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Congo
Admin blunder strands minister Bouya at Brazzaville airport

An administrative blunder temporarily prevented two Congolese ministers from boarding a flight to Paris despite possessing diplomatic passports.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2023

South Africa
Germany's AIREG to fly down to Cape Town to promote greener aviation fuels

The German association AIREG, which promotes the use of sustainable aviation fuels, will attend the Africa Energy Week conference next month for the first time. So far, the initiative has attracted the support of only one African company, Sasol.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 25.09.2023

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Paris on 13 September, with Gabon and security issues expected to be among the issues on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Central African President,
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in June 2023, in Paris.

Morocco
With Saadé's full backing, the French daily La Tribune is set to expand in Africa

The business daily La Tribune, now owned by CMA CGM, intends to grow its events operations on the African continent - even if it means going head-to-head with Jeune Afrique.

Subscribers only Business 11.09.2023

Burkina Faso
France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

French diplomats have for several weeks been seeking to regularise the situation of a French police officer seconded to Ouagadougou international airport.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.06.2023

Madagascar
Siteny hires French PR firm Patricia Goldman to boost presidential run

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.

Subscribers only Politics 23.05.2023

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Juan Rémy Quignolot, a former French Foreign Legion soldier accused of espionage by the Central African Republic and arrested in May 2021, was evacuated to Libreville on 18 May and arrived in France on 21 May.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.05.2023

Congo
Congo provides fresh testimony to French judiciary in Commisimpex case

The Republic of the Congo has submitted to the investigative magistrate in charge of investigating potential rigging of the arbitration pitting Congo against creditor Commisimpex the testimony of a former finance minister who was in office in the early 1990s.

Subscribers only Business 25.04.2023

Spotlight | France, Tanzania
Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Ahead of Emmanuel Macron's expected visit to Tanzania in late 2023, the French government is already preparing the ground. The hope is that France will win contracts in the maritime sector, including a particularly promising one for the construction of a new port in Bagamoyo.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 15.12.2022

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is welcomed by French president Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel during the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, the 17 February 2022.

Kenya
Raila Odinga's expanding fuel business

Fuel firm Be Energy, which has ties to the unsuccessful presidential candidate, plans to enlarge its network of filling stations in Kenya and is now looking for subcontractors.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 22.11.2022

Egypt
At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

The climate summit, which opened on 6 November in Egypt, brought together a scant grouping of representatives from the African oil sector.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2022

Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies arrives at the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) pavillon, during the COP27 climate conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on 11 November 2022.

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.10.2022

Smoke around the French embassy in Burkina Faso on 1 October.

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso loses ground in Brazzaville

Despite considerable self-promotion efforts, the international cooperation minister is struggling to find his place within a government where he has managed to irk several ministers. His public-private partnership law has just been rejected by his father, the Congolese president, who keeps him at a safe distance from presidential affairs.

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2022

Africa, France
Edouard Philippe's Horizons movement sets up African support network

Horizons, the political movement set up by President Emmanuel Macron's former PM last October, has appointed a number of representatives in Africa and is campaigning for the French overseas vote in France's June parliamentary elections.

Subscribers only Politics 23.05.2022

Central African Republic
Bolloré subsidiary ousted from Bangui port

Socatraf, a subsidiary of Bolloré, has lost its contract to manage river transport and the port of Bangui to a Lebanese company, Mercure Logistics. European diplomats suspect the Russian mercenary firm Wagner may have had a hand in this.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.04.2022

A Bangui terminal in the Central African Republic.

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

The current leaders in Conakry are throwing themselves into a race to regain control of illegally acquired public assets, targeting political opponents, businesses and multinationals alike. State agencies are pushing each other out of the way to get ahold of the seized assets.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 04.04.2022

Ownership of the Fria Base building in Conakry (located on the map) is claimed by the Agence nationale d'aménagement des infrastructures minières (Anaim).

Israel, Morocco
Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is planning to set up a base for the conversion of passenger aircraft into cargo planes, an activity whose growth has been boosted by Covid-19. The company may also expand to offer maintenance services, on Europe's doorstep.

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2022

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Air France

Congo
Admin blunder strands minister Bouya at Brazzaville airport

South Africa
Germany's AIREG to fly down to Cape Town to promote greener aviation fuels

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Morocco
With Saadé's full backing, the French daily La Tribune is set to expand in Africa

Burkina Faso
France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

Madagascar
Siteny hires French PR firm Patricia Goldman to boost presidential run

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Congo
Congo provides fresh testimony to French judiciary in Commisimpex case

Spotlight | France, Tanzania
Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Kenya
Raila Odinga's expanding fuel business

Egypt
At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso loses ground in Brazzaville

Africa, France
Edouard Philippe's Horizons movement sets up African support network

Central African Republic
Bolloré subsidiary ousted from Bangui port

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Israel, Morocco
Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Algeria, France
Security group Amarante reviews its activities in Algeria

North Africa
TLS Group prospers with German visas

Kenya
With Kenya Airways in trouble, its partnership with South African Airways remains grounded

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Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Air France

Congo Admin blunder strands minister Bouya at Brazzaville airport

South Africa Germany's AIREG to fly down to Cape Town to promote greener aviation fuels

Central African Republic The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Morocco With Saadé's full backing, the French daily La Tribune is set to expand in Africa

Burkina Faso France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

Madagascar Siteny hires French PR firm Patricia Goldman to boost presidential run

Central African Republic Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Congo Congo provides fresh testimony to French judiciary in Commisimpex case

Spotlight | France, Tanzania Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Kenya Raila Odinga's expanding fuel business

Egypt At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

Burkina Faso, France France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Congo Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso loses ground in Brazzaville

Africa, France Edouard Philippe's Horizons movement sets up African support network

Central African Republic Bolloré subsidiary ousted from Bangui port

In Focus | Guinea State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Israel, Morocco Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Algeria, France Security group Amarante reviews its activities in Algeria

North Africa TLS Group prospers with German visas

Kenya With Kenya Airways in trouble, its partnership with South African Airways remains grounded

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Congo
Admin blunder strands minister Bouya at Brazzaville airport

South Africa
Germany's AIREG to fly down to Cape Town to promote greener aviation fuels

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Morocco
With Saadé's full backing, the French daily La Tribune is set to expand in Africa

Burkina Faso
France seeks to secure Paris-Ouagadougou air route

Madagascar
Siteny hires French PR firm Patricia Goldman to boost presidential run

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Congo
Congo provides fresh testimony to French judiciary in Commisimpex case

Spotlight | France, Tanzania
Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Kenya
Raila Odinga's expanding fuel business

Egypt
At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso loses ground in Brazzaville

Africa, France
Edouard Philippe's Horizons movement sets up African support network

Central African Republic
Bolloré subsidiary ousted from Bangui port

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Israel, Morocco
Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Algeria, France
Security group Amarante reviews its activities in Algeria

North Africa
TLS Group prospers with German visas

Kenya
With Kenya Airways in trouble, its partnership with South African Airways remains grounded