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DRC : Over $1bn in 2023 emergency government spending unaccounted for

The DRC government has failed to provide documentation to support more than three-quarters of its $1.5bn “emergency” spending last year, according to the state’s finance watchdog, which pointed to “possible financial malpractice”.The “unreconciled” emergency spending in 2023 amounted to 3.262 […] ​The DRC government has failed to provide documentation to support more than three-quarters of

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Mauritania : Mobile operators face new fines over poor service

Mauritania’s telecommunications regulator is set to again impose severe financial penalties on the country’s three mobile phone operators for failing to meet a September deadline to improve services. ​Mauritania’s telecommunications regulator is set to again impose severe financial penalties on the country’s three mobile phone operators for failing to meet a September deadline to improve

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Congo : The power games at play behind Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new hydrocarbons adviser

The arrival in mid-November of Stev Simplice Onanga as Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new hydrocarbons adviser is still a major talking point […] ​The arrival in mid-November of Stev Simplice Onanga as Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new hydrocarbons adviser is still a major talking point […] Read More

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Central African Republic : Wave of arrests of Lebanese workers sparked by rivalries within the diaspora

On 5 November, the police, acting on the orders of their director general, Bienvenu Zokoué, carried out a number of […] ​On 5 November, the police, acting on the orders of their director general, Bienvenu Zokoué, carried out a number of […] Read More

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