Quick summary depeches snippets this week...19 Oct 2024 01:24
-14 Oct : FOCAC - China's commitment 2024-2027 is $ 50 Bn : $29 in soft loans; $ 11 in social spend; $ 10 in FDI (the bit that interests us);
AlBayrak of Turkey talks up its spend on WEST Port at P-Noire, including 2 x cranes for bulk cargo handling...
-15 Oct : Big Den meets Soremi Chinese rep, intro'ing China Gold mining company;
In Gabon, a mineral-laden train derails on the 700Km Libreville > Franceville line; line shut as 200m of track is replaced.
-16 Oct : Front -page coverage of rubbish pile-up (non-collection) and a travel ban on all (save for Big Den himself) until year-end, for those travelling on general State budget...
Averda, the rubbish collector, takes out ad pointing out that it's paid staff up to September, even though it hasn't been paid itself (by Govt) for 3 months....
-17 Oct : World Bank to stump up US$ 330 M ($ 90M for C-B, $ 240M for Central African Republic) for river/road links....
-18 Oct : For Eddsy : Fecofoot threatened with suspension by FIFA for election irregularities;
Govt agency bemoans that 'transparency rules aren't being followed, 7 years after being legislated'. On enquiry, 70% of respondents say they'd never heard of these rules...
Biden's Angola trip still on, now pushed back to early December. His destination - Angola - is Africa's' second exporter' (?) after Nigeria.....[and location of US's proposed biggest ever FDI in Africa, the Lobito corridor railway...]
Same old, same old....and STILL no ref to AD Ports' crane investment....
GLA and ATB
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