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Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Central African Republic

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Ivory CoastLionel Kili, key figure in France's Ivorian diaspora

TanzaniaSalma Iddy, environmentalist championing women entrepreneurs

CARMarius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué, Touadéra's man at the UN

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Turkish industry prospects in naval defence

Yonca Shipyard has offered to supply the Ivorian navy with a 60m transport ship.

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Difficult-to-sell huge diamond loses its sparkle for Touadéra

The Central African president is trying to sell a 178-carat diamond that was found in the southeast of the country but, three months after the lifting of the diamond embargo, it's proving quite the challenge.

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South African defence firms host Ivorian military

Several South African defence companies presented their catalogue of military equipment to an Ivorian delegation visiting Johannesburg.

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French-Ivorian military cooperation to continue despite French withdrawal

The handover of Port-Bouët military base to the Ivorian authorities will reduce the size of the French army presence in the country. Negotiations continue on the transfer of equipment and cooperation in the aviation sector.

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French and Ivorian soldiers are seen at a shooting range at the 43em BIMA, the base of the 43rd Marine Infantry Battallion of the French Army in Abidjan, 11 February 2025.

Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

Barrick suffered a harsh tax audit under Tanzania's previous government, but now hopes to strengthen its activities in the country. Its return to grace there is a welcome boost for the Canadian giant, which suspended its operations in Mali after the ruling junta seized its gold.

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Tanzania
Arbitration dispute for $500m starts between Tanzania and Mauritian firm Aqua Power

Aqua Power and Catalysis Capital have accused the Tanzanian authorities of blocking the operations of a gas-fired power station built in 2016 by their local subsidiary.

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Central African Republic
Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

The decision to end the export ban on Central African diamonds taken at the Kimberley Process general assembly met with strong opposition from the EU, Canada, the UK and the US.

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Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on 24 July 2024 in Paris.

Central African Republic
Moscow sets up legal framework for arms sales to Bangui

At the Army 2024 international forum held in Moscow in August, CAR's Defence Minister signed an agreement with his Russian counterpart to regulate the sale of Russian arms to his country.

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US and Russia clash at UN Security Council over Bangui's overflight ban

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Newly installed Samia Suluhu Hassan makes Gen Venance Mabeyo her trusted ally

The new president's cabinet reshuffle may have looked like a mere game of musical chairs, but Samia Suluhu Hassan was in fact careful to distance people who were close to her late predecessor John Magufuli and to make the chief of army staff the guarantor of her administration.

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New Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

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Airbus
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Arquus
Clermont Auvergne University
COP28
École d'ingénieurs de l'air, de l'espace et de la mobilité durable
Elitys
Faustin-Archange Touadera
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Samia Suluhu Hassan
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Wavel Ramkalawan

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Central African Republic

Ivory Coast
Turkish industry prospects in naval defence

Central African Republic
Difficult-to-sell huge diamond loses its sparkle for Touadéra

Ivory Coast
South African defence firms host Ivorian military

Ivory Coast
French-Ivorian military cooperation to continue despite French withdrawal

Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

Tanzania
Arbitration dispute for $500m starts between Tanzania and Mauritian firm Aqua Power

Central African Republic
Bangui succeeds in getting diamond embargo lifted

Central African Republic
Moscow sets up legal framework for arms sales to Bangui

Central African Republic
US and Russia clash at UN Security Council over Bangui's overflight ban

Algeria, Egypt, Libya
Africans sceptical of Al Jaber's COP28 renewables pledge

Spotlight | Kenya
African countries scramble for carbon credit eldorado

Tanzania
Newly installed Samia Suluhu Hassan makes Gen Venance Mabeyo her trusted ally