The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors
The deeply devout president has a handful of Pentecostal pastors among his team of advisors, who are not shy about wading into the political, diplomatic and economic arenas. [...]
King Mohammed VI's younger sister has ceded her shares in the Sicopa cannery to the businessman close to the royal family. Fahmane remains in partnership with the princess in the Atlas Agrumes agricultural company. [...]
A former senior state agency official has accused South African Marine Fuels of profiting from "roundtripping", a tax-avoiding practice that domestic law does not address. The firm itself denies any wrongdoing. [...]
For all the media spin of President Tebboune, the Algerian-Chinese mega-project slated for 2022 to exploit the phosphate deposits in the south of the country has been torpedoed by the withdrawal first of Wengfu and now of Citic. A new partner now needs to be found... [...]
The rise in copper prices has lead to a reboot of exploration projects in Zambia from sector giants to juniors looking for a stockmarket listing, overshadowing the country's colossal debt and recent spat with Glencore and Vedanta. [...]
The Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo (@M_Farmaajo), will be in Turkey from Friday to attend the #AntalyaDiplomaticForum from 18 to 20 June. (@M_Farmaajo) #Somalia https://t.co/JC08k560sh
Colonel #AssimiGoita has dismissed his predecessor Ban N'Daw's key collaborators. He is also preparing a number of "adjustments" in the security services and putting the finishing touches to the team which will be joining him at the Koulouba Palace. #Mali https://t.co/ko1DxNUuHy
A joint venture between the #Oman sovereign wealth fund, a British company and a #Dubai firm is building the first antimony roaster outside of China and has turned to #Africa to find its supply of this ore. #Zimbabwe https://t.co/1CYkjPU5qF
