Spotlight
A catalyst of the 25 October coup d'état, the blockading of the Khartoum-Port Sudan axis, the country's only supply route, is once again being envisaged by some leaders of eastern communities who are determined to make their voices heard. [...]
Castel offshoot Brasseries Star Madagascar's bottling licence with Coca Cola will expire in a few months but the US beverage company is hesitant to renew the deal, which could deprive Castel and its partner, the Malagasy state, of important revenues. [...]
The European Commission has renewed its ban on Libyan airlines from flying in European airspace. The measure covers all airlines from Libya, from Afriqiyah to Libyan Wings, and even the top favourite among Libyan diplomats and officials, Hala Air. [...]
Despite being removed from the Namibian Chamber of Mines and expelled from the Swartmodder copper mine in September, Chinese group Africa Huaxia Mining is nonetheless embarking on an all-out expansion in the country. Under the guise of multiple subsidiaries, it is racking up new mining licences. [...]
A US court has dismissed the class action filed by 13 Congolese nationals against tech giants Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tesla and Dell for their part in the use of forced child labour in DRC's cobalt mines. The judges found that the plaintiffs were unable to demonstrate a link between their grievances and the defendants while other companies were mentioned as more certainly associated with the alleged acts. [...]
Haranga is trying to relist on the Australian stock exchange, banking on investor interest in its West African gold licences and in its Saraya uranium project. Saraya once belonged to UraMin, the company at the heart of a scandal involving Areva. [...]
As a result of the dispute between the company and its subcontractor MCI, a court in Conakry has ordered exit bans and seizures of all of Monaco Resources' assets at the port and on the road to the company's bauxite mine in Guinea. [...]
The #Taiwan External Trade Development Council has entrusted the management of its Algiers branch to Susi Hsiao, previously in charge of the Paris branch. However, Beijing packs a much heavier punch than Taipei in #Algeria https://t.co/ddXO5dbsdo
It has been nearly a year since #US president @JoeBiden took office, yet the Senate still has to accept the nomination of over 20 ambassadors on the African continent. https://t.co/CzowUUlJTq
📣 Many Western nations have closed their borders to travellers from southern Africa following the identification of the variant #Omicron. Pretoria has since applied diplomatic pressure and launched a media counterattack, with the support of the #WHO. https://t.co/hOmsRpVeBY
