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Southern Africa and islands

Namibia
Chinese-Botswanan Unik continues to harvest opportunities in southern Africa

The key projects of Chinese-Botswanan firm Unik Construction Engineering. © Indigo Publications

Free access Infrastructure 13.06.2025

Angola
Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

Subsidiary of Emirati defence group Edge, the Brazilian firm Siatt has hopes of arming three Angolan navy ships by 2026 but European missile manufacturer MBDA remains in pole position.

Subscribers only Defence 12.06.2025

South Africa
All that gas: trade agreement goings-on between Pretoria and Washington

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC, 21 May 2025. © Jim Watson / AFP

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2025

South Africa
Eco Atlantic's arrival on Block 1 is good news for businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi

In South Africa, Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has become the new operator of Block 1, strategically located in the heart of the Orange Basin, on the border with Namibia.

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2025

South Africa
Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

By transferring its internal auditors to the new state-owned oil company, PetroSA has placed them in a situation of non-compliance with the law on public finances.

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2025

Mozambique
Glass half empty for TotalEnergies deputy's visit

TotalEnergies' President of Exploration and Production met two of President Daniel Chapo's advisors and Minister of Natural Resources Estevao Pale.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - Cabo Delgado 10.06.2025

Mozambique
TotalEnergies introduces drastic security measures on Mozambique LNG

Before lifting the force majeure on Mozambique LNG, the French major wants to ensure the safety of all staff in the zone.

Subscribers only Energy 09.06.2025

Rwandan soldiers near Palma, Mozambique, in September 2021.

Madagascar
Who will lead the Scattered Islands mixed commission?

The Franco-Malagasy mixed commission, charged with adjudicating on the handing over of the Scattered Islands, under French sovereignty but claimed by Madagascar since 1970, will meet on 30 June in Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.06.2025

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Under the scrutiny of the new authorities for his role in the mining negotiations with HB Antwerp and De Beers, the advisor of former president Masisi has taken a majority stake in a leading hospital.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 05.06.2025

South Africa
Paul Mashatile refuses to reform ANC-DA's conflict resolution apparatus

While there have been many disagreements within the Government of National Unity, only one issue has been formally resolved by the conflict resolution platform set up in September and chaired by the deputy president, who nevertheless refuses to overhaul it.

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2025

Mauritius
Macron to make stop at Port Louis before November's G20 in Johannesburg

The French president plans to make a diversion to Mauritius before heading to the summit in South Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.06.2025

Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

A US court has ordered restitution be made to the London arm of a sanctioned Russian bank defrauded in Mozambique's hidden debt scandal, piling financial penalties onto key figures behind the $2bn fraud.

Subscribers only Finance 02.06.2025

Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang in Maputo, in May 2014.

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

The new Namibian head of state has appointed two hydrocarbons consultants, completing a government team composed of ministers with more technical than political profiles.

Subscribers only Politics 30.05.2025

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, in Windhoek on 21 March 2025.

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Emmanuel Macron's visit to Madagascar led to the signing of an energy sector agreement and the possibility of a partnership for the supply of critical minerals. Neither of these so-called "strategic" deals is however close to seeing any results.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 29.05.2025

CEO of Volobe General Hydroelectricity Company (CGHV) Remy Huber and Madagascar's Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons Olivier Jean-Baptiste, in front of French and Malagasy presidents Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, respectively, in Antananarivo on 23 April 2025.

Comoros islands
Daughter of Comorian president to stay on as national head of regional aviation security agency

Appointed as Comorian head of the international air navigation services body in August 2024, Ilham Azali Assoumani will remain in this strategic position.

Free access Politics 29.05.2025

South Africa
How Pretoria worked closely with Canal+ and MultiChoice before approving the deal

South Africa's Competition Commission has given the green light for the French private media group's acquisition of MultiChoice, but the two companies still have to clear hurdles before the sale can be finalised.

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2025

Seychelles
Crackdown on journalists accelerates in run-up to presidential election

With four months to go before the vote, there is increasing pressure on the media in the Seychelles. A Mauritian journalist who was expelled from the country last month has hired a former attorney general of the archipelago to dispute his removal.

Subscribers only Politics 27.05.2025

Kenya, Namibia
Nairobi speeds up trade rapprochement with Windhoek

In a sign of the recent forging of ties between the two countries, borne out by numerous recent bilateral visits, a new Kenyan investor is deploying its services in the Namibian agricultural sector.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 27.05.2025

Supporters of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during a campaign rally in Windhoek, 24 November 2024.

Spotlight | Mozambique
Maputo's failure to pay Kigali's security bill alarms oil majors

The Rwanda Defence Force has been part of Mozambique's counterinsurgency in northern Cabo Delgado since 2021. TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, whose gas projects rely on this support, are doing all they can to ensure Maputo resumes paying for it.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 26.05.2025

Mozambican police officers accompanied by soldiers from Rwanda's special counter-terrorism units in Palma, Mozambique, 18 December 2023.

Southern Africa
Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

At the helm of the consulting firm Iberian Falcata, Colonel José Baltazar and Antonio Bras Monteiro are stepping up international collaboration in order to fit out the armies of Portuguese-speaking Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 23.05.2025

Spotlight | Madagascar
AGOA and tariffs: Antananarivo's diplomatic balancing act in Washington

Two Madagascan task forces, under the leadership of Trade Minister David Ralambofiringa, are battling it out with Donald Trump's administration. Their goal is to minimise the impact of a potential increase in US customs tariffs and secure the renewal of the AGOA trade initiative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.05.2025

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, on 29 April, 2025.

South Africa
Despite Africa Finance Corp's advances, Pretoria refuses membership

Although the object of several years of intense lobbying, South Africa is reluctant to become the 46th African member of AFC. The financial institution is nevertheless multiplying its initiatives and projects.

Subscribers only Business 22.05.2025

Angola, Namibia
NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

The state-owned Namibian oil company had negotiated its entry into several Angolan blocks in 2022. Yet these acquisitions will not go ahead due to the inertia of its board and Sonangol's unrealistic financial demands.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2025

South Africa
Disagreements loom ahead of Trump-Ramaphosa White House meeting

Discussions between Washington and Pretoria have hit a snag over the presence of journalists at the meeting between the American and South African presidents planned for the 21 May. During this visit, Special Envoy Mcebisi Jonas is expected to be introduced to the US authorities.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2025

Comoros islands
Royal links and presidential ties helped Terminals Holding win Moroni airport deal

The Emirati conglomerate, which has close ties with the Abu Dhabi royal family, took possession of the international airport after a long rapprochement with the Comorian presidency.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 19.05.2025

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Southern Africa and islands

Namibia
Chinese-Botswanan Unik continues to harvest opportunities in southern Africa

Angola
Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

South Africa
All that gas: trade agreement goings-on between Pretoria and Washington

South Africa
Eco Atlantic's arrival on Block 1 is good news for businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi

South Africa
Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

Mozambique
Glass half empty for TotalEnergies deputy's visit

Mozambique
TotalEnergies introduces drastic security measures on Mozambique LNG

Madagascar
Who will lead the Scattered Islands mixed commission?

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

South Africa
Paul Mashatile refuses to reform ANC-DA's conflict resolution apparatus

Mauritius
Macron to make stop at Port Louis before November's G20 in Johannesburg

Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Comoros islands
Daughter of Comorian president to stay on as national head of regional aviation security agency

South Africa
How Pretoria worked closely with Canal+ and MultiChoice before approving the deal

Seychelles
Crackdown on journalists accelerates in run-up to presidential election

Kenya, Namibia
Nairobi speeds up trade rapprochement with Windhoek

Spotlight | Mozambique
Maputo's failure to pay Kigali's security bill alarms oil majors

Southern Africa
Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

Spotlight | Madagascar
AGOA and tariffs: Antananarivo's diplomatic balancing act in Washington

South Africa
Despite Africa Finance Corp's advances, Pretoria refuses membership

Angola, Namibia
NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

South Africa
Disagreements loom ahead of Trump-Ramaphosa White House meeting

Comoros islands
Royal links and presidential ties helped Terminals Holding win Moroni airport deal

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Southern Africa and islands

Namibia Chinese-Botswanan Unik continues to harvest opportunities in southern Africa

Angola Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

South Africa All that gas: trade agreement goings-on between Pretoria and Washington

South Africa Eco Atlantic's arrival on Block 1 is good news for businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi

South Africa Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

Mozambique Glass half empty for TotalEnergies deputy's visit

Mozambique TotalEnergies introduces drastic security measures on Mozambique LNG

Madagascar Who will lead the Scattered Islands mixed commission?

Botswana Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

South Africa Paul Mashatile refuses to reform ANC-DA's conflict resolution apparatus

Mauritius Macron to make stop at Port Louis before November's G20 in Johannesburg

Spotlight | Mozambique Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | Madagascar Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Comoros islands Daughter of Comorian president to stay on as national head of regional aviation security agency

South Africa How Pretoria worked closely with Canal+ and MultiChoice before approving the deal

Seychelles Crackdown on journalists accelerates in run-up to presidential election

Kenya, Namibia Nairobi speeds up trade rapprochement with Windhoek

Spotlight | Mozambique Maputo's failure to pay Kigali's security bill alarms oil majors

Southern Africa Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

Spotlight | Madagascar AGOA and tariffs: Antananarivo's diplomatic balancing act in Washington

South Africa Despite Africa Finance Corp's advances, Pretoria refuses membership

Angola, Namibia NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

South Africa Disagreements loom ahead of Trump-Ramaphosa White House meeting

Comoros islands Royal links and presidential ties helped Terminals Holding win Moroni airport deal

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Namibia
Chinese-Botswanan Unik continues to harvest opportunities in southern Africa

Angola
Brazilian firm Siatt looking to disrupt MBDA in arming corvettes

South Africa
All that gas: trade agreement goings-on between Pretoria and Washington

South Africa
Eco Atlantic's arrival on Block 1 is good news for businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi

South Africa
Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

Mozambique
Glass half empty for TotalEnergies deputy's visit

Mozambique
TotalEnergies introduces drastic security measures on Mozambique LNG

Madagascar
Who will lead the Scattered Islands mixed commission?

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

South Africa
Paul Mashatile refuses to reform ANC-DA's conflict resolution apparatus

Mauritius
Macron to make stop at Port Louis before November's G20 in Johannesburg

Spotlight | Mozambique
Russian bank VTB awarded $352m from Manuel Chang and three former Credit Suisse employees

Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Comoros islands
Daughter of Comorian president to stay on as national head of regional aviation security agency

South Africa
How Pretoria worked closely with Canal+ and MultiChoice before approving the deal

Seychelles
Crackdown on journalists accelerates in run-up to presidential election

Kenya, Namibia
Nairobi speeds up trade rapprochement with Windhoek

Spotlight | Mozambique
Maputo's failure to pay Kigali's security bill alarms oil majors

Southern Africa
Expert duo out to conquer Portuguese-speaking military markets

Spotlight | Madagascar
AGOA and tariffs: Antananarivo's diplomatic balancing act in Washington

South Africa
Despite Africa Finance Corp's advances, Pretoria refuses membership

Angola, Namibia
NAMCOR buries Angolan ambitions

South Africa
Disagreements loom ahead of Trump-Ramaphosa White House meeting

Comoros islands
Royal links and presidential ties helped Terminals Holding win Moroni airport deal