Moroccan fertiliser giant OCP, which is facing competition in its African "home" market and regulatory problems in Europe, is expanding its management team in the United States in a bid to find new outlets and increase its sales in both the US and Canada. [...]
Having teamed up in the Asonha Energie consortium, France's Meridiam and the Fonds Gabonais d'Investissements Stratégiques are putting the finishing touches to the financial package for their 34 MW dam project. [...]
Since the recent French government reshuffle announced by Emmanuel Macron, the lawyer Robert Bourgi, whose African network is now a shadow of its former self, has been touting his ties with the new ministerial team. [...]
An Israeli consultant has met on several occasions with advisors from the Congolese president's office to discuss drone surveillance projects, including over the country's disputed territorial waters. [...]
With a legal investigation now in full swing in Niger, the businessman Aboubacar Hima, aka "Petit Boubé", has relocated his military equipment brokerage firm BRID A DEFCON to the Czech Republic. This brings it closer to the Czech defence supplier DEFCON. [...]
Already somewhat detached from the day-to-day running of the country, the presidential couple are planning to holiday for several weeks in Europe. [...]
President Alassane Ouattara and his ministers will attend a national tribute to the Ivorian prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died on 8 July. [...]
Run by figures close to the seat of power of Moscow, Roscongress Foundation is using the holding of international events to further Russia's drive to extend its links in Africa beyond its longstanding partners in the north of the continent. [...]
Engie's expansion into Djibouti is continuing apace. Just weeks after signing a partnership deal on the Grand Bara solar power station, its subsidiary Tractebel is gearing up for the Ghoubet wind farm project. [...]
A UN-ordered audit of the Central Bank of Libya and its Eastern rival is being blocked by governor Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir in a move that could earn him UN sanctions. [...]
Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada representatives play musical chairs at the board of Moroccan pension fund CIMR. [...]
The Chinese major CNOOC has serious doubts as to the viability of Ugandan crude exports, which explains its recent lack of investment and its decision to leave the way clear for Total. [...]
Franco-British oil company Perenco, which is the leading oil producer in Gabon and Cameroon, is considering extending its presence into West Africa. [...]
