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Algeria : French security provider Amarante International packs its bags

French private security firm Amarante International is shutting down its wholly owned Algerian subsidiary. The branch’s Algerian accounts were frozen […] ​French private security firm Amarante International is shutting down its wholly owned Algerian subsidiary. The branch’s Algerian accounts were frozen […] Read More

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Kenya/Somalia : Mogadishu turns to Nairobi amid row with Jubaland

Kenya has not managed to appease escalating tensions between Mogadishu and the long-serving – and now contested – president of Jubaland, a semi-autonomous state on the Kenyan border. On 25 November, a large majority of members of Jubaland’s parliament elected Ahmed […] ​Kenya has not managed to appease escalating tensions between Mogadishu and the long-serving

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Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa. ​In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human

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Biden Hopes Train Project in Angola Defines Africa Legacy

In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port. ​In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port. Read More

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Egypt/Gabon : Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Following a meeting with the Gabonese president when he visited Brussels in November, a delegation from the Egyptian African Arab Co for Development consortium will head to Libreville this week. ​Following a meeting with the Gabonese president when he visited Brussels in November, a delegation from the Egyptian African Arab Co for Development consortium will

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