Spotlight
The shadow of Sisi lurks over Khartoum
The close ties between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who dissolved the civilian government Monday and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may have consequences that reach far beyond Sudan. [...]
Former Mozambican defence minister Tobias Dai is one of the most well-connected members of Frelimo with China and now his son, Joaquim Dai, is making use of those networks to increase trade between Beijing and Maputo. [...]
Two new associations dealing with relations between the US, Libya and Africa are to be registered in the United States in the next few days, with the aim of countering think-tanks and lobbying groups hostile to Field Marshal Khalifa. [...]
The Chinese major Sinopec has given the job of rescuing its Cameroonian branch to one of its own: Bin Qu. Accumulated delays won't make the job any easier. Meanwhile Roger Beaumont will leave the company before the end of the year. [...]
Although Spain has a plentiful gas supply thanks largely to LNG imported from the US, Russia and Qatar, it is keen to stay in the good books of its closest geographical supplier, Algeria's state-run Sonatrach. [...]
On top of a state coup, the departure of its majority shareholder Sir Mick Davis and intrinsic logistical issues on its Zogota iron ore project, Niron Metals is facing yet another major hurdle: its rights to the site only covered a feasibility assessment which even that, it is struggling to finish. [...]
Having failed to obtain a separate meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS), and with the Emirati delegation, Kais #Saied sent a representative to the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh on 25 October. #Tunisia https://t.co/Jqozx8lRmx
Auditing giant Deloitte has just signed two contracts with the United States to carry out studies on the Libyan oil sector. #Libya #US #oil https://t.co/A9wfnZKg80
Though nearly 2.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized in Cotonou at the beginning of the month, since last week judges at the Beninese CRIET have been focused on a different case, that of 10 defendants, including several employees of Bolloré and MSC #Benin https://t.co/zNKgH4Ciyh
