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Tunisia
Container shipping company CMA CGM downsizes Tunis operations

The group headed by Rodolphe Saadé recently dissolved its Tunisian land transport subsidiary. Nearly nine years after it was set up, the business had not got off the ground.

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Shipping Lines monopoly proves harder to break than hoped

After several delays, the Ethiopian Maritime Authority has released a list of companies that will take part in the liberalisation of the country's logistics sector. But several international shipping firms have decided not to submit bids, deeming current conditions unsuitable.

Kenya
France prepares maritime cooperation deal

The French state secretary for the sea, Hervé Berville, spent several days by the Kenyan coast in late October with the goal to reinforce French-Kenyan maritime cooperation.

Morocco
Lacking OCP's phosphates, national railway operator sees drop in freight volumes

Morocco's national railway operator, the ONCF, saw a significant drop in its freight business in the first half of 2023.

The New Guard
Mali, Kenya, Uganda

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

MaliAli Soumaré, from PS to PR

KenyaBill Amunga, all about business

UgandaMaxwell Atuhura, the activist taking on TotalEnergies

Tanzania
Samia breaks up vast Bagamoyo project to attract more investment

To avoid being overly dependent on a single partner, the Tanzanian president has decided to divide the scheme to build a major port in Bagamoyo into different tranches.

DRC
$42m dispute between SCTP and Agemi

In dispute with the Congolese public infrastructure company SCTP since 2015, the construction company Agemi has embarked on a legal battle to enforce a ruling handed down in February by the Matadi court of appeal.