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Spotlight | Senegal
The €150m battle to secure Senegal's seas

A navy vessel patrols Senegalese waters off the coast of Saint Louis. © Seyllou/AFP

Several major firms are vying for a contract, worth up to €150m, to keep Senegalese territorial waters safe from pirates and illegal fishing. A bid by French IT firm Atos has already been rejected, but France's CS Group and Spanish and Emirati groups are still in the running.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

The Continent

The New Guard
Gabon, Cameroon, Senegal, Ethiopia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Gabon Sarah Doukouré, leading Vivo Energy's expansion in Gabon

Cameroon Gaelle Tarci le Tang, scion of one of Cameroon's most illustrious lawyer dynasties

Senegal In Dakar, Mamoudou Bocoum plans the future of country's ports

Ethiopia Hilina Zenebe Risom, start-up hunter

Free access Politics, Business

Central Africa

DRC
Kinshasa sways between Uganda and Sudan to export its oil

The Congolese authorities are exploring the possibility of exporting the crude extracted from blocks 1 and 2 in the Graben Albertine area through a pipeline across Sudan.

Subscribers only Energy

Congo
Congo's lawyers vie over Commisimpex case

Simone Bernard-Dupré has been told that she will no longer be representing Congo in the presidential Falcon seizure affair. The decision was taken by the Congolese task force overseeing the case in France.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Gambia
Despite Gulf funds, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit delayed again

The next OIC summit, which is keenly backed by the Gulf oil monarchies and is due to be held in Gambia, has been repeatedly delayed. It is now scheduled for the first half of 2024.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Niger
De Gaulle Fleurance, Veolia's discreet service provider

The French utility Veolia has discreetly contacted law firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés over a possible legal response should its business in Niger not be renewed.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Qatar poised to mediate talks on return of Darfur fighters from Libya

The next meeting between Darfur fighters in Libya and the Sudanese army is set to take place in Doha in early March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ethiopia
Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

Australian exploration company Abyssinian Metals hired US law firm Marcus G. Faust PC on 12 January. The company could be looking for an exit strategy for its operations in Ethiopia, where it has faced a number of hurdles.

Subscribers only Mining

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Lourenço reshuffles security apparatus, but Fernando Miala keeps his job

President João Lourenço on the campaign trail last year. © Julio Pacheco Ntela/AFP

After a change of chief of staff, the Angolan president has appointed several generals to senior positions in the armed forces. The most notable change is in the foreign intelligence service.

Subscribers only Politics

Zimbabwe
Tainted by its ties to tycoon Tagwirei, Kuvimba steps up mining at Ziscosteel

US sanctions imposed on business baron Kudakwashe Tagwirei have deterred investors from helping Kuvimba Mining House resume activity at Zimbabwe's historic steel mill. To compensate, production at the Ripple Creek iron ore mine is expected to be restarted.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Italy, North Africa, Tunisia
Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

The Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy. © Fethi Belaid/AFP

The recent North African tour of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which concentrated on securing Italy's gas supplies from Algeria and Libya, left Italy's traditional partner, Tunisia, on the sidelines. The authorities in Tunis now fear that they could find themselves isolated on the regional energy map.

Subscribers only Energy

Egypt, France
Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris. © Patrick Baz/Art d'Egypte via AFP

The Egyptian tycoon's La Mancha has been enjoined to pay sums owed by Cominor, whose bid to mine gold in France came to nought.

Subscribers only Mining

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