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CONGO-B RUSSIA 15/05/2019

Denis Sassou Nguesso goes military shopping with Comrade Vladimir Putin

SUDAN Corridors of power 10/05/2019

President al-Bashir's fall has weakened Ankara

LIBYA 16/05/2019

Misrati forces under fire and isolated

The Misrati forces allied to the government of national accord (GNA) in Tripoli have suffered heavy defeats on the Tripoli [...]

MOZAMBIQUE 10/05/2019

South Africa's Murray & Roberts teams up with Guebuza family associate

The listed construction firm Murray & Roberts has found itself a discreet but key ally to help it expand its operations in Mozambique. [...]

ALGERIA GHANA MOZAMBIQUE 14/05/2019

The secret story of Total's strike on Anadarko

Total has no intention of losing its seat as one of the largest oil players on the continent and has been busy working to keep ahead of Chevron in the race for Anadarko's African assets. To take the lead, the [...]

ANGOLA 14/05/2019

Putin dispatches Rushydro and Rosatom to take on power market

LIBYA 16/05/2019

Beji Caid Essebsi changes course on Libya

Even though it is marking time, Khalifa Haftar's offensive on Tripoli has pushed President Beji Caid Essebsi ("BCE") to change [...]

Focus CENTRAL AFRICAWEST AFRICABURKINA FASO 06/05/2019

Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Corridors of power

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TUNISIA 16/05/2019

Rached Ghannouchi treated to a "state" visit

Rached Ghannouchi, who arrived in Paris on May 14, will have a well-filled diary until he leaves on Saturday May [...]

BURKINA FASO 15/05/2019

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

The new generation of ministers and advisors to the president will be playing a key role in the next presidential election. Analysis. [...]

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MOROCCO 16/05/2019

Mohammed VI keeps his ambassadors waiting…again

GERMANY|AFRICA 15/05/2019

GIZ looks to get more involved in Sahel

KENYA |UGANDA 10/05/2019

Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to cede Naivasha Dry Port to Yoweri Museveni

CONGO-B 14/05/2019

APPO headquarters: Sassou still sidling up to buhari and kachikwu

CONGO-K 30/04/2019

Blocks 1 and 2: Petroleum ministry still in talks over deal with Total

MOZAMBIQUE 30/04/2019

Credit Suisse: Chevron's heavyhanded advisor on potential Anadarko acquisition

NIGER 14/05/2019

Agadem: behind-the-scenes on CNPC's decision to favour Benin over Chad Free

According to our sources, the pace of meetings between officials from Niger's ministry of oil and their Beninese peers to [...]

GREAT LAKES 10/05/2019

Islamists become pawns in Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame standoff

The attack on a military camp in Kamango in the Bovata region of eastern Congo-K on 18 April, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility, reflects an intensification of the duel between the Ugandan and Rwandan intelligence services. Uganda intelligence plays catch-up [...]

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Business circles

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MOROCCO 16/05/2019

Tanger Offshore and CFC come under fire from Brussels

Hardly have the agriculture and fishing free trade agreements been negotiated than a new dispute has sprung up between Morocco and the European Union (EU). According to our sources, Brussels is putting Morocco under increasing pressure to make substantial modifications [...]

IVORY COAST 15/05/2019

Prosuma's strategy for pulling ahead of Carrefour

The firm run by the Fakhry, Houdrouge and Kassam families has teamed up with Super U to bid for dominance of the food retail sector. [...]

AFRICA 14/05/2019

Barclays, Equity, BOA: Oil financiers pushed to go green

Oil companies stand to lose out as IFC encourages banks to funnel investment into low-carbon projects in Africa. [...]

MAURITIUS 10/05/2019

Emirates wants Port-Louis under its wing

The United Arab Emirates have the right contacts to make sure their investments pay off in Mauritius. [...]

ZAMBIA 07/05/2019

Cobalt and copper analyses questioned in court

Several Zambian firms have been accused of intentionally forging the quality of their copper and cobalt concentrates. [...]

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Power brokers

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CONGO-B 15/05/2019

Pierre Ngolo sees PCT leadership as presidential stepping stone

65-year-old Pierre Ngolo, who has been president of the Senate since November 2017, fully intends to retain his post as [...]

NIGERIA 14/05/2019

Aiteo's Benedict Peters plays to Shell's tune

When invited at the last minute to Accra, the adopted city of Nigerian billionaire and Aiteo founder Benedict Peters, the [...]

News In Brief

MOROCCO 16/05/2019

Jalal Hajjou takes over public relations for Rabat tram extension

MOROCCO 16/05/2019

Anas Sefrioui branches out into tourist accommodation

ALGERIA 16/05/2019

Sidi Aziz takes over management of the El Hamel empire

TANZANIA 10/05/2019

Banker Farid Saab takes government to court

Having already initiated legal action against the Cypriot government and his own private detectives, on 16 April 2019 the co-owner [...]

UGANDA 07/05/2019

Former minister Richard Kaijuka digs in to rare-earth metals

Rwenzori Rare Metals, which plans to start extracting rare earth metals from its Ugandan Makuutu mine in 2021, has landed [...]

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TUNISIA Business circles 16/05/2019

Ben Ayed brothers clean up on Djerba refuse via Ecoti Free

The Ben Ayed brothers' Al Badr group, which is a key player in oil industry engineering (Pireco, EPPM), automobiles, and, [...]

MOROCCO Business circles 16/05/2019

Mazars to lead regional chambers of commerce reform

On May 7, the Ministry of Industry and Trade awarded [...]

ALGERIA Business circles 16/05/2019

Mobilis acts against international phone call fraud

Mobilis is to act against pirates who defraud it of [...]

TUNISIA Power brokers 16/05/2019

Zohra Driss set to get election call-up from Youssef Chahed

Businesswoman Zohra Driss, daughter of hotels magnate M'Hammed Driss (Marhaba [...]

TUNISIA Power brokers 16/05/2019

American flag will fly over government customs reform

The Millenium Challenge Corp (MCC) is to give prominence to [...]

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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

Denis Sassou Nguesso goes military shopping with Comrade Vladimir Putin

President al-Bashir's fall has weakened Ankara

Misrati forces under fire and isolated

South Africa's Murray & Roberts teams up with Guebuza family associate

The secret story of Total's strike on Anadarko

Putin dispatches Rushydro and Rosatom to take on power market

Beji Caid Essebsi changes course on Libya

Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

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Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Rebels and military caught up in Tibesti gold fever

Congolese lithium capital Manono set to come under Kabila clan control

Corridors of power

Rached Ghannouchi treated to a "state" visit

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

Mohammed VI keeps his ambassadors waiting…again

GIZ looks to get more involved in Sahel

Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to cede Naivasha Dry Port to Yoweri Museveni

APPO headquarters: Sassou still sidling up to buhari and kachikwu

Blocks 1 and 2: Petroleum ministry still in talks over deal with Total

Credit Suisse: Chevron's heavyhanded advisor on potential Anadarko acquisition

Agadem: behind-the-scenes on CNPC's decision to favour Benin over Chad Free

Islamists become pawns in Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame standoff

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