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SOMALIA SOMALILAND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 07/06/2019

The Emirati plan to conquer power in Mogadishu

The Indian Ocean Newsletter can exclusively reveal Abu Dhabi's secret strategy for countering Qatari influence in Somalia. [...]

DJIBOUTI 07/06/2019

A fifth term for Ismail Omar Guelleh alongside a possible successor?

Djibouti's ambassador to Zambia and Kenya, Yacin Elmi Bouh, received a pleasant birthday present on 4 June. According to information [...]

LIBYA Corridors of power 13/06/2019

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drones fly to Fayez Sarraj's rescue

Government of National Accord (GNA) head Fayez Sarraj did not ask in vain for Libya's bilateral defence agreement with Recep [...]

GABON 12/06/2019

How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Above and beyond the announcement of a government reshuffle, the purpose of the two speeches given by Ali Bongo on 8 June was to demonstrate that he was once again in full possession of his faculties, eight months after suffering [...]

SENEGAL 12/06/2019

Sall affair: why the investigation into gas field licences will get nowhere

CONGO-B 11/06/2019

With Mercuria's new gameplay, SNPC's debt plays havoc on its future

As finance minister Calixte Nganongo scrambles to restore Congo-B's economic stability with plans to restructure debt that will help unlock IMF aid, the country's finances continue to go from bad to worse. Mercuria to the rescue? - As [...]

CONGO-K 11/06/2019

Dan Gertler's Caprikat/Foxwhelp do what they like under Felix Tshisekedi

Although his two permits expired in 2017 after multiple extensions, the Israeli magnate has collected new gifts from the ministry of hydrocarbons. Africa Energy Intelligence offers an exclusive report. [...]

GUINEA 04/06/2019

Anglo-African targets 5 million tonnes of bauxite per year for end-2020

British firm Anglo-African Minerals (AAM) aims to be producing 5 million tonnes of bauxite per annum by end-2020 at a [...]

Corridors of power

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TUNISIA 13/06/2019

Nabil Karoui, candidate for the presidential election of November in Tunisia. ©Reuters

Nabil Karoui looks for Emmanuel Macron's support ahead of elections

IVORY COAST 12/06/2019

Alassane Ouattara does battle with Katiba Macina in Abidjan

A series of attacks planned in Abidjan have been foiled in recent weeks by the Ivorian authorities with the help of the French intelligence services. [...]

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LIBYA 13/06/2019

Sarraj celebrates in London as fighting continues in Tripoli

TURKEY |AFRICA 12/06/2019

G5 Sahel: Ankara stumps up

ETHIOPIA 07/06/2019

Are Liyu Police's days numbered?

MOROCCO 11/06/2019

SDX Energy and sound energy for sale: Rothschild's double whammy

CONGO-K 11/06/2019

President's office summons officials to account for Dig Oil and Caprikat/Foxwhelp extensions

CHAD 28/05/2019

Production: CNPC in top form, ExxonMobil falters and SHT nosedives

SUDAN 07/06/2019

General Mohamed Hamdan Dalgo aka Hemeti, head of the RSF and VP of the Transitional Military Council ©Reuters

Balance of power in Khartoum swings to Cairo-Abu Dhabi-Riyadh axis

CONGO-K 04/06/2019

Washington looks toward home-dug cobalt, snubs Kinshasa

The US Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski's latest plans could very well be making Congolese miners nervous. The American Mineral [...]

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MOROCCO 13/06/2019

Tac-Performance to try to get black olives on to US dinner tables

The government has started a drive to open up the huge American market to Morocco's confit black olives. On June [...]

CONGO-K 12/06/2019

Passport contract up for grabs again?

ID document manufacturers are descending on Congo-K in the hope that Felix Tshisekedi's new administration will review the passport mega-project. [...]

ALGERIA 11/06/2019

After ENI, Sonatrach aims to fill coffers from sales to Enel

The state-run company is on the verge of making a strategic deal with the Italian giant. [...]

MADAGASCAR 07/06/2019

Jirama inspires World Bank optimism and supplier discontent

The suppliers of the national electricity supplier, whose financial recovery plan has been approved by the WB, are up in arms over its failure to settle their invoices. [...]

GREAT LAKES 04/06/2019

ITSCI heeds to widespread gripes and lowers prices

Criticised in Congo-K for its high prices, the mineral certification body has cut its levy rates - for the moment. [...]

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Power brokers

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CONGO-K 12/06/2019

Justin Inzun Kakiak drawn into biometric passport battle

Appointed director-general of the Agence nationale de renseignement (ANR) in March, Justin Inzun Kakiak will have a big say in [...]

LIBYA 11/06/2019

Mustafa Sanalla, the unstoppable NOC boss backed by a powerful entourage

Despite the political crisis that has continued to rock Libya since 2011 and Muammar Gaddafi's fall, National Oil Corp (NOC) [...]

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MOROCCO 13/06/2019

Imane Sabir orders Casablanca's new bus fleet

MOROCCO 13/06/2019

Saad Bezzate tries consulting after tourism and the motor industry

LIBYA 13/06/2019

Walid Giahmi hires a spin doctor for his court battle against the LIA

MADAGASCAR 07/06/2019

Richard Randriamandrato struggles with his new portfolio

The minister of finance Richard Randriamandrato has come in for widespread criticism, including from government quarters and within his own [...]

GUINEA 04/06/2019

Ashapura boss, Sudheer Godabole, takes the Forecariah iron throne

As Africa Mining Intelligence foresaw, with the opening of Societe guineenne des mines de fer (SGMF) in Conakry in late [...]

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Breaking news GABON 13/06/2019

How Maixent Accrombessi tried to save the loyal Otandault

Staying in Libreville since last week, Ali Bongo's former chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi did his best to ensure that [...]

TUNISIA Business circles 13/06/2019

TAV to reinvest in Enfidha airport after talks with minister Free

The sun is shining again on Enfidha-Hammamet Airport. According to our sources, Turkish airport operator TAV, in which France's Aeroports [...]

MOROCCO Business circles 13/06/2019

Fichtner Group to work on KfW-funded desalination plant in Sidi Ifni

German consulting engineers Fichtner Group and Morocco's CID (Conseil Ingenierie [...]

FRANCE NORTH AFRICA Power brokers 13/06/2019

Simond de Galbert to leave Tunis to join Le Drian

Simond de Galbert, first secretary at the French embassy in [...]

MOROCCO Power brokers 13/06/2019

Le Drian takes time out to inaugurate Touraya Bouabid's school

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who visited Morocco from [...]

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Consultants and lawyers already winning in Aziz vs Bouamatou war

Exclusive: The financial acrobatics of a government walking a tightrope

A new generation of Karana businessmen are taking over the reins

President Filipe Nyusi’s northern allies on the look-out for good deals

The Emirati plan to conquer power in Mogadishu

A fifth term for Ismail Omar Guelleh alongside a possible successor?

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drones fly to Fayez Sarraj's rescue

How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Sall affair: why the investigation into gas field licences will get nowhere

With Mercuria's new gameplay, SNPC's debt plays havoc on its future

Dan Gertler's Caprikat/Foxwhelp do what they like under Felix Tshisekedi

Anglo-African targets 5 million tonnes of bauxite per year for end-2020

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Sheikh Tamim tries to build alliances in Africa with his brother-in-law's troop carriers

Oil companies ready to do battle over future of leading African refiner SAMIR

Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Corridors of power

Nabil Karoui looks for Emmanuel Macron's support ahead of elections

Alassane Ouattara does battle with Katiba Macina in Abidjan

Sarraj celebrates in London as fighting continues in Tripoli

G5 Sahel: Ankara stumps up

Are Liyu Police's days numbered?

SDX Energy and sound energy for sale: Rothschild's double whammy

President's office summons officials to account for Dig Oil and Caprikat/Foxwhelp extensions

Production: CNPC in top form, ExxonMobil falters and SHT nosedives

Balance of power in Khartoum swings to Cairo-Abu Dhabi-Riyadh axis

Washington looks toward home-dug cobalt, snubs Kinshasa

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Business circles

Tac-Performance to try to get black olives on to US dinner tables

Passport contract up for grabs again?

After ENI, Sonatrach aims to fill coffers from sales to Enel

Jirama inspires World Bank optimism and supplier discontent

ITSCI heeds to widespread gripes and lowers prices

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Power brokers

Justin Inzun Kakiak drawn into biometric passport battle

Mustafa Sanalla, the unstoppable NOC boss backed by a powerful entourage

Imane Sabir orders Casablanca's new bus fleet

Saad Bezzate tries consulting after tourism and the motor industry

Walid Giahmi hires a spin doctor for his court battle against the LIA

Richard Randriamandrato struggles with his new portfolio

Ashapura boss, Sudheer Godabole, takes the Forecariah iron throne

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