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Last update: an hour agoRussia-Equatorial Guinea security talks: Equatorial Guinea’s foreign minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue met Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, thanking Russia for its Sahel and Central Africa peacekeeping role and backing continued military-technical cooperation—while also discussing energy, AI and technology links. Regional liquidity watch: BEAC pumped CFA364.2bn into Cemac banks on May 12, but lenders took only 66.2% of the offered CFA550bn, hinting lending momentum is cooling versus late-2025. Port business move: Damen Shipyards signed with Türkiye’s Albayrak Group for two ASD tugs—destined for towage work in Conakry and Pointe-Noire—with delivery due in 5–6 months. US deportation fallout across West Africa: Sierra Leone agreed to accept up to 300 ECOWAS citizens per year from US “third-country” deportations, with the first flight due May 20—an issue that has already drawn criticism in deals involving Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. Energy and oil-market pressure: Meren Energy reported deeper Q1 losses tied to a non-cash hedging charge, while pointing to West Africa’s deepwater basins as routes gain value amid Middle East supply shifts.
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