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In Focus | Africa, Somalia, United States
Sincerus Global begins to make its mark as top Department of State military contractor in Africa

The company is about to take part in training - on behalf of the US Department of State, its main client - Ugandan troops deployed in Somalia to fight Al Shabaab insurgents. Its recent acquisition of SAIC's large portfolio will help it grow into Washington's diplomacy favourite operator across Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Central Africa

Gabon
Bolloré's steam-roller crushes Petrogas, Assala's partner

Bolloré's offensive to win a subcontract with Assala Energy has led to the sidelining of the Gabonese subsidiary of Onstream, Assala's historic partner.

Subscribers only Energy

Cameroon
Short of viable planes, Camair-Co under pressure after ministers' road accident

Forced to travel by road for want of available Camair-Co aircraft, three government ministers ended up in a river. The accident puts the national carrier's management in a bind.

Subscribers only Business

Congo, Gabon, Nigeria
Ex-Shell man plans to explore Africa's marginal fields with the mysterious Kariya Energy

In a press release both vague and ambitious, Kariya Energy announced in early September that it would soon acquire several assets in Africa and that it planned to go into the market for small-scale liquefied natual gas projects.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

L'ancien président mauritanien Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

Mauritania
The four-man team deployed by Ghazouani to clean up Aziz-era graft

In mid-July, parliament delivered its report on the alleged corruption of president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and others in his administration to state prosecutors. It was an important step in a process that could lead to criminal charges against Aziz and some of his associates.

Subscribers only Politics

Nigeria
Axa, AIG and BDM to be asked to pay up over alleged bait-and-switch tin fraud

Basem El Ali plans to ask his insurers to reimburse trading firm Traxys over an alleged $11m scam by his company Sodexmines, in which junk was swapped for a tin consignment.

Subscribers only Mining

Ivory Coast
Death of Mamadi Diané leaves a gap in Ouattara's relations with Nigeria

President Ouattara's former foreign policy adviser Mamadi Diané, who died at the end of August, was the Ivorian main contact man for many Nigerian businessmen. He also proved his worth as a guarantor of smooth diplomatic relations with Nigerian presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Mali
Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

Following the death on 5 September of two French soldiers, who were caught in the explosion of a crudely made bomb not far from Tessalit on the border between Algeria and Mali, the French army's health service is to set up a new intensive care and emergency surgery unit.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Jirama tries to clinch finance package for Sahofika dam

The 192-MW Sahofika hydro project has hit new bumps on its development road, this time over the PPA.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

North Africa

In Focus | Morocco
El Majidi Inc. or how the king's private secretary and his clan are prospering on the coat-tails of royal group Al Mada

Mounir El Majidi, the king's private secretary and business manager, is building a business empire of his own through contracts with royal holding company Al Mada. His brother Mahdi El Majidi and his former aide Zouhair Fassi-Fehri are following his example.

Subscribers only Business

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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