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Tibesti, in northern Chad, is at the heart of the conflict between rebels and the military. ©Africa Intelligence

Focus LIBYA SUDAN CHAD 08/04/2019

Rebels and military caught up in Tibesti gold fever

MOZAMBIQUE 21/06/2019

United Kingdom drawn into Cabo Delgado insurrection Free

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the British ambassador NneNne Iwuji-Eme and the Mozambican deputy defence minister Patricio Jose [...]

ETHIOPIA 21/06/2019

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali seeks to attract foreign investors. ©Reuters

Abiy Ahmed Ali's latest gamble to save the economy

AFRICA 09/07/2019

Attacked on all fronts, Glencore battens down the hatches

The past few months have proven to be difficult for the Swiss trading house Glencore as it weathers lawsuits involving some of its African subsidiaries and is forced to enter financial renegotiations in Chad, a country that it may be [...]

GUINEA Document 04/06/2019

Railway pioneer CBG sees life as a highway

ALGERIA 16/05/2019

Sonatrach puts vital infrastructure under Chinese flag

Chinese companies are still in favour with Sonatrach, even for the group's most sensitive contracts. According to our information, the [...]

CONGO-K 12/06/2019

Passport contract up for grabs again?

ID document manufacturers are descending on Congo-K in the hope that Felix Tshisekedi's new administration will review the passport mega-project. [...]

ANGOLA 26/06/2019

Trump seeks to nudge Lourenco out of Beijing's orbit

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CONGO-K 30/07/2019

Felix Tshisekedi gives centre stage to diamonds from Kasai stronghold

President Felix Tshisekedi's arrival in power in Kinshasa has had a profound effect on the country's diamond sector. For years largely neglected by the powers that be, this industry now has the head of state's full attention. Diamonds from his [...]

MOROCCO 25/07/2019

Mohammed VI celebrates with Moroccan diaspora

Mohammed VI ("M6") ordered that the 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne should be involve no "supplementary or [...]

IVORY COAST 24/07/2019

Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

With the minister of defence Hamed Bakayoko having been the guest of honour at the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum and President Alassane Ouattara preparing to visit Moscow at the invitation of Vladimir Putin ( WAN 804), the Trump administration [...]

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LIBYA 25/07/2019

Ali El Hebri gives Fezzan banks extra cash for Khalifa Haftar

AFRICA 24/07/2019

G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

DJIBOUTI 19/07/2019

Why Ismail Omar Guelleh supported China's candidate for FAO

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 23/07/2019

Teodorin Obiang liability sends oil firms packing

Equatorial Guinea's minister of mines, industry and energy Gabriel Obiang Lima is finding it hard to secure takers for the 25 new offshore blocks as oil firms loose trust in the stability of the regime. The high probability that President [...]

AFRICA RUSSIA 19/07/2019

Alpha Conde, visiting Vladimir Putin in 2017 here, urges Somaliland to develop ties with Moscow. ©Kremlin/All Rights Reserved

Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

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MALI 30/07/2019

Abdul Jabbar Al Sayegh tightens grip of Kodieran gold

While only recently the majority owner of Kodieran mine operator, Wassoul'Or, Abdul Jabbar Al Sayegh has been active in Mali's gold sector for years. [...]

CONGO-K 30/07/2019

With Lualaba Copper Smelter, CNMC takes early hold of ERG copper

Interested in purchasing Kazakh firm ERG's mines, the Chinese group CNMC has already found a way to get its hands on the copper by promising to transform it with its future smelter. [...]

MOROCCO 25/07/2019

The Zenaguis expand from the Palace into luxury hotels

Royal adviser Yassir Zenagui, who was replaced in February as chairman of Ithmar Capital - formerly Moroccan tourism development fund FMDT - by finance minister Mohamed Benchaaboun, is continuing to focus his attention on the Moroccan tourism industry. It is [...]

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TANZANIA 30/07/2019

Acacia does not rule out shelving operations in North Mara

GABON 24/07/2019

Brice Laccruche to meet Eramet

GABON |NIGERIA |TANZANIA 23/07/2019

Maurel & Prom replaces Michel Hochard with another former Total name

MOROCCO 25/07/2019

Mohammed VI presses SGTM and Jet Contractors on Rabat Grand Theatre

The companies working on the monumental Rabat Grand Theatre, which is being built on the orders of Mohammed VI ("M6") [...]

SENEGAL 24/07/2019

Air Senegal takes on Ethiopian Airlines and Air Burkina

The Senegalese national airline is launching two new routes in the sub-region in an attempt to counter Ethiopian Airlines, even though it may be a loss-making venture. [...]

ANGOLA 24/07/2019

Erik Prince drums up business for Frontier Services

The logistics firm Frontier Services, founded by Erik Prince and controlled by China's Citic, has made a series of business proposals to the Angolan government. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 23/07/2019

Trading audit clearly points finger at BB Energy and Trafigura

The audit launched in late June ( AEI 844) to examine the crude oil pre-sale deals signed in 2018 under [...]

DJIBOUTI 19/07/2019

French firms battle to supply energy

Engie is vying with Akuo Energy for energy contracts, but the Djiboutian authorities have several other irons in the fire. [...]

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IVORY COAST 24/07/2019

Souleymane Kamarate Kone targeted by presidency

Nicknamed ‘Soul to Soul', Guillaume Soro's powerful head of protocol Souleymane Kamarate Kone was recently expelled from his official residence [...]

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LIBYA 25/07/2019

Ali El Hebri plays the good boy for UNSMIL

TUNISIA 25/07/2019

Hosni Boufaden to kit out presidential security personnel

MOROCCO 25/07/2019

Abbas Azzouzi wraps up his beach towel at H Partners

KENYA 23/07/2019

Could Josphat Nanok become Ruto's future oil boss in 2022?

The politically prominent Turkana County governor, Josphat Nanok, is working on building his national standing. The long-term rival of Kenyan [...]

UGANDA 19/07/2019

Gordon Wavamunno unites Buganda against Museveni

The law passed in late June targeting property owners has radicalised the until now apolitical entrepreneurs of Buganda and turned [...]

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GABON State Strategy 30/07/2019

Is Michel Mboussou curbed by his wife's presidential aims? Free

While Michel Mboussou was appointed chairman one of Gabon's leading public firms, Societe equatoriale des mines, which oversees the state's [...]

MALAWI Exploration-production 30/07/2019

Akatswiri advises Force about the impact of its Tshimpala project

Australian junior Force Commodities, which recently moved into mining in [...]

AFRICA Exploration-production 30/07/2019

The AfDB seeks to hand over reins of mining legislation atlas

The African Development Bank's African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has [...]

GUINEA Financing and advisory 30/07/2019

Philip Rogers, still Conakry's best buddy over Simandou iron ore

Candidates wishing to take part in the bidding round launched [...]

BOTSWANA Financing and advisory 30/07/2019

Norton Rose, Cupric Canyon's star support to finance Khoemacau copper

Red Kite Mine Finance enlisted the services of London-based Martin [...]

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Sonatrach puts vital infrastructure under Chinese flag

Passport contract up for grabs again?

Trump seeks to nudge Lourenco out of Beijing's orbit

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Sonatrach caught in the crossfire between London and Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz

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Deputy intelligence director Fahad Yasin is UN sub-contractor in fight against Al Shabaab

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Felix Tshisekedi gives centre stage to diamonds from Kasai stronghold

Mohammed VI celebrates with Moroccan diaspora

Trump moves in to counter Moscow and Beijing

Ali El Hebri gives Fezzan banks extra cash for Khalifa Haftar

G7 in Biarritz: Macron plays the African card

Why Ismail Omar Guelleh supported China's candidate for FAO

Teodorin Obiang liability sends oil firms packing

Alpha Conde, Putin's middleman for Somaliland

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The Zenaguis expand from the Palace into luxury hotels

Acacia does not rule out shelving operations in North Mara

Brice Laccruche to meet Eramet

Maurel & Prom replaces Michel Hochard with another former Total name

Mohammed VI presses SGTM and Jet Contractors on Rabat Grand Theatre

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