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Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Nigeria wants to help foster reconciliation in Chad in order to stabilise a country whose army has contributed greatly to the fight against Boko Haram.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2021

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Chad's transitional leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on 14 May.

Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

The early stages of production at the Masama mine operated by South Africa's Minergy Coal are being followed closely by the government, which has given strong financial support to the new company, the first private sector operator in the Botswanese coal industry.

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2021

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Egypt have appointed new ambassadors to the African Union in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.09.2021

Morocco
Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

After more than four years at the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) bureau in Tunisia, France's Antoine Sallé de Chou took over the bank's Moroccan branch on 1 September.

Subscribers only Business 02.09.2021

DRC
Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

The head of the General Inspectorate of Finances is privately seething about the behaviour of some UDPS bigwigs.

Subscribers only Politics 01.09.2021

Africa
London Stock Exchange spies opportunity in Africa

The London Stock Exchange, fearing that Brexit could reduce its influence, is using its financial engineering subsidiaries to forge links with Africa's financial centres, especially Johannesburg.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 01.09.2021

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

The Bretton Woods lender hopes to begin talks over a new loan next month, but the Tunisian government has held no preparatory meetings and continues to take on new debt from commercial banks.

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2021

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

Attending a meeting in Paris of Francophone entrepreneurs, Djibouti Chamber of Commerce president Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh won an assurance from the head of French employers' group MEDEF about a visit to Djibouti before the end of the first quarter of 2022

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2021

West Africa
West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

With France's active support, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is on a mission to obtain some of the special drawing rights (SDR) funds attributed to developed countries to offset the impact of Covid-19.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2021

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau
Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

With Angola and Brazil on the fritz, Jaír Bolsonaro turns to Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló to find a new Portuguese-speaking partner in Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2021

Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló (left) hosted by Brazil's head of state Jaír Bolsonaro.

Ivory Coast
Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure

The Ethiopian airline has ended its direct flight between Abidjan and Newark Airport, much to the displeasure of the Ivorian president, who hopes to fill the gap with an Air Côte d'Ivoire flight to the United States by 2023.

Subscribers only Business 30.08.2021

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

In Berlin today at the invitation of Angela Merkel, the DRC president is using every available means to pull his country out of diplomatic isolation. Rather than relying on a diplomatic corps that was largely inherited from his predecessor Joseph Kabila, he has preferred to rely on a group of loyalists from within the presidency.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

Chad
Covid era accentuates CNPC's differential treatment of local staff

While work-leave rotation patterns have returned to normal for the company's Chinese staff, its locally-employed employees are an entirely different boat.

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2021

Gabon
Assala takes on mining execs in leadership shake-up

Carlyle offshoot Assala Energy has successively brought in three mining veterans in the hopes they will help with its cost-cutting measures.

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.2021

Spotlight | Sudan
Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

As Afghanistan crumbles, Washington is keen to show its backing for the Sudanese transition which is a rare case of a country breaking free from its fiercely anti-US Islamic government. But despite massive loan announcements, this support is failing to materialise into concrete projects.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2021

Morocco
Tycoon Derham tidies up oil empire

Dahmane Derham, leader of the Sahrawi Derham clan's business ventures, has decided to consolidate his oil and gas distribution and transport activities while his fleet of tankers continues to supply the kingdom and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Meilla.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.08.2021

The former mayor of Tangier, businessman and member of the powerful Sahrawi Derham clan, Dahmane Derham.

Cape Verde
Cape Verde gets World Bank help to privatise its electricity company

The World Bank is to assist the government of Cape Verde to privatise national electricity company Electra by footing a $2m bill for consultancy services.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.08.2021

Botswana
Gaborone reaps bigger share of Debswana's diamonds

Although talks are still in progress between Botswana and diamond producer De Beers on the terms of their partnership agreement, the share of Debswana's diamonds allocated for sale by the state-owned Okavango Diamond Co has been quietly but substantially increased.

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2021

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, due to take place on 27 August, promises to be electric. The Madagascan president's declared aim of retaking control of the Scattered Islands, currently administered by France, has resulted in a two-year standstill in bilateral relations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to the French island of Grande Glorieuse, in the Eparses archipelago, on 23 October 2019. French sovereignty of the archipelago is disputed by Madagascar.

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

A great lover of foreign travel, the Congolese head of state is resuming his diplomatic activities with the aim of attracting investors to the DRC. He is expected to arrive in Europe before the end of next week.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Morocco
Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

DRC
Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

Africa
London Stock Exchange spies opportunity in Africa

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

West Africa
West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau
Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

Ivory Coast
Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Chad
Covid era accentuates CNPC's differential treatment of local staff

Gabon
Assala takes on mining execs in leadership shake-up

Spotlight | Sudan
Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Morocco
Tycoon Derham tidies up oil empire

Cape Verde
Cape Verde gets World Bank help to privatise its electricity company

Botswana
Gaborone reaps bigger share of Debswana's diamonds

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

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Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

African Union: the battle of the giants

Transition: what's next after the coup?

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

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Nigeria Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Botswana Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

Africa Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Morocco Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

DRC Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

Africa London Stock Exchange spies opportunity in Africa

Tunisia Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Djibouti, France MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

West Africa West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

Ivory Coast Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure

Inner circles | DRC Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Chad Covid era accentuates CNPC's differential treatment of local staff

Gabon Assala takes on mining execs in leadership shake-up

Spotlight | Sudan Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Morocco Tycoon Derham tidies up oil empire

Cape Verde Cape Verde gets World Bank help to privatise its electricity company

Botswana Gaborone reaps bigger share of Debswana's diamonds

In Focus | Madagascar Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

DRC Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

Africa
Flurry of ambassadorial appointments brings in new faces at the African Union

Morocco
Antoine Sallé de Chou takes charge of EBRD's Moroccan bureau and its €1.6bn project portfolio

DRC
Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

Africa
London Stock Exchange spies opportunity in Africa

Tunisia
Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

West Africa
West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau
Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

Ivory Coast
Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Chad
Covid era accentuates CNPC's differential treatment of local staff

Gabon
Assala takes on mining execs in leadership shake-up

Spotlight | Sudan
Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Morocco
Tycoon Derham tidies up oil empire

Cape Verde
Cape Verde gets World Bank help to privatise its electricity company

Botswana
Gaborone reaps bigger share of Debswana's diamonds

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors