On 18 April, Fidel Andjoua Ondimba, the brother of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo and Ndjobi grand master, died and was buried shortly after in Franceville. His son, a presidential advisor, has replaced him at the head of this traditional ritual widely practised in Haut-Ogooué, the Bongo family stronghold. [...]
Over the next few days in Abidjan, senior officials from the French treasury will pore over France's €1.125bn debt relief package to Ivory Coast to decide on how it is spent over the next four years. [...]
In March 2020, a decision was made to privatise the Central African Republic public gem buying office Comigem declared bankrupt years ago. A buyer was found but since then everything has gone quiet. [...]
National carrier @TunisairFrance's new CEO Khaled Chelly, appointed by transport minister @mchakchouk in March to replace Olfa Hamdi, will not find the company coffers flush with money anytime soon. #Tunisia #Libya https://t.co/uaAZr4p7RI
Spain plans to send part of its fleet of NH90 helicopters, made by the European manufacturer @NHIndustriesSAS, to #Mali in the second half of 2021. https://t.co/KGYI5lcZVI
#Tinkisso Ressources, a new Guinean company, took a gamble when in mid-April it applied for a permit to look for #nickel and #platinum near Dinguiraye in the centre of the country. #Guinea https://t.co/m5HtJOXPJ6
