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Glencore ordered to pay £280m over African bribes

International commodity trading and mining company Glencore Energy has been ordered to pay £280m ($313m) in fines and confiscations orders today, ... after pleading guilty to seven counts of bribery relating to its oil operations in Africa.

Lukewarm ESG

Grit’s Standard Bank-led refinancing will help fund Club Med in Senegal

A refinancing of debt held by Africa-focused property investor Grit Real Estate led by Standard Bank will help pay for the revamp and expansion ... of assets operated by Club Med in Senegal, Grit’s chief strategy officer Darren Veenhuis tells The Africa Report.

fossil fuel

Africa oil discoveries ‘too tempting to be shunned over renewables’

Despite the global push towards renewable energy, Africa's oil discoveries will not be sacrificed, says a senior oil expert. ...

trade ties

UK Export Finance guarantees £170m worth of deals in Benin and Togo

UK investment to West Africa is “slowly building momentum,” says His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner, John Humphrey, following commitments ... of over £170m ($191m) made at the inaugural UK-Francophone West and Central Africa Trade & Investment Forum.

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BITTERSWEET

Cocoa: Ivorian trader Loïc Folloroux’s lost millions

SOAP OPERA

Côte d’Ivoire: Has the bubble already burst between Gbagbo and Outtara?

Lagos giants

NNPC, Dangote Cement, NLNG… Nigeria rules roost in ranking of West African companies

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BITTERSWEET

Cocoa: Ivorian trader Loïc Folloroux’s lost millions

SOAP OPERA

Côte d’Ivoire: Has the bubble already burst between Gbagbo and Outtara?

Lagos giants

NNPC, Dangote Cement, NLNG… Nigeria rules roost in ranking of West African companies

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Telecoms: Nigeria’s Tizeti tries its luck in Francophone Africa

Tizeti, a provider of internet access via solar terminals in Nigeria and Ghana, is looking to move into Côte d'Ivoire and Togo, two already ... busy markets.

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In the name of cocoa

Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana: Five questions to better understand the battle over cocoa

Ensuring the beans can be fully traced by 2024, announcing sales at encouraging prices… Since 2018, Abidjan and Accra have been engaging in ... an arm wrestling match with the brown gold industry to defend the interests of the planters.

Bean Count

Ghana’s new cocoa price leaves production targets in jeopardy, farmers say

An increase in government-set prices for cocoa production in Ghana isn’t enough to provide incentives to hit output targets or keep pace with ... what’s on offer in Côte d’Ivoire, say farmer representatives.

Finance man

Finance: A successful bet for Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC

With the announcement of a double transaction, the Franco-Ivorian is on the verge of completing his foray into the delicate world of “exotic” ... financing.

Last chance mission?

Mali-Côte d’Ivoire: Three African heads of state meet in Bamako to negotiate release of 46 Ivorian soldiers

Three West African heads of state were expected in Bamako on 29 September to try once again to negotiate the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers who ... have been held for two months.

Employees charge lithium ion batteries for a Hamba electric motorcycle at a solar-powered recharging station in Wedza

Mission Critical

Ghana’s planned first lithium mine can trigger West African exploration

Atlantic Lithium’s plans to build Ghana’s first lithium mine can trigger further exploration nationally and regionally, interim CEO Len Kolff ... tells The Africa Report.

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