The international community's mistrust of Guinea's post-coup regime is a boon for Iran. Tehran, badly in need of both iron and allies, is trying to cosy up to Mamady Doumbouya's junta and to acquire stakes in the country's mines. [...]
After having seduced Doha and Singapore, the Kigali International Finance Centre is turning towards Europe with a new pitch: Rwanda is reinventing itself as the leading player in green finance on the African continent. [...]
The Russian defence ministry's International Cooperation Directorate is preparing a trip to Sudan in a bid to renew ties with Khartoum despite its relative isolation on the international scene. Regardless of the military takeover, Moscow is still hoping to establish a naval base in the Red Sea. [...]
Greek business has subtly yet steadily flourished in Nigeria since independence, with the help of close-knit relationships with highly influential Nigerians. [...]
The Togolese state risks losing one of its prize Paris properties if it does not quickly pay its debt to French hotel group Accor. [...]
French satellite operator Eutelsat will continue to broadcast Cameroon's public TV channel CRTV, one of the country's most influential media, and its other channels, until 2023. [...]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, "MbS", will organise a vast Saudi-African summit in April 2022. This will be held next April in Riyadh and will consist of a joint "Arab League-Africa" summit. [...]
The ICSID arbitration tribunal is due to settle a dispute between the state agency and Finetis, which operates the fibre optic network installed along motorways. The French group has close ties to the king's private secretary, Mounir al-Majidi, and his brother, the businessman Mahdi al-Majidi. [...]
EDEX 2021 provided Cairo an opportunity not only to flaunt its booming defence industry but also to bolster its diplomatic influence in Africa, starting with the Nile Basin. [...]
All of the communications experts preselected at the start of the year to present the Mauritanian-Senegalese gas project Tortue either pulled out or failed to make the cut. [...]
Buoyed by the opening of Alrosa's second kimberlite mine and Rio Tinto's arrival in the country's diamond sector, the Angolan authorities promoted themselves to international investors at a diamond industry conference in Saurimo. [...]
Despite being removed from the Namibian Chamber of Mines and expelled from the Swartmodder copper mine in September, Chinese group Africa Huaxia Mining is nonetheless embarking on an all-out expansion in the country. Under the guise of multiple subsidiaries, it is racking up new mining licences. [...]
