European drilling and geophysical services companies are seeing their activities shrink drastically under the impact of the economic crisis and Chinese competition, particularly in the onshore seismic segment. Several of them are even close to bankruptcy. [...]
The head of state is a practising Muslim but has always been at pains to show he cares about the other religions in his country. The latest display of this diplomatic-spiritual prudence was the appointment of a Frenchman, who was one of his tutors in the 1970s, to represent Gabon at the Holy See. [...]
The legal battle enjoined between Yoweri Museveni and his main political rival Bobi Wine, who is contesting the Ugandan president's re-election, looks like being short-lived. More than anything else, it has allowed a myriad of young lawyers to hog the media spotlight. [...]
The import tracking system installed by Turkish company SCK has run into strong opposition from leading Libyan business organisations and put new prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba under pressure. [...]
The wealthy American Guggenheim family has applied for new exploration permits in Ivory Coast, this time adding other minerals to its coltan activities. But the Ivorian government has still not granted its previous applications. [...]
The Congolese prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge (@SamaLukonde1), who has just embarked on consultations to form his new administration, is envisaging a 50-strong government. https://t.co/XgaW8y625V
Air #Sahel, a five-nation project born in 2015, is not going to get into the air any time soon. https://t.co/Ge4g26yHBV
Thanks to a decree signed this Thursday by the French Prime Minister @JeanCASTEX, the only candidate declared against the outgoing President @IsmailOguelleh will be able to compete in the presidential election of 9 April. #Djibouti https://t.co/QDlGWpGiGn
