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Illicit gold networks fuelling conflict, organised crime across Africa and global south, GI-TOC warns
Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.
Middle Eastern consortium offers $200mn to finance Genmin's Gabon iron ore project via JV
Genmin has also received an expression of interest from a Shanghai-listed Chinese group seeking at least a 51% stake, alongside offering construction financing, technical support.
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AEC calls on African oil producers to remain in OPEC after UAE exit
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has urged African oil-producing countries – Algeria, the Republic of Congo, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria – to remain within OPEC.
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Hormuz tensions raise inflation and energy security risks for Africa, says senior investment analyst
A senior investment analyst examines how the ongoing Middle East military conflict and rapidly climbing oil and gas prices are affecting African economies, supply chains and cost of living.
The UAE’s ascendancy in Africa
The UAE invested $110bn into Africa over four years with initiatives spanning ports and logistics, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and financial services, to become among the continent’s most consequential economic partners.