BP-ENI to dethrone Total in Angola? | DLA Piper tracks Ben Ali loot | Siemens close to Sudan PV deal

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Daily issue Tuesday 25 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  ANGOLA _ _   BP and ENI merger plan could threaten Total's position as top dog   The planned merger between BP and ENI has put Total under pressure but the French major, which has been Angola's leading producer since 2013, does not intend to give up its position easily.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  GHANA _ _   Fincantieri squares up to Ocea over patrol boat procurement   The giant Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has mounted a charm offensive to persuade Ghana's navy to buy its patrol boats rather than those of France's Ocea. Accra plans to acquire 8 offshore patrol vessels.  [...]      CHAD _ _   Post-Déby clouds form over World Bank's vast solar project   Political uncertainty in the wake of Idriss Déby's death could shed doubt over the World Bank's fledgling half-billion-dollar electrification scheme.  [...]      DRC _ _  FRANCE _ _   DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet   While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two.  [...]      EQUATORIAL GUINEA _ _   Teodorin's failed bid for photo op with Macron   Equatorial Guinea's bigwigs hoped until the very last minute that the summit on African economies in France would be an opportunity for the country's probable future leader to shine on the world stage.  [...]    FREE  _ _ EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  SUDAN _ _   Siemens inches closer to solar farm deal   During last week's conference in Paris, the German group began advanced talks with the delegation from Sudan, where the government has made the development of photovoltaic energy production a priority.  [...]      MADAGASCAR _ _   Beijing busy building bridges in Antananarivo   Chinese ambassador Guo Xiaomei is mounting a diplomatic offensive to forge ties with Rajoelina's government and his IRD party.  [...] NORTH AFRICA  TUNISIA _ _   DLA Piper bags contract to lead hunt for Ben Ali assets   Tunisia's cash-strapped government has tasked DLA Piper law firm with the global coordination of procedures to recover the ill-gotten assets of ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's family.  [...]  MOROCCO _ _   Revolving doors: agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch poaches Yasser Sbihi from BCG MINING SECTOR  DRC _ _   Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution   Residents who live near the lucrative Lubumbashi cobalt slag heap have complained to the governor of Haut-Katanga province about pollution from the fumes coming out of the plant on the site.  [...]      BURKINA FASO _ _   New mines administration appointments disputed internally   Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo has placed his supporters in most of the departments responsible for mining but the head of the key mining geology bureau has still to be appointed. Junior mines minister Aimé Zongo has his own ideas about the best person for the job.  [...]  BURUNDI _ _   J. Peter Pham set to visit Burundi for Rainbow Rare Earths Discover our subscription offers

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