Both Anwar Arif and Mohammed Ramadan Mensli are claiming leadership of the entity in charge of tracking Libyan assets abroad. This rivalry is endangering the legal proceedings launched in the United States against eight of the world's biggest banks.
Central African President Faustin Archange Touadéra's new Mauritian adviser Sandra Boodhun has been at his side on all his latest trips abroad, most recently in Dubai.
For the past few weeks, the cost of staples such as bread, rice and sugar has been rising. In an effort to maintain his popularity, the new president has promised to cut import taxes, but the move could backfire.
If Guinea's authorities once expressed impatience over the mining giant's slowness in dealing with the Simandou iron ore project, the situation has changed. Some of the firm's former employees are now being given prominent positions in the new administration, and one of them has very close ties to the presidency.
After its successful operation at CI-101, the Italian major's managing director Sergio Laura wants to snap up nearby blocks.
Several senior officials of the Somali Regional State (SRS) administration recently defected from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party (PP).
Casa Transports is set to relaunch its plans for a vast video surveillance system, officially dedicated to traffic management but whose specifications were dictated by the national police force, the DGSN. The Chinese company Hikvision could benefit from the new plans.
Perenco has bought Mazarine Energy's Tunisian assets and is also interested in taking over ENI's permits in Tunisia.
Egyptian defence minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, who is looking for new artillery systems, upped talks with South Korean defence conglomerate Hanwha Defense on a potential order for its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers when he attended Egypt Defence Expo 2021.
