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A Russian State Firm Will Map More Than Half of Mali. Who Will Own the Data?
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· November 4, 2026
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[African Arguments] Two contracts signed in Moscow give a Russian state firm the job of mapping Mali's subsoil and building the system that will hold the data. The accounts published so far do not say who will own it.
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Key points The accounts published so far do not say who will own it. [African Arguments] Two contracts signed in Moscow give a Russian state firm the job of mapping Mali's subsoil and building the system that will hold the data. More Local Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? [African Arguments] Two contracts signed in Moscow give a Russian state firm the job of mapping Mali's subsoil and building the system that will hold the data. The accounts published so far do not say who will own it.
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