By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Potentiel
Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Placide Ndumbi Kayembe as chair of the board of directors of the Bakwanga Mining Company (MIBA), Albert-Gordon Kalonji Ditutu as its director-general and New Aoran as deputy director-general. Seven other members are joining the board as the state-owned mining company must restart its activities, reports Le Potentiel.
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Fighting and the conflict with Rwanda are fueling a persistent security crisis in the DRC.
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31 OctMuyaya says Kinshasa is maintaining peace processesAfter several years in senior management roles, Mehdi Moumen left salaried employment to create AM EXPERTS, an insurance brokerage firm. His banking experience gained in France and Morocco is driving his plan to develop links between the two countries, reports Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye discussed with Makhtar Diop, managing director of the International Finance Corporation, private capital to finance the legacy of the Dakar 2026 YOG. The talks aim to develop a job-creating sports economy, while other meetings focused on infrastructure and training, according to Apanews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
MTN Ghana plans to invest $1.1 billion over three years to expand its network, including $380 million in 2026. The operator will also deploy 500 new cell sites this year to improve national coverage, its managing director David Gyimah Boadi announced in Koforidua.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Business Day Ghana ·
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russia signed three agreements in Moscow, including one creating an intergovernmental commission. Félix Tshisekedi identified peace, security, agriculture, energy and digital innovation as cooperation priorities, according to the Congolese presidency as reported by Beto.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
DR Congo Senate unanimously re-adopts referendum billThe DR Congo Senate unanimously re-adopted, by 78 votes, the bill expanding and regulating the matters that may be put to a referendum. The vote followed the Constitutional Court’s reservations about 13 provisions of the text; this parliamentary stage had already been reported, according to Le Potentiel.
Libreville’s e-Taxe platform is 95% operationalThe municipality of Libreville has presented e-Taxe municipale, a platform designed to digitise the declaration and payment of municipal taxes and fees. Initially launched on 12 June, it is 95% operational, according to the city council, which aims to simplify procedures for taxpayers and businesses, Infos Gabon reports.The week in Africa
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