The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected.
Even though it has not yet come into force, the Swiss trader's exclusive contract for the marketing of the DRC's artisanal cobalt has been called into question by the arrival of Alphonse Kaputo and Leon Mwine at the head of Gecamines.
Faced with a substantial threat from Boko Haram and the Anglophone armed groups of Ambazonia, the ill-equipped Cameroonian air force is struggling to cope. Only a significant increase in its budget is likely to improve the situation.
A small group of ministers and MPs close to the French president have founded a new political initiative, which will become official in February, called "Pluriel". A halfway house between a political party and a collective, the group hopes to win the support of voters from France's African disapora and the centre-left.
Guinean mining logistics giant UMS, a stakeholder in the Simandou iron ore project, might get back a plane it lost in 2019.
Having already seen several of the aircraft he managed change ownership last year, the private jet operator Antoine Hayem has been trying for some time to sell his shares in his company JetMagic. However, he has not had much success yet, and a proposed sale last year fell through.
Since last November, West Sudan has once again become rife with tension. Though the violence never completely subsided after Bashir's fall, it is now feeding off and into political instability in the capital.
The Zimbabwean opposition has managed to take its fight against a ban on Zimbabweans living abroad from voting in the upcoming elections all the way to the British House of Lords, much to the dismay of those working behind the scenes on a rapprochement between Harare and London.
The partners in the block, at which drilling is scheduled for the end of 2022, are relieved at the arrival of the new operator after doubts as to the financial capacity of its predecessor, Azinam.
The Zambian authorities are shortly due to launch a feasibility study on a project to generate 40 MW of wind power.
After his recent stint at the Ministry of Industry, Ali Seddiki has now joined the team of the investment minister Mohcine Jazouli and taken charge of drafting the eagerly awaited investment charter.
The talks begun mid 2021 between Airbus Group and the general staff of the ANP have been fruitful. According to our sources, Airbus has entered the final phase of negotiations for a contract to modernise helicopters for the armed forces and the gendarmerie.
