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Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

Under pressure from the IMF, which for the past 18 months has been blocking the second tranche of the $448.6m loan it approved in 2019, Congo is trying to revive talks with traders who have extended oil-backed loans to the country. Having long been advised by banks, the country is now going it alone. [...]

Published on 20/01/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

A creditor of both N'Djamena and Brazzaville, the oil trading giant is facing two very different situations. In Chad, which is seeking debt relief under the terms of the G20's "common framework", Glencore will have to accept the terms negotiated by the country's sovereign creditors.

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Olivier Colom, one of Sarkozy's ex-diplomatic aides, branches into sovereign advisory in Africa

Olivier Colom, closely linked to Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, who placed him on the board of Endeavour Mining and then at Euronews, previously worked in the diplomatic unit of the Elysée Palace under Nicolas Sarkozy.

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Olivier Colom last year set up a boutique consulting firm specialising in providing financial advice to governments.

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

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