Deloitte

Angola
Deloitte & Touche confirms status as leading oil auditor

Le ministère angolais des finances, dirigé par Vera Daves, vient de sélectionner Deloitte & Touche, filiale locale du cabinet de conseil Deloitte, pour réaliser l'audit des comptes des sociétés pétrolières pour les années 2021-2022.

Algeria
EY and Deloitte call it a day

Despite being allowed to reopen a few weeks after the authorities obliged them to halt work, the two global auditing giants will put an end to their consulting activities in Algeria. Their competitors KPMG and PwC are not yet concerned.

Inner circles | Africa, United Kingdom
UK Export Finance reinvents itself while continuing to promote Mozambique LNG

UK Export Finance is walking a tightrope as it contends with pressure from both NGOs and industry. The agency responsible for promoting British exports has abandoned fossil fuels but continues to back the airline industry.

Spotlight | Libya
Washington hatches plan to oversee oil revenues

The United States is hoping to set up a "special oversight committee", itself managed by a private auditing firm, to control the transfer of revenues from the National Oil Corp to Libya's state institutions. At stake is a drop in production sparked by the political row over such transfers.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaBeverly Adhiambo, youth's leading light in Homa Bay

Ivory CoastFranck Kié, West African cybersecurity champ

Sierra LeoneFoday Mansaray, the president's oil prince

Central African RepublicRodolphe Héritier Doneng, campaigner for Toudéra's third term

The New Guard
DRC, Madagascar, Congo, Botswana

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

DRCMatthieu Kayoka, Kabila's party diplomatic adviser

MadagascarLova Rinel, former adviser to Rajaonarimampianina, majority candidate for France's parliamentary elections

CongoLoic Mackosso, Brazzaville's ubiquitous financial adviser

BotswanaFrom London to Paris, Kaene Disepo the campaigner from Gaborone

Mozambique
TotalEnergies to clarify local content goals for Cabo Delgado

There is considerable local interest in future services contract opportunities for the development of Cabo Delgado's liquefied natural gas reserves. The question now is who could apply and in what area.

Algeria
Transtec and PwC chosen to try to breathe new life into the EU-Algeria partnership

The Belgian company Transtec and the firm PwC have been chosen to carry out partnership and twinning projects between Algerian and European institutions, yet the Algeria-EU Association Agreement is barely being applied.

Algeria
Closing KPMG, Deloitte and EY may hinder communication about investment legislation reform

Minister of Commerce Kamel Rezig's decision to temporarily close these accounting giants' Algerian branches was made just as they were preparing to promote new investment legislation.

Africa, Europe
Monaco Resources under scrutiny from European audit regulators

Britain's audit watchdog is investigating whether the accounts of MRG UK, a British subsidiary of the Monaco Resources group, which is very involved in Africa, have been properly certified. Other European regulators have also debated whether to investigate the conglomerate's bookkeeping.

Morocco
Mostafa Fraiha tasked with saving KPMG's former partner

Chartered accountant Mostafa Fraiha will be in charge of trying to save the Morocco branch of KPMG, the global auditing giant, which lost its licence in the Kingdom at the end of last year and also its corporate signature.

Botswana
Zimbabwean mining group Berkan-Fellmann moves into Gaborone

Zimbabwean mining duo Kevin Makoni and Deric Dube, owners of Berkan-Fellmann, founded two entities in Botswana on 22 October: Excalibur Resources and Bullion Investments.

Libya, United States
Deloitte takes a plunge into Libyan oil for Washington

Auditing giant Deloitte has just signed two contracts with the United States to carry out studies on the Libyan oil sector.

Ethiopia
Orange seeks to reconnect with Ethio Telecom

Between 2010 and 2013, the French telecoms giant tried to modernise Ethio Telecom. Now, as the state-owned company prepares to bring private-sector shareholders on board, Orange is hoping to set up a new deal with its former partner.