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22/05/2019 FRANCE / RWANDA -
What Sarkozy and Kagame said to each other in Paris

ALGERIA 23/05/2019

How Ahmed Gaid Salah is bringing the businessmen to heel

Aside from his sabre-rattling about "fomenters of discord" plotting to "infiltrate" the demonstrations to spread "anarchy", army chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah has been methodically extending the scope of his influence with the aim of keeping control of the [...]

ANGOLA 21/05/2019

Alrosa seeks help from US to find millions "embezzled" from Catoca diamonds

Determined to get to the bottom of a near $10 million gaping hole it believes is the work of former and current management at its Angolan diamond mine Catoca, Russian group Alrosa has applied to obtain discovery of evidence from [...]

SUDAN 10/05/2019

President al-Bashir's fall has weakened Ankara

The fall of Bashir in Khartoum has profoundly weakened Turkey, whose influence was largely dependent on the Muslim Brotherhood. [...]

Focus MOROCCO 20/05/2019

The deadline for deciding the future of the refinery has been set for July 18.

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

CAMEROON 21/05/2019

BWA resurfaces to challenge Eramet's hold on Akonolinga rutile

After narrowly missing out on the Cameroonian rutile project Akonolinga in 2016, the British firm BWA Group is back in [...]

CONGO-B RUSSIA 15/05/2019

Denis Sassou Nguesso goes military shopping with Comrade Vladimir Putin

MOZAMBIQUE Business circles 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. [...]

Corridors of power

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TUNISIA 23/05/2019

Rached Ghannouchi guided by Ridha Driss and Karim Azouz

Only two Ennahda party members were given the honour of accompanying Rached Ghannouchi and his son-in-law Rafik Abdessalem in their [...]

IVORY COAST 21/05/2019

Amadou Gon Coulibaly goes all out to wow gold producers

While he has still not yet officially announced he will run for the Ivorian 2020 presidential election ( WAN 799), [...]

News In Brief

LIBYA 23/05/2019

Khalifa Ahnish cut off Tripoli's water supply

GUINEA 21/05/2019

Miners on track for VAT credit victory

GERMANY|AFRICA 15/05/2019

GIZ looks to get more involved in Sahel

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

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. [...]

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 [...]

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Business circles

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MOROCCO 23/05/2019

Video surveillance: consulting engineers smile for the camera

Casablanca's video surveillance project is attracting a crowd! According to our sources, a dozen consulting engineers are bidding for the [...]

GUINEA 21/05/2019

Nedbank, BNP, SocGen and Natixis back AMC's bauxite plans

Together the South African bank and the three French financial institutions have pledged $150 million for the development of the Koumbia bauxite project. [...]

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. [...]

All articles Business circles

Power brokers

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UGANDA 21/05/2019

Cameron Pearce, the umpteenth potential buyer of Orom bauxite

Following in the footsteps of Australian firms Fortune 8 Gold and New Energy Minerals Africa ( AMI 436), the British [...]

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 [...]

News In Brief

ALGERIA 23/05/2019

Ahmed Chiali is new favourite for ONA sewage plant contracts

MOROCCO 23/05/2019

Moulay Hafid Elalamy and Driss Jettou become gentlemen farmers

TUNISIA 23/05/2019

Mahdi Mahjoub flies the flag for Korean business

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 [...]

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 [...]

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ALGERIA Business circles 23/05/2019

Eastern phosphates project: now desalination plant is dropped Free

The eastern phosphates complex, a massive Algerian-Chinese project to market Algerian reserves, is taking on more water. After the postponement [...]

TUNISIA Business circles 23/05/2019

Chemonics is to modernise public sector financial management

Consulting group Chemonics is preparing to launch a support programme [...]

MOROCCO Business circles 23/05/2019

Turkey's Arcelik-Beko group targets Moroccan households

Giant Turkish household electrical goods group Arcelik, which markets under [...]

TUNISIA Power brokers 23/05/2019

Youssef Chahed reforms renewables law behind STEG's back

The "transversal" law for the improvement of the business climate [...]

LIBYA Power brokers 23/05/2019

Faysel Gergab has returned to help the government in Tripoli

Faysel Gergab, who was appointed head of public sector telecommunications [...]

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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

How Ahmed Gaid Salah is bringing the businessmen to heel

Alrosa seeks help from US to find millions "embezzled" from Catoca diamonds

President al-Bashir's fall has weakened Ankara

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

BWA resurfaces to challenge Eramet's hold on Akonolinga rutile

Denis Sassou Nguesso goes military shopping with Comrade Vladimir Putin

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

Focus pieces

Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Kabore follows Compaore's example and talks to the Jihadists

Rebels and military caught up in Tibesti gold fever

Corridors of power

Rached Ghannouchi guided by Ridha Driss and Karim Azouz

Amadou Gon Coulibaly goes all out to wow gold producers

Khalifa Ahnish cut off Tripoli's water supply

Miners on track for VAT credit victory

GIZ looks to get more involved in Sahel

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

Roch Marc Christian Kabore plays youth card for 2020

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

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Video surveillance: consulting engineers smile for the camera

Nedbank, BNP, SocGen and Natixis back AMC's bauxite plans

Prosuma's strategy for pulling ahead of Carrefour

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

Emirates wants Port-Louis under its wing

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Cameron Pearce, the umpteenth potential buyer of Orom bauxite

Pierre Ngolo sees PCT leadership as presidential stepping stone

Ahmed Chiali is new favourite for ONA sewage plant contracts

Moulay Hafid Elalamy and Driss Jettou become gentlemen farmers

Mahdi Mahjoub flies the flag for Korean business

Aiteo's Benedict Peters plays to Shell's tune

Banker Farid Saab takes government to court

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