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Cameroon: new frontline in China-Australia trade war?

Despite being sued by Australia’s Sundance Resources, Cameroon is set to begin in August the construction of a railway line with two China-affiliated businesses, connecting the coast to substantial iron ore deposit on Congo Republic border. In December 2020, the Perth-based Sundance Resources and two other Australian mining companies, who aspired to develop one of […]

Tunisian Premier brushes aside calls to step down

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Sunday slammed calls for his resignation amid cold war with President Kais Saied, adding that he is “responsible for salvaging a country gripped by political and economic woes.” “My resignation? It is out of the question, I will not resign, I am responsible, those who know me know it well,” […]

Equatorial Guinea challenges France over Paris mansion, citing UN anti‑corruption treaty

Equatorial Guinea has filed an urgent appeal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanding France halt the sale of a luxury mansion in Paris seized from Vice President Teodorin Obiang, son of the African nation’s long‑serving president. The property was confiscated following Teodorin’s conviction for embezzlement in a French court. Representing Equatorial Guinea, Minister […]