Africa
Mining giant leads Moroccan lobbying blitz
Morocco's biggest company has launched a massive lobbying and public relations campaign to stave off threatened tariffs and rebuild its...
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Ivory Coast election rivals launch US lobbying war
A bitter electoral dispute in the world's cocoa capital has spread to Washington as the incumbent president and his main...
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Algeria opens criminal probe into $10 million lobbying deal
A jailed North African businessman's decision to turn to a lobbyist close to President Donald Trump for help may instead...
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South Sudan oil ministry lobbies to lift sanctions
South Sudan's Petroleum Ministry has hired a French-run New York lobbying firm to improve the country's image and lift US...
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DR Congo legislature hires lobbyist amid tensions with US-backed president
The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's National Assembly has hired a Washington lobby firm to press for...
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Libyan strongman Haftar gets a legal team to fight human rights charges
A Libyan strongman accused of torture and extrajudicial killings now has a legal team to defend him. Khalifa Haftar is...
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Congolese millionaire drops lobbying for opposition after returning from exile
A Congolese millionaire who bankrolled US lobbying efforts against President Joseph Kabila's successor has put an end to his influence...
Read moreJailed Algerian tycoon hires Trump-connected lobbyist for $10 million
One of Algeria's richest businessmen has hired a lobbyist close to President Donald Trump for an eye-popping $10 million just...
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Lobbyist says he got US to press Tunisia for presidential candidate’s release
A former lobbyist for a presidential candidate in Tunisia claims to have gotten the US government to press for his...
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Ethiopia hires US lobby firm amid rising tensions over Nile dam
Ethiopia has hired a US lobbying firm amid rising tensions with its neighbors and the Donald Trump administration over a...
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