Niger: new leaf for CNPC | UK caution on G20 debt reform | Libya: tussle over new spy chief

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Wednesday 8 July Read this issue     Spotlight | Niger Tchiani eases pressure on CNPC after three years of crisis   Recognising the importance of the Chinese company – the country's leading private investor and operator of all its oil infrastructure – the junta is showing signs of de-escalation. The state and the company have been in conflict since the coup d'état of July 2023.   Subscribers only | Energy     Libya New intelligence chief faces pushback over contested appointment   Abdul Majeed Mligta, the successor to Mohamed Khalifa Hussein al-Ayeb, has yet to settle into his new post as Libya's intelligence chief, with his disputed appointment at risk of failing to win recognition abroad.   Subscribers only | Politics       Ethiopia, Senegal From Addis Ababa to Dakar, London treads carefully on G20 Common Framework The United Kingdom is walking a fine line before taking up the G20 rotating presidency. Ethiopia's difficulties in reaching a deal with its private creditors could complicate Senegal's potential recourse to the bloc's sovereign debt initiative.   Subscribers only | Finance       Nigeria Trio of traders turns to courts to maintain fuel imports   With businessman Aliko Dangote seeking to get the purchase of refined products abroad banned, three of the country's leading importers are taking legal action in hopes of compelling regulators to issue new licences.   Subscribers only | Energy       Kenya Renewal of British contingent faces tough talks     Following the G7 summit, where he met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, William Ruto is calling for the swift ratification of the draft defence cooperation agreement. Five years after it was drawn up, the text has still not been passed by parliament.   Subscribers only | Defence       Morocco The businessman driving closer commercial ties between Rabat and Seoul   With negotiations towards an economic partnership in advanced stages, South Korean companies eyeing the kingdom are increasingly relying on the advice of a compatriot with deep knowledge of its business landscape.   Subscribers only | Business       Zambia Serbian agribusiness group FPM plots southern African expansion   With support from players as diverse as the Zambian armed forces, the Serbian diplomatic corps and an Israeli agribusiness company, equipment manufacturer FPM Agromehanika is looking to become an alternative in a market dominated by South Africa.   Subscribers only | Commodity Traders       DRC Government studies proposal to tighten mining sector oversight   Subscribers only | Mining, Politics     The New Guard Nigeria Wale Gbadamosi-Oyekanmi, architect of new Paris-Lagos cultural link   Ethiopia Aklilu Tadesse, a state minister with continental ambitions   Kenya Krysteen Savane, a champion of the arts between Nairobi and the French capital   Subscribers only | Politics, Business

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