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Niger : CNPC tries to retain monopoly despite pressure from junta

In constant need of foreign currency, the Niger junta, which has been led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani since 2023, is impatiently awaiting the moment when it will have volumes of crude oil to sell to traders. Since the commissioning of […] ​In constant need of foreign currency, the Niger junta, which has been led by […]

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Congo : Dangote solicits Sassou-Nguesso’s support for mining project

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote travelled to Brazzaville on 20 January, accompanied by his country’s former head of state Olusegun Obasanjo. […] ​Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote travelled to Brazzaville on 20 January, accompanied by his country’s former head of state Olusegun Obasanjo. […] Read More

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Tunisia : Airport retailer Tunisia Duty Free falls into Turkish hands

ATÜ Duty Free, a subsidiary of TAV, which operates the Enfidha–Hammamet and Monastir airports, has become the majority shareholder in Tunisia Duty Free (TDF). ​ATÜ Duty Free, a subsidiary of TAV, which operates the Enfidha–Hammamet and Monastir airports, has become the majority shareholder in Tunisia Duty Free (TDF). Read More

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Morocco : Rabat turns to Obama and Biden communications gurus to lobby Brussels

Even at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Morocco is confirming its American leaning. After turning to the Italian lobbying […] ​Even at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Morocco is confirming its American leaning. After turning to the Italian lobbying […] Read More

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Senegal : From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

It was a meeting from which nothing filtered out. On the sidelines of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Beijing in December 2025, the director-general of the French Treasury, Bertrand Dumont, was received at the China Exim Bank headquarters. Together with […] ​It was a meeting from which nothing filtered out. On the sidelines of President

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