Lawmakers in Guinea’s transition administration approved an agreement signed last year between the government and West Africa LNG Group trib.al/zEcj3oX

BHP’s bid to spin off Anglo American’s South African assets as part of a takeover proposal shows how the economic policies of the ruling African National Congress have undermined investor confidence, the main opposition party says. trib.al/r1RZAQh

Azerbaijan, host of this year’s COP29 climate summit, will continue to invest in increasing gas production with its president calling fossil fuels a 'gift of the gods' trib.al/7x0nUEA

Major Russian grain exporter TD Rif is changing its name as a dispute with local regulators continues to block or delay shipments out of the country trib.al/R9TVqek

The suggestion that Iran is sourcing weapons from Russia has raised concerns in Israel about the implications of expanding Moscow-Tehran defense ties trib.al/IWGWVug

Damage to an undersea cable off the African coast is exacerbating disruptions of internet services to the continent. trib.al/shrQEGU

A new video showing an American-Israeli captive held in Gaza has focused public attention on the fate of more than 130 hostages trib.al/sqBgchd

The rand strengthened by the most this year on a closing basis after publication of an opinion poll that boosted the odds of a market-friendly coalition emerging from national elections next month. trib.al/YSd1vNl

South Africa’s power utility Eskom forecast reduced outages for the country during upcoming winter months, when demand increases, due to improved electricity generation performance trib.al/IaVtMql

BHP’s attempt to swallow up Anglo American is the latest threat to one of the London stock market’s most-prized sectors, following speculation that other big names in the commodities space could ditch their UK listings trib.al/KMynqd2

Activist investor Elliott has built a roughly $1 billion stake in Anglo American, sources say, making it one of the 10 biggest shareholders trib.al/SLQEvaw

One thing is clear from BHP’s $39 billion bid to buy Anglo: The Australian mining giant doesn’t want anything to do with South Africa trib.al/vwL54mY

One of the biggest risks for Europe’s natural gas supplies next winter is whether they will keep flowing through Ukraine. It doesn't look likely, writes Priscila Azevedo Rocha trib.al/FmduM0H

Nigeria is planning to set up a $10 billion diaspora fund to attract investment from its citizens living abroad trib.al/TdIBcRz

Voter support for South Africa’s ruling ANC slips further ahead of next month’s election, with the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters also taking a hit trib.al/uyWQrNT

Europe’s new forest-protection rules are looming, but doubts are mounting that the agri-food industry will be ready for them trib.al/2asDhhG

The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest shot at a stable currency. Here's how it works trib.al/RDBgsNU

Nigerian banking stocks have lost more than a quarter of their value since the central bank announced a new minimum capital threshold that will force them to issue new shares trib.al/qNL5YIH

UN-appointed investigators have uncovered a new $13 billion oil-backed loan to #SouthSudan from an obscure company based out of Dubai in one of the world's largest oil-for-cash deals ever

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A Dubai firm agreed to lend South Sudan $13 billion -- almost double the country's GDP -- in exchange for 20 years of discounted oil. trib.al/88A9EAA