DRC
ERG issue hangs over Félix Tshisekedi's visit to Kazakhstan

The Congolese head of state's trip to Astana will be marked by the signing of a settlement agreement intended to put an end to the long-running dispute with mining operator Eurasian Resources Group, in which the Kazakh state is a shareholder.

Cameroon
US delegation heads to Yaoundé to talk critical minerals

Cameroon
Mining company Camalco moves forward on rail projects

Cameroon
Cotton kingpins fine-tune fertiliser purchasing strategy after 2024 fiasco

Nigeria
TotalEnergies' new deal may be subject to appeal

Announced with great fanfare, the acquisition of two new exploration licences by the French oil major, in partnership with Sapetro, remains subject to a possible appeal of a decision made in June 2025. The former owner of the blocks in question is contesting the sale.

Guinea
How Conakry junta took control of GAC bauxite project

Pending the selection of a new mining operator, the authorities have transferred the assets of the Emirati company Guinea Alumina Corp to Nimba Mining Co, a new state firm that does not yet have a management team.

Ghana
Azumah Resources and Ibrahim Mahama's battle for Black Volta gold rumbles on

Guinea
From Paris, opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo battles junta 'power grab'

Benin
Cotonou negotiates military contracts with low-key French broker

Kenya
Space agency prepares austerity plan to ensure survival

Despite signing new international partnerships, the Kenya Space Agency must scale back its ambitions. Fundamental texts on Kenyan space policy will need to be amended.

Kenya
Tea exports to Iran under threat

Sudan
Abdallah Hamdok and his Somoud coalition seek boost in Pretoria

Madagascar
Gervais Damasy, the civil aviation boss arrested in connection with Iran Boeing affair

The Madagascar civil aviation authority's director general is in preventive detention in connection with the case of Boeing 777s delivered to Iran using registrations provided by Madagascar.

South Africa
Armed forces pressured to cancel naval drills with China, Russia

Angola
Luanda makes plans to secure its maritime zone

South Africa
Washington increases pressure on Pretoria via its chargé d'affaires

Tunisia
New international legal actions brought against authorities for violation of migrants' rights

Several proceedings aimed at holding the Tunisian state accountable before international courts have been initiated in recent months by a former minister and a lawyer.

Morocco
The 'comeback' expansion of Agadir desalination plant

This summer, Spanish group Cox announced with great fanfare that it would be financing the second phase of the Agadir desalination plant project. This phase should have been covered by the initial budget of 4.4 billion dirhams, which was approved in 2019.

Algeria, Morocco
Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Tunisia
Transactional diplomacy between Tunis and Washington grows stale

Egypt
Gulf countries' sweet backing of Egyptian sugar industry