch activity at the Mossel […] Read More

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Tanzania/Uganda : Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies’ Tilenga troubles

The mood in the corridors of the fifth floor of the Course View Towers building in the heart of Kampala’s business district, the Ugandan headquarters of TotalEnergies, is far from festive. For the subsidiary’s director Philippe Groueix, as for the […] ​The mood in the corridors of the fifth floor of the Course View Towers

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Kenya : Rural electricity agency plans to capitalise on Kenya Power’s faults

The Kenyan state agency responsible for rural electrification wants to take over the mandate of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company to connect consumers in such areas directly. ​The Kenyan state agency responsible for rural electrification wants to take over the mandate of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company to connect consumers in such areas

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Central African Republic : Bangui takes aim at opposition figure who pressed charges in France for ‘assassination attempt’

Opposition figure Jean-François Akandji-Kombé, who filed a complaint against CAR Sports Minister Rodolphe Héritier Doneng in mid-July for an alleged assassination attempt in France, now finds himself in the firing line. ​Opposition figure Jean-François Akandji-Kombé, who filed a complaint against CAR Sports Minister Rodolphe Héritier Doneng in mid-July for an alleged assassination attempt in France,

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