Fayez Sarraj held hostage by Misrati and Zintan forces

As Maghreb Confidential anticipated, the united front of militias "protecting" Tripoli rapidly collapsed following the attack of the 7th Brigade on August 27, forcing national union government head Fayez Sarraj to find new allies. [...]

Mahamadou Issoufou gives Beijing cause to celebrate

Relations between Niger and China received a real boost at the 3rd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing in early September, at which Mahamadou Issoufou was notable for his hands-on approach. [...]

Indimi & Buhari: family ties make for happy business

Muhammadu Indimi, head of Nigerian concern Oriental Energy Resources (OER), is determined to expand his already sizeable portfolio with the acquisition of new assets during the next marginal fields tender. [...]

Container ship Alexander Maersk arrested in Sfax

Presidential election: revelations on secret Kremlin financing

With campaigning for the presidential election of 7 November gathering momentum, Russia is seizing its opportunity to further its business interests. [...]

Back in Gabon, China's CGGC stretches out its tentacles

The Chinese public firm has snapped up a backlog of orders in next to no time following the latest China-Africa forum. [...]

Macron fosters Deby-Haftar alliance

As Tripoli is rocked by rivalries among militias supposedly under the authority of the Fayez Sarraj government, France is striving [...]

Investigations continue into BCRG's foreign currency

Off the record, the governor Lounceny Nabe has acknowledged the existence of parallel foreign currency flows at his bank. The latest revelations. [...]

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

The Ethiopian PM is rallying Eritrea and above all Somalia to exert pressure on Djibouti. [...]

The race is on for chamber of mines top seat

Rumours have been flying as to who will be the next chairman of Burkina's chamber of mines (CMB), the entity [...]

Rachid Lazrak enlists Alain Rolland to build his shopping malls

Property expert Rachid Lazrak plans to make use of the know-how of Swiss shopping mall king Alain Rolland to build [...]

A battle of nerves over the Pozzo Di Borgo townhouse!

To force the president to pay up, one of the country's creditors is determined to sell the luxury townhouse in Rue de l'Universite. The latest revelations. [...]

Who's keen to take on Samir?

The oil refinery liquidators have received three firm offers from would-be buyers. [...]

Magufuli sinks his teeth deeper into Dewji's empire

Following the fines, the authorities are now planning to confiscate the young magnate's land [...]

Wolf Haldenstein takes lead in fight against Sibanye

Two separate class actions against the South African mining firm, one filed by law US firm Rosen Law and another by Pomerantz, might be consolidated into a single case managed by Wolf Haldenstein. [...]

Jean-Marie Ogandaga, Bongo's security cordon against social discontent

Jean-Marie Ogandaga, who has been minister of the economy, planning and development since May, is one of Ali Bongo's main [...]

Who can Sahara's Tonye Cole count on for Rivers governorship bid?

Sahara Energy, the trading firm slowly moving into E&P, has lost one of its senior executives to politics. Tonye Cole, [...]

Ruth Sebatindira, the lawyer businesswoman

The former president of the Uganda Law Society (ULS, ION 1425), Ruth Sebatindira, is a partner at Ligomarc Advocates. This [...]

Roger Key lures investors into his mining nets

In early August, British geologist Roger Key was able to convince two investment firms to help him develop the nickel, [...]