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A businessman once seen as South Sudan’s next political kingmaker rose quickly through the ranks, only to fall just as fast. Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel’s journey from construc-tion magnate to vice president and senior party official shows how deeply politics, business, and personal loyalty remain connected in Africa’s youngest nation. From business to power Bol Mel started out in business, …

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal by TotalEnergies, paving the way for a full trial in a blockbuster $480 million (about UGX 1,675,848,000,000) lawsuit jointly filed by the Malawi Government and local fuel supplier Prima Fuels. The ruling marks a major legal setback for the French energy giant and clears one of the last procedural …