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Guinea : Strike exposes labour fault lines at Baowu-Winning led Simandou mining complex

The widely backed strike at the Baowu Winning Consortium Simandou (BWCS) mining site near Kérouané in eastern Guinea lasted just a few days, from 2 to 6 May. But tensions remain across the various sites of the mining, rail and port […] ​The widely backed strike at the Baowu Winning Consortium Simandou (BWCS) mining site

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Central Africa : António Guterres appoints UN representative for Central Africa

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has just appointed Comorian diplomat Mohamed El-Amine Souef as his special representative for Central Africa. […] ​United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has just appointed Comorian diplomat Mohamed El-Amine Souef as his special representative for Central Africa. […] Read More

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Congo : Four heads of state due in Brazzaville for the AfDB’s annual meetings

The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of the African financing system, of which he gave a first outline during the Africa Forward summit on 11 and 12 May. ​The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of

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Mozambique : TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil granted Rwandan armed forces exemption

In Cabo Delgado province, the two oil majors will be able to rely on protection from the Rwandan Defence Force, despite the sanctions imposed in March by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which is part of the US Treasury. ​In Cabo Delgado province, the two oil majors will be able to rely on protection

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