BlackRock quietly building empire across Africa
The world's largest asset manager got itself a sizeable portfolio of African assets and an increasing sphere of influence on the continent. [...]
Hassan Beklhayat's strategic consulting firm has no lobbying experience but has been hired to help Rabat convince Africa CDC to move its headquarters to Morocco. The firm may receive a hand from its partner, Lionel Zinzou and Donald Kaberuka's Southbridge Group. [...]
The decline in the influence of interior minister Fathi Bachagha is good news for Mustafa Gadur, the leader of Tripoli's most powerful militia who has been calling for months for Bachagha to be dismissed. [...]
State-owned Guinean mining company Soguipami analysed SRG Mining's performance on the Toronto stock exchange before deciding whether or not to take a stake in the company developing the Lola graphite mining project. [...]
A meeting on the controversial subject of VAT payments by mining companies in the DRC had been due to take place in the offices of the Chamber of Mines. When NGOs, and civil society bodies made it clear they wanted to take part, however, another venue was found and the meeting took place out of the public eye. [...]
