Spotlight | South Africa
How will South Africa spend $8.5bn pledged by West to wean it off coal?

Palace Intrigues
Louise Mushikiwabo, Sameh Shoukry, Catherine Colonna, Abderrahim Atmoun, André de Ruyter and Pierre Haik

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonOIF shuns One Forest Summit

EgyptMinisters Sameh Shoukry and Catherine Colonna fail to meet in Geneva

MoroccoAbderrahim Atmoun, ambassador in Warsaw and hotel owner in Paris

South AfricaFormer Eskom boss's accusations rattle ANC

France/AfricaVIP turnout for French lawyer Pierre Haik's funeral

Mozambique, South Africa
South Africa looks to Maputo for its medium-term gas needs

The Matola LNG import terminal project, on the outskirts of Maputo, is progressing quietly. Pretoria, which has no alternative medium-term solution for importing gas, should be the main beneficiary.

South Africa
High-powered legal team helps Eskom defeat Nersa in electricity price battle

South Africa's High Court has declared Eskom the winner in its dispute with the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) over electricity prices for 2022 and 2023.

Spotlight | Africa
The African/Latin American tug of war that nearly blocked COP26

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow began with a behind closed doors serious tug of war between African negotiators and Latin American counterparts. The COP26 ended on 14 November with its overall results falling short of expectations.

Botswana
African Energy Resources to remove its Botswanan coal business from Australian Securities Exchange

With the business climate increasingly unfavourable for investment in coal, African Energy Resources plans to hive off its Botswanan coal assets from its Australian parent company, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. They will in future be held by a non-listed company, away from the sight of conscientious investors.

South Africa
Shareholders battle over coal mine that is strategic for Eskom

While state-owned utility Eskom waits for the Arnot mine to resume coal production to supply its power stations and provide desperately needed electricity for South Africa, a dispute between its shareholders and a former business partner could stand in the way.

South Africa
Can Sasol and Central Energy Fund's LNG plans solve electricity crisis?

Plans to build LNG import terminals in South Africa are back on the table thanks to an alliance between the state-run Central Energy Fund and petrochemical giant Sasol. But many obstacles remain.

Mozambique
SEC keeps up the pressure on Rio Tinto over coal project

The US financial markets watchdog has appealed against a New York court decision to limit the scope of the charges it can make against Rio Tinto. The mining group has been accused of raising $5bn on the US financial markets after making false statements about the potential of a coal mining project in Mozambique.