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Senegal
World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

In early March, the World Bank announced the failure of its support programme for the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER, an entity under the Ministry of Energy).

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.03.2022

Tanzania
World Bank warns Suluhu of risk of economy becoming overheated

The financial institution has raised the alarm about Tanzania's debt sustainability and has downgraded the prospects for some of its flagship projects in the country.

Subscribers only Business 09.03.2022

Samia Suluhu Hassan President of Tanzania.

Spotlight | Africa
IMF sets up anti-corruption unit and ponders making governance a condition for lending

The international financial institution is considering incorporating governance and anti-corruption into the conditionality of its lending programmes and for first time in its history has set up an anti-corruption unit.

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2022

Senegal, World Bank
World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

The World Bank president David Malpass is to visit Dakar from 21 to 23 March and hold talks with President Macky Sall.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.03.2022

Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

After having changed offices several times, the Secretary of State for International Cooperation no longer responds to her international counterparts. Sidelined, Aida Hamdi is said to have submitted her resignation - which Kais Saied did not accept - and returned to Paris.

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2022

Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Aida Hamdi.

Burkina Faso
Ambassadors take on commando mission for junta

After meeting with a handful of ambassadors on 21 February, Burkinabe junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba mandated each of them with very specific objectives, in Addis Ababa, Brussels, New York, Paris and Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.03.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta fears that the country's appeal to investors will decline in the run-up to what is expected to be a hotly disputed election. He has instructed his teams to promote a new eurobond in the world's leading financial marketplaces.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2022

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which aims to improve transparency in the mining and oil sectors, has obtained only limited results in the African countries which have adopted it. The organisation, based in Norway, relies heavily on its member countries' representatives, who often have ties with governments and extractive industry companies.

Subscribers only 25.02.2022

The Executive Director of the EITI Secretariat, Mark Robinson.

Tunisia
Saied looks to liquidate BFT to sidestep ICSID arbitration

The Tunisian president has set in motion the compulsory liquidation of the Banque franco-tunisienne (BFT), a bank that lies at the heart of drawn-out litigation with its former owner, ABCI Investments. After a mediation bid failed, the saga has gone back to arbitration.

Free access Finance, Business 24.02.2022

Burkina Faso
Junta leader Damiba recasts his ambassadors

After having recalled the Burkinabe ambassadors in Paris, Washington and Brussels, the President of the transition government, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, is due to meet them on Tuesday 22 February to inform them of the country's new diplomatic policies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.02.2022

Tunisia
Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Minister of Industry and Energy Neila Gonji is increasing her goals for solar and wind power, with plans to build an additional 1500MW of capacity. She has pitched the project to the Saudi Fund for Development.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 21.02.2022

Zimbabwe
Harare calls on Armenian IU Networks to update tax management system

Zimbabwe has called upon Armenian IU Networks, specialised in IT solutions for former Soviet block countries, to design and implement a new system for its revenue authority.

Subscribers only Business 21.02.2022

Morocco
Horizon clears in Carlyle-Rabat dispute over Samir as ICSID arbitration suspended

On 3 February, ICSID suspended arbitration proceedings between US investment fund Carlyle and Morocco at the request of both parties.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 21.02.2022

Sudan
Petronas chooses its arbitrator in Sudan action

The arbitration proceedings brought by Petronas against Sudan before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have taken a small step forward.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2022

Senegal
Macky Sall puts finishing touches to his reshuffle

Riding on the wave of the national team's victory at the Africa Cup of Nations and before he heads to France tomorrow, the head of state has spent the last few days in Dakar finalising the details of a reshuffle designed to breathe new life into a government whose standing was greatly diminished last month.

Subscribers only Politics 15.02.2022

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

The World Bank's mediation entity is seeking an independent expert to help resolve a dispute between bauxite producer CBG and people living near its mines who are unhappy with the level of compensation paid for damage to their health and livelihoods.

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2022

Madagascar
After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

Following World Bank sanctions on three of the four shareholders of Ravinala Airports (ADP International, Colas and Bouygues), the capital of this consortium, which manages the new Ivato airport and Nosy Be airport, has been being shaken up in favour of the only shareholder to have escaped sanctions, namely the Meridiam fund.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.02.2022

DRC
The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

Despite getting fresh backing from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, the Maluku Special Economic Zone is struggling to take off.

Subscribers only Business 02.02.2022

Tunisia
IDB throws its weight behind Tunis's African exports drive

Tunisia is being shunned by most major international lenders, but it can still rely on the Islamic Development Bank, which continues to back projects in the country. The institution, whose largest single contributor is Saudi Arabia, intends to push trade development with the rest of the continent.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 31.01.2022

Senegal
Macky Sall still hopes to meet his goal of electrifying all of Senegal

To extend Senegal's electricity network, Macky Sall could receive a major boost from the World Bank, which is considering releasing $150m to help the state-owned company Senelec invest in its infrastructure.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy, Business 31.01.2022

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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Senegal
World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

Tanzania
World Bank warns Suluhu of risk of economy becoming overheated

Spotlight | Africa
IMF sets up anti-corruption unit and ponders making governance a condition for lending

Senegal, World Bank
World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

Burkina Faso
Ambassadors take on commando mission for junta

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

Tunisia
Saied looks to liquidate BFT to sidestep ICSID arbitration

Burkina Faso
Junta leader Damiba recasts his ambassadors

Tunisia
Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Zimbabwe
Harare calls on Armenian IU Networks to update tax management system

Morocco
Horizon clears in Carlyle-Rabat dispute over Samir as ICSID arbitration suspended

Sudan
Petronas chooses its arbitrator in Sudan action

Senegal
Macky Sall puts finishing touches to his reshuffle

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Madagascar
After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

DRC
The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

Tunisia
IDB throws its weight behind Tunis's African exports drive

Senegal
Macky Sall still hopes to meet his goal of electrifying all of Senegal

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Senegal World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

Tanzania World Bank warns Suluhu of risk of economy becoming overheated

Spotlight | Africa IMF sets up anti-corruption unit and ponders making governance a condition for lending

Senegal, World Bank World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

Tunisia Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

Burkina Faso Ambassadors take on commando mission for junta

Spotlight | Kenya Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Inner circles | Africa Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

Tunisia Saied looks to liquidate BFT to sidestep ICSID arbitration

Burkina Faso Junta leader Damiba recasts his ambassadors

Tunisia Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Zimbabwe Harare calls on Armenian IU Networks to update tax management system

Morocco Horizon clears in Carlyle-Rabat dispute over Samir as ICSID arbitration suspended

Sudan Petronas chooses its arbitrator in Sudan action

Senegal Macky Sall puts finishing touches to his reshuffle

Guinea CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Madagascar After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

DRC The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

Tunisia IDB throws its weight behind Tunis's African exports drive

Senegal Macky Sall still hopes to meet his goal of electrifying all of Senegal

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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?

Senegal
World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

Tanzania
World Bank warns Suluhu of risk of economy becoming overheated

Spotlight | Africa
IMF sets up anti-corruption unit and ponders making governance a condition for lending

Senegal, World Bank
World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

Burkina Faso
Ambassadors take on commando mission for junta

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta keen to launch eurobond ahead of presidential campaign

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

Tunisia
Saied looks to liquidate BFT to sidestep ICSID arbitration

Burkina Faso
Junta leader Damiba recasts his ambassadors

Tunisia
Minister Neila Gonji looks for new lenders to fund major renewable energy projects

Zimbabwe
Harare calls on Armenian IU Networks to update tax management system

Morocco
Horizon clears in Carlyle-Rabat dispute over Samir as ICSID arbitration suspended

Sudan
Petronas chooses its arbitrator in Sudan action

Senegal
Macky Sall puts finishing touches to his reshuffle

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Madagascar
After World Bank sanctions, Meridiam increases its stake in Ravinala Airports

DRC
The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

Tunisia
IDB throws its weight behind Tunis's African exports drive

Senegal
Macky Sall still hopes to meet his goal of electrifying all of Senegal