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Power Brokers and their Connections

Daily issue Friday 7 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  CHAD    New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat     The Transitional Military Council, in power since the death of Idriss Deby, is worried about several Chadian rebel groups active in the Fezzan region of southern Libya. Chad is urgently trying to boost its firepower and wants help from Libya and Niger.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  FRANCE   QATAR   AFRICA    Qatari shareholders nudge Accor into 5-star trajectory   In opening new luxury hotels in Morocco and Ivory Coast, Accor is clearly targeting the wealthiest segment of the African market. The hotel chain will be hoping that this strategy, which has coincided with the arrival of Qatari and Saudi shareholders, will help to replenish the coffers as Covid-19 travel restrictions continue to hamper its business.  [...]      CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC    Dyck Advisory Group bids for UN mine clearance contract   The private South African operator Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) is angling for a piece of a UN mine clearance contract now that its military operations have been suspended in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.  [...]      PORTUGAL   EQUATORIAL GUINEA   ANGOLA    Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo   Portugal has yet to get over Equatorial Guinea's accession to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, which it opposed: it sent no government representatives to one of the highlights of the bloc's calendar, the Malabo business summit.  [...]      CONGO    Vadim Osdet Mvouba, the new face of youth in the president's party   The son of the speaker of parliament, Vadim Osdet Mvouba is an up-and-coming figure in the president's political machine and has led the youth wing of the ruling party since October.  [...] EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  MADAGASCAR    Madagascar ordered to pay €6.9m to de Sutter brothers   The World Bank's court of arbitration has brought to an end a 12-year legal battle by finding in favour of Peter and Kristof de Sutter following the destruction of their Polo Garments Majunga textile plant in 2009. The judges have ruled that the Madagascan authorities did not take sufficient steps to protect the Belgian company's investment.  [...]      MOZAMBIQUE    Chinese businessman Wu Tao takes over reins of Sino-Moz Parque Industrial   The boss of Africa Great Wall has inherited the Chinese-Mozambican industrial park project, which will be in a position to compete with AFECC's special economic zone.  [...] NORTH AFRICA  MOROCCO    Canada bends rules for drone-maker Baykar and L3 Harris   The Bayraktar-TB2 armed drones that Morocco will receive will be equipped with Canadian-made Wescam LX-15 optronics, despite Ottawa's decision to ban the sale of such equipment to Turkish manufacturer Baykar.  [...]  LIBYA    Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years OIL & GAS  NAMIBIA    Total and Qatar Petroleum to begin drilling in promising Orange Basin MINING SECTOR  INNER CIRCLES   GUINEA    Magassouba and Nimaga, the dynamic duo running the mining ministry  AFRICA   PORTUGAL    Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers   With European demand for responsibly sourced battery metals continuing to grow, Portugal is seeking to position itself as an alternative to African exporters of minerals with high attendant risks.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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