Hendrik Bam, linchpin of Dyck Advisory | Covid: China suspends aid to Kenya | Suspense over ENI/ExxonMobil deal

Power Brokers and their Connections

Daily issue Friday 21 August 2020 SPOTLIGHT  MOZAMBIQUE   LIBYA   SOUTH AFRICA    Cabo Delgado: Hendrik Bam, the linchpin of Dyck Advisory Group's operations   Ex-British paratrooper Hendrik Bam is playing a role in the counter-insurrection being led by the Dyck Advisory Group in northern Mozambique. He was also involved in Lancaster 6's moves in Libya last year.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  SENEGAL   BUSINESS    AfDB still dealing with fallout of Sendou power plant   The African Development Bank is staring down the barrel of a financial fiasco over the Sendou coal power plant of which it is the largest backer.  [...]      CAMEROON   POLITICS    Cameroon's rival factions clash over every government initiative as end of Biya's reign looms   A recent U-turn on management of the Ebo forest is only the latest incident in unending clan warfare that is tearing Cameroon's government apart.  [...]  UNITED STATES   AFRICA   POLITICS    AFRICOM orders new satellite communications equipment from Sigma Defense      IVORY COAST   DIPLOMACY    Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  CHINA   KENYA   DIPLOMACY    Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations   Alibaba founder Jack Ma and the Chinese embassy in Nairobi are waiting for the government to provide information about the use of medical equipment donated by the businessman which it appears to have lost track of.  [...] NORTH AFRICA  ALGERIA   DIPLOMACY    John O'Rourke, EU ambassador in Algeria, seeks spin doctor to talk up lacklustre performance OIL & GAS  RUNNING STORY   MOZAMBIQUE   CORPORATE STRATEGY    Block 4: ENI lets suspense over deal with ExxonMobil on LNG trains linger   After several set-backs, it looks like the development of the LNG trains 3 and 4 on Afungi peninsula could be near in sight.  [...]      EQUATORIAL GUINEA   STATE STRATEGY    Why oil minister Gabriel Obiang is furious about PM Obama Asue's reappointment   The reappointment of Obama Asue as prime minister following the resignation of the government is a new demonstration of the growing power of vice president and president in waiting Obiang Nguema.  [...] MINING SECTOR  GUINEA    Danny Keating, bauxite developers' best buddy   After overseeing the bauxite projects of UK miner Alufer and the India's Dynamic Mining in Guinea, Danny Keating has taken charge of Australian firm Lindian Resources while finding time to set up his own company.  [...]  ZIMBABWE   FINANCING AND ADVISORY    B2Gold poised for new strike on Metallon's gold? Discover our subscription offers

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