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Cameroon
SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki calls on Biya for support over Glencore

In an about-turn, the head of Cameroon's Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures has asked President Paul Biya to open a legal investigation after Swiss trader Glencore admitted paying the company's top executives.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 21.07.2023

Kenya
Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

A court order brought on by a leadership dispute at the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry has paralysed the powerful body, notably blocking access to millions of dollars in pandemic relief for struggling businesses.

Subscribers only Finance 20.07.2023

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

The Ugandan president has tasked his son-in-law, Odrek Rwabwogo, with doubling the country's export earnings over the next five years. A tightly-knit and well-equipped team with contacts in key sectors is now getting up to speed.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics, Business 14.07.2023

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

CAR received a timely FCFA 11bn loan from Saudi Arabia in 2022, the biggest bilateral loan that year. Traditional lenders declined to offer fresh credit because of concerns about the growing influence of the Wagner group.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.07.2023

Egypt
Saint-Gobain bets on revival of Egypt's construction sector

The French company has recently acquired a dry mortar factory in Egypt and is continuing to invest in the country despite the economic challenges.

Subscribers only Business 13.07.2023

Morocco, Tunisia
French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Representatives of French citizens living abroad have complained to the French foreign ministry about major delays in dealing with visa applications. Karim Ben Cheikh, who represents left-wing alliance NUPES at the French National Assembly, has attacked the government over its visa policy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2023

Mozambique
WBHO steams ahead on Mozambique LNG as TotalEnergies plays it safe

WBHO is pulling out all the stops at Afungi, which will soon become the largest liquefied gas processing zone in Africa. But the French major TotalEnergies, which is in charge of the development of the site, is playing it safe.

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2023

Senegal
French consulate in Dakar suspends tourist visas

French consular services in the Senegalese capital have suspended the processing of family and tourist visa applications for the summer period due to a severe lack of staff. They have been told to prioritise student visas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2023

Djibouti
Eiffage and partner make slow progress with Le Goubet tidal turbine

Fifteen months behind schedule, the prototype tidal turbine built by France's Eiffage and its partner Weco-Weco was finally delivered and assembled in Djibouti this month

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 26.06.2023

Cameroon
Embattled minister schmoozes Biya with call for ageing president to run again

Cameroon's health minister Malachie last month organised the first meeting calling for Paul Biya to stand for re-election, two years before the next polls are due. This was a cunning manoeuvre by the prominent politician from the Far North region.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2023

Cameroon's Minister of Health, Manaouda Malachie.

Spotlight | Uganda
Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia

After an attack on a military base led to heavy casualties in late May, criticism has been mounting in Uganda's armed forces. Ageing equipment and yawning pay gaps fuel frustration at an institution closely controlled by the president's family.

Subscribers only Defence 20.06.2023

Uganda's troops, part of the African Union's military mission, patrol near the town of Merka, 90km south of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on 17 July 2016.

Kenya
Jambojet reaches for the sky as parent company Kenya Airways nosedives

The upturn in tourism bodes well for the low-cost airline which, unlike its parent company Kenya Airways, is aiming high.

Subscribers only Business 14.06.2023

Congo
Sassou lobbies AU leaders to postpone Ukraine mediation mission

Breaking news published on 15/06/23, 19.15 - Over the last 24 hours, Denis Sassou Nguesso has been trying to convince his counterparts at the African Union to delay a mediation mission to Kyiv and Moscow scheduled for 16 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2023

Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2023.

Ethiopia
Pakistani pharmaceutical industry eyes Ethiopian market

Hoping to take advantage of the diplomatic rapprochement between Addis and Islamabad, Pakistan's industrial heavyweights, including a number of pharmaceutical laboratories, are on the lookout for business opportunities.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 08.06.2023

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Togo, faced with increasingly frequent attacks by jihadists from the Sahel, wants to speed up acquisition of military equipment for its army. Faure Gnassingbé's government has turned to Moscow, purchasing attack helicopters, and is also getting help from Washington and London, much to France's chagrin.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 29.05.2023

Spotlight | Mozambique
Impact report adds to TotalEnergies' hurdles on road to LNG resumption

Resumption of work on the Cabo Delgado liquefaction plant could still be postponed in the wake of a humanitarian assessment commissioned by TotalEnergies and in light of geopolitical and financial considerations.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 23.05.2023

CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, 2 July 2021.

Cameroon
Special Criminal Court summons ministers over use of Covid-19 funds

Investigators have been sending out new summons as part of a probe into the alleged embezzlement of IMF funds given to Cameroon to help with its Covid-19 response. Health minister Manaouda Malachie is among those on the list.

Subscribers only Politics 11.05.2023

Cameroonian health minister Manaouda Malachie visits the Central Hospital as healthcare workers receive China's Sinopharm vaccines during the COVID-19 vaccination process in Yaounde on 12 April 2021.

Algeria
President Tebboune rejigs foreign ministry after Lamamra departure

Almost two months after Ramtane Lamamra stepped down as Algeria's foreign minister, his replacement, Ahmed Attaf, and President Adbelmadjid Tebboune are rejigging the foreign ministry.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.05.2023

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

The Tanzanian president is little by little relaxing restrictions on the country's media, which faced constant persecution under her predecessor, John Magufuli. She has not yet revoked the restrictive laws introduced by the previous administration, however.

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.2023

President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks after the swearing-in ceremony in March 2021.

Morocco
French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

Alstom is still not going to be able to deliver all of its tramway trainsets for lines T3 and T4 in Casablanca, due to the delay in the delivery of the maintenance centre, which has been postponed several times.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.05.2023

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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Cameroon
SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki calls on Biya for support over Glencore

Kenya
Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Egypt
Saint-Gobain bets on revival of Egypt's construction sector

Morocco, Tunisia
French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Mozambique
WBHO steams ahead on Mozambique LNG as TotalEnergies plays it safe

Senegal
French consulate in Dakar suspends tourist visas

Djibouti
Eiffage and partner make slow progress with Le Goubet tidal turbine

Cameroon
Embattled minister schmoozes Biya with call for ageing president to run again

Spotlight | Uganda
Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia

Kenya
Jambojet reaches for the sky as parent company Kenya Airways nosedives

Congo
Sassou lobbies AU leaders to postpone Ukraine mediation mission

Ethiopia
Pakistani pharmaceutical industry eyes Ethiopian market

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Mozambique
Impact report adds to TotalEnergies' hurdles on road to LNG resumption

Cameroon
Special Criminal Court summons ministers over use of Covid-19 funds

Algeria
President Tebboune rejigs foreign ministry after Lamamra departure

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Morocco
French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

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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

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Cameroon SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki calls on Biya for support over Glencore

Kenya Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

Inner circles | Uganda Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

Central African Republic Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Egypt Saint-Gobain bets on revival of Egypt's construction sector

Morocco, Tunisia French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Mozambique WBHO steams ahead on Mozambique LNG as TotalEnergies plays it safe

Senegal French consulate in Dakar suspends tourist visas

Djibouti Eiffage and partner make slow progress with Le Goubet tidal turbine

Cameroon Embattled minister schmoozes Biya with call for ageing president to run again

Spotlight | Uganda Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia

Kenya Jambojet reaches for the sky as parent company Kenya Airways nosedives

Congo Sassou lobbies AU leaders to postpone Ukraine mediation mission

Ethiopia Pakistani pharmaceutical industry eyes Ethiopian market

In Focus | Togo Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Mozambique Impact report adds to TotalEnergies' hurdles on road to LNG resumption

Cameroon Special Criminal Court summons ministers over use of Covid-19 funds

Algeria President Tebboune rejigs foreign ministry after Lamamra departure

Tanzania Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Morocco French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Cameroon
SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki calls on Biya for support over Glencore

Kenya
Leadership dispute paralyses Kenya's powerful Chamber of Commerce

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Egypt
Saint-Gobain bets on revival of Egypt's construction sector

Morocco, Tunisia
French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Mozambique
WBHO steams ahead on Mozambique LNG as TotalEnergies plays it safe

Senegal
French consulate in Dakar suspends tourist visas

Djibouti
Eiffage and partner make slow progress with Le Goubet tidal turbine

Cameroon
Embattled minister schmoozes Biya with call for ageing president to run again

Spotlight | Uganda
Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia

Kenya
Jambojet reaches for the sky as parent company Kenya Airways nosedives

Congo
Sassou lobbies AU leaders to postpone Ukraine mediation mission

Ethiopia
Pakistani pharmaceutical industry eyes Ethiopian market

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Mozambique
Impact report adds to TotalEnergies' hurdles on road to LNG resumption

Cameroon
Special Criminal Court summons ministers over use of Covid-19 funds

Algeria
President Tebboune rejigs foreign ministry after Lamamra departure

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Morocco
French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca