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Central and West Africa

DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi meets with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kinshasa. ©Gao Junya / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

SpotlightDRC Infrastructures 05/05/2021

Tshisekedi seeks to renegotiate Kabila-era deals with China

News In Brief

CENTRAL AFRICA 05/05/2021

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

SAHEL 05/05/2021

Madrid to provide helicopters for EU mission in Mali

CAPE VERDE 04/05/2021

Boa Vista luxury tourist developments continue despite pandemic

GUINEA Finance 05/05/2021

Under IMF's watchful eye, Conakry cracks down on money-laundering

At the end of April, Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana had to give the International Monetary Fund proof of progress in the fight against financial crime. The National Assembly passed a law on the subject the same month. [...]

NIGER Defence 05/05/2021

Bazoum turns to Eastern Europe to beef up his air force

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum. ©Tagaza Djibo/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

FRANCE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 05/05/2021

Russia's presence further widens wedge in Paris-Bangui axis

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi. ©Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Eastern and southern Africa

KENYA Investments funds 05/05/2021

John Ngumi seeks to crown himself king of Kenyan logistics

John Ngumi, head of the state-owned Industrial & Commercial Development Corp. ©LinkedIn

SUDAN 05/05/2021

Burhan and Hemeti questioned over Khartoum massacre

Generals Abdel Fatah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo are being questioned about the chain of command on 3 June 2019 when armed forces opened fire on protestors and at least 127 people were killed. [...]

News In Brief

SEYCHELLES 03/05/2021

Chrystold Chetty, chairman of the Seychelles Revenue Commission, has his work set out for him

MOZAMBIQUE 30/04/2021

Nyusi consults Kagame over Cabo Delgado strife

KENYA 30/04/2021

Odinga's juggle between family and party in his Nyanza stronghold

SOMALIA 05/05/2021

Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

The African Union decided last week to appoint an emissary to Somalia to lift the country out of its political impasse and pave the way for elections by the end of the year. [...]

MADAGASCAR 04/05/2021

Sipromad's big cigarette sales catch tax authority's attention

A recent tax audit of Ylias Akbaraly's Sipromad highlighted the group's strong tobacco sales and that these had been undervalued for three years in a row. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 04/05/2021

Barnaba Marial, Kiir's new yes man

South Sudan Presidential Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin. ©Riccardo De Luca/Update Images Press/MaxPPP

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North Africa

ALGERIA TUNISIA 05/05/2021

New Stellantis regional manager facing baptism of fire

Hakim Boutehra, director of the new European automobile giant's Maghreb activities, will start the job facing an explosive law suit in Tunisia with Citroën and a blocked factory in Oran for Peugeot amid a brewing diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria. [...]

LIBYA 04/05/2021

Russia's support for LNA dampens Haddad's ambitions as national army head Free

Mohamed Al Haddad (left), Libyan chief of staff, during a meeting with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in October 2020. ©T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanligi/YouTube

News In Brief

TUNISIA |LIBYA 05/05/2021

Tunisair's Libya link struggles under fallout from Covid and insurance premiums

AFRICA 29/04/2021

Online news media Brut out to conquer African millenials

MOROCCO |TUNISIA 29/04/2021

Olive oil leader CHO parts ways with ex-minister Moncef Belkhayat

CHAD LIBYA 04/05/2021

Mahamat Idriss Déby extends an olive branch to Toubou in northern Chad, southern Libya

Mahamat Idriss Déby (Kaka), son of the late Chadian President Idriss Déby, is the head of the Transitional Military Council. ©Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

TUNISIA Defence 04/05/2021

Specs row delays armoured vehicle procurement

Technical disagreements between Tunisia's interior minister and The Armored Group have delayed the delivery of vehicles destined for the police and national guard. [...]

MOROCCO TANZANIA ETHIOPIA 03/05/2021

Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

After helping Morocco's return to the African Union, Mohammed VI's star ambassador Nezha Alaoui M'hammdi will continue to push for recognition of the country's sovereignty over Western Sahara from her new post in Dar es Salaam. [...]

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Oil & gas

MOZAMBIQUE 05/05/2021

TechnipFMC leaves ENI in the lurch on Coral FLNG

The French-US oil services giant has decided to follow the general retreat from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region begun by Total. [...]

IVORY COAST 05/05/2021

Total said to be backing out of Abidjan LNG import terminal

For a time, Total was the leader of the CI-GNL consortium in charge of the construction and operation of the future gas import terminal in Vridi, south of Abidjan, but it seems to have thrown in the towel. [...]

News In Brief

SOUTH SUDAN 26/04/2021

Kiir's former favourite Nhial to be ousted from Nilepet

GABON 23/04/2021

Total and Perenco reach agreement on Cap Lopez oil terminal transfer

GABON 20/04/2021

Board room changes at Assala Energy

SpotlightDRC 04/05/2021

Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

ALGERIA 03/05/2021

Sonatrach loses patience with Sunny Hill over Ain Tsila development delay

Sonatrach has forcibly taken back control of the development of the field, on which it is counting heavily for domestic consumption and exports. [...]

NIGERIA 03/05/2021

Buhari's overrule of DPR decision exposes opposing petroleum clan networks

The Addax Petroleum dispute is the perfect illustration of how the NNPC has been able to drive home its dominence over the country's petroleum regulator. [...]

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Mining sector

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 04/05/2021

Comigem state counter still desperately awaiting privatisation

In March 2020, a decision was made to privatise the Central African Republic public gem buying office Comigem declared bankrupt years ago. A buyer was found but since then everything has gone quiet. [...]

BURKINA FASO 04/05/2021

Transparency may shed harsh light on Burkina Faso's politicians

Ouagadougou is determined to disclose the identities of minor shareholders in Burkina Faso's mining companies, much to the dismay of the political class. [...]

News In Brief

GUINEA 05/05/2021

Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

FRANCE |AFRICA 03/05/2021

French luxury industry takes a shine to ethical jewellery

GUINEA 30/04/2021

Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

DRC 03/05/2021

Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

MOZAMBIQUE 30/04/2021

Mining consultant Reinaldo Gonçalves Jr. aims for the big league

The mining consultant and geologist Reinaldo Gonçalves Júnior. ©LinkedIn

UGANDA 29/04/2021

Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. ©@KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

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ANGOLA Politics 04/05/2021

Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

João Lourenço's anti-corruption record has taken another blow after one of his closest advisers, Isaac dos Anjos, was charged with misusing funds from the state-owned Sonango oil firm to build luxury property. [...]

GABON Politics 04/05/2021

Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

On 18 April, Fidel Andjoua Ondimba, the brother of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo and Ndjobi grand master, died and was buried shortly after in Franceville. His son, a presidential advisor, has replaced him at the head of this traditional ritual widely practised in Haut-Ogooué, the Bongo family stronghold. [...]

ANGOLA Business Power 04/05/2021

Aenergy takes Angolan authorities to court in Luanda and in New York

In the court case between Portuguese power company Aenergy and Angolan authorities regarding the termination of the $1b turbines contract, the latter did not hesitate to point out its opponent's double speak before the court of the Southern District of New York. [...]

SENEGAL Business Road and rail 04/05/2021

Arezki Group overtakes Sinohydro to win road contract

The Senegalese company Arezki Group's bid of just under $63m has beaten off China's Sinohydro to bag a contract to rehabilitate a 73 km stretch of road in the centre of the country. [...]

CAMEROON Business 03/05/2021

Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Yaoundé's favourite troubleshooter

Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Paul Biya's technical advisor, was just named to two key roles. [...]

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Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

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Debt diplomacy

Thursday, May 6 2021

Paris conference gives Hamdok two days to win over creditors

Total and Maputo a world apart on the future of Mozambique LNG

New oil undersecretary Refaat al-Abbar brings eastern connections to the job

UK's Adam Smith International settles down in Kinshasa

TechnipFMC keeps African subsea goals alive

Lotus Resources explores rare earths while waiting for uranium boom

Cash-strapped air force opts for second-hand Kuwaiti F-18 Hornets Free

Who will be next in command of France's Operation Barkhane?

Prime Minister Ntsay seeks fresh start in US

Senegalese intel agency probes foreign influence on March riots

Beijing hijacks Ouattara's 'cocoa revolution'

French tech uses South African mining hurdles to muscle way in

Norinco wants to make armoured vehicles with state-owned company Simportex

Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

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Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

Naval Group navigates its way through Egypt's military procurement labyrinth

Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

Naval Group navigates its way through Egypt's military procurement labyrinth

Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Central and West Africa

Tshisekedi seeks to renegotiate Kabila-era deals with China

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Madrid to provide helicopters for EU mission in Mali

Boa Vista luxury tourist developments continue despite pandemic

Under IMF's watchful eye, Conakry cracks down on money-laundering

Bazoum turns to Eastern Europe to beef up his air force

Russia's presence further widens wedge in Paris-Bangui axis

Free Articles

CNOOC hopes to bag former ExxonMobil and BP blocks

Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

Atang Makgekgenene gets back into mining on home turf

CNOOC hopes to bag former ExxonMobil and BP blocks

Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

Atang Makgekgenene gets back into mining on home turf

Eastern and southern Africa

John Ngumi seeks to crown himself king of Kenyan logistics

Burhan and Hemeti questioned over Khartoum massacre

Chrystold Chetty, chairman of the Seychelles Revenue Commission, has his work set out for him

Nyusi consults Kagame over Cabo Delgado strife

Odinga's juggle between family and party in his Nyanza stronghold

Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

Sipromad's big cigarette sales catch tax authority's attention

Barnaba Marial, Kiir's new yes man

North Africa

New Stellantis regional manager facing baptism of fire

Russia's support for LNA dampens Haddad's ambitions as national army head Free

Tunisair's Libya link struggles under fallout from Covid and insurance premiums

Online news media Brut out to conquer African millenials

Olive oil leader CHO parts ways with ex-minister Moncef Belkhayat

Mahamat Idriss Déby extends an olive branch to Toubou in northern Chad, southern Libya

Specs row delays armoured vehicle procurement

Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

Oil & gas

TechnipFMC leaves ENI in the lurch on Coral FLNG

Total said to be backing out of Abidjan LNG import terminal

Kiir's former favourite Nhial to be ousted from Nilepet

Total and Perenco reach agreement on Cap Lopez oil terminal transfer

Board room changes at Assala Energy

Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

Sonatrach loses patience with Sunny Hill over Ain Tsila development delay

Buhari's overrule of DPR decision exposes opposing petroleum clan networks

Mining sector

Comigem state counter still desperately awaiting privatisation

Transparency may shed harsh light on Burkina Faso's politicians

Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

French luxury industry takes a shine to ethical jewellery

Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Mining consultant Reinaldo Gonçalves Jr. aims for the big league

Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

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