Resumption of work on the Cabo Delgado liquefaction plant could still be postponed in the wake of a humanitarian assessment commissioned by TotalEnergies and in light of geopolitical and financial considerations.
Carlyle and its advising bank Citibank have once again made [...]
Several of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's ministers arrived in Beijing before his state visit.
The Guinean junta, which hopes to deploy a second battalion of peacekeepers to the UN mission in Mali, has ordered 25 armoured personnel carriers from the South African firm OTT Technologies. The contingent could be deployed at the earliest in early 2024.
The French State Secretary for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou is expected to travel to Nigeria to attend president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu's inauguration on 29 May.
The long-anticipated reopening of the land border between Kenya and Somalia is expected to take place in stages over several months. This détente, which follows years of tension, could even entail setting up a new crossing point to complement the three already in preparation.
Earlier this month the World Bank's board of directors approved a five-year, $300m financing package to boost Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's agricultural transformation programme
Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko has engaged Paris-based PR agency Patricia Goldman International as he gears up for this year's presidential election. He has also been paying visits to a range of top-tier national leaders.
Its place as the ultimate safe investment and limited stocks mean that gold is changing hands at record prices in Egypt, much higher than those available on the international market. A first specialist gold investment fund has been set up and others are due to follow.
Tunisia has been trying to attract new foreign investors to its energy sector. But red tape and other administrative hurdles make many firms wary.