TotalEnergies

Africa
Fresh start for Trafigura's former oil trading director for Africa

New energy trading firm Kaskara Commodities is currently shopping for investors with the aim of going public in the coming weeks.

South Africa
PetroSA's collaboration with Gazprombank on Mossel Bay refinery up in air

The South African national oil company looks like it will not after all be calling on Russia's Gazprombank - recently placed under US sanctions - to get the Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids refinery back up and running.

Palace Intrigues
Joe Biden, Mahamat Idriss Déby, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalDakar airport used as rear base for Biden's Angola visit

ChadMahamat Idriss Déby and select few announce end of military pact with Paris

Central African RepublicTouadéra pays final tribute to ex-minister Duchemin

Algeria
French security provider Amarante International packs its bags

The drop in business from major foreign companies in Algeria has taken its toll on the French firm's local branch, which has been at a near standstill for months.

DRC
Ecobank appeals as legal battle between Moise Katumbi and Pascal Beveraggi rumbles on

The Congolese subsidiary of the pan-African bank has been ordered to pay $5.5m in compensation to the French businessman's companies. All told, it risks having to pay more than $10m.

South Africa
TotalEnergies awaits approval to exit South African blocks

When the French major TotalEnergies announced its withdrawal from blocks 11B/12B and 5/6/7 on 29 July, it knew it would have to be patient.

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Exiled Eritrean opposition strives to protect refugee compatriots

The diaspora hopes to make the most of Ethiopia's apparent tolerance of Eritrean dissident groups to improve the lot of Eritrean refugees - and to prepare for a post-Isaias Afwerki era.

Nigeria
Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

The Nigerian cocoa market, which is made up of small-scale producers and is largely deregulated, fears the impact of the European legislation on its exports. The industry is trying to rally support for its cause.

Tanzania
Gemen and CHICO land World Bank bridge contracts

The World Bank is still making substantial payments to construction firms as part of the $550m Tanzania Transport Integration Project.