Madagascar's trade minister wants to radically reduce the number of vanilla exporters in a bid to rationalise the key sector. The potential move is troubling the industry, particularly US clients, who buy 70% of the country's vanilla.
Head of the presidency's political department, Malanda-Samba is back in the National Assembly. As an elected representative from Pool, a region traditionally averse to the president's power, he is one of Denis Sassou-Nguesso's key supporters for 2026's presidential vote.
The Saep Bangui II project, which involves building a drinking water supply system in the capital, was discussed this month in a meeting between Minister Arthur Bertrand Piri and an African Development Bank team.
Several members of the Groupement des Négociants Ivoiriens are refusing to sell the volumes of beans contracted with the Belgian-Swiss and Singaporean groups unless the latter pay them more than the regulated price. This practice is prohibited by law.
Expertise France, which is managing €10m in EU funds for Abidjan, is coordinating the construction of military infrastructure and the delivery of armoured vehicles for the Ivorian army in the north of the country.
With just one year to go before the presidential election, the Somalian president wants to relaunch his military campaign against the Islamist armed group. With the help of local militias, he aims to rekindle the hopes raised by the first offensive in 2022.
After tensions with locals living near its South African mineral sands deposit on the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Anglo-Australian mining giant is this year set to finally go ahead with plans to expand its Zulti South concession.
Egypt has reshuffled the deck when it comes to checking the quality of its imported wheat. The dozen agencies, including Bureau Veritas, that previously worked with GASC are now competing to be among the five partners selected by Mostakbal Misr.
The National Intelligence, Security and Defence Agency is struggling to find its new boss. One name however is emerging from behind the scenes: Brigadier General Salah Ben Abdessalem.
