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Spotlight | Liberia
How Donald Trump secretly backed ArcelorMittal in Monrovia

US President Donald Trump and his Liberian counterpart, Joseph Boakai, in Washington, in July 2025.© Daniel Torok/White House/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Despite losing exclusive use of its railway in favour of US firm Ivanhoe Atlantic, Lakshmi Mittal's conglomerate remains particularly influential in Liberia. That position has been helped by the US president who has personally involved himself in this matter in West Africa, after intense lobbying by the Indian group.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy

Niger
Tiani holds precarious post-mutiny position

Less than a week after a failed coup, the Niger junta leader must contend with an army riven by deep internal divisions as he seeks to stay in power.

Subscribers only Defence

East Africa
EAC and EU prepare to relaunch talks on trade agreements

Harvesting avocados for export in Muranga County, Kenya, in June 2026.© Xie Jianfei/Xinhua via AFP

In view of their forthcoming move to a higher international economic category, several East African countries are showing interest in a partnership agreement with the European Union, which Kenya already benefits from. However, a number of obstacles stand in the way of resuming dialogue.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Central African Republic
Wagner and Africa Corps figure out how to work together

After months of faltering negotiations between Bangui and Moscow, the rival Russian paramilitary groups have reached a role-sharing compromise: Dmitri Sytyi's forces will keep their security and business contracts, while Africa Corps will mantain a smaller footprint in the CAR capital.

Subscribers only Defence

Kenya
Ruto negotiates power purchase deal with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote

Nairobi's proposal could also prove profitable for Tanzania, where the city of Tanga had at one point been considered as the location for Dangote Industries' future oil refinery, which will now be built at the port of Lamu.

Subscribers only Energy

Morocco
With construction sites shutdown, OCP Group enters tricky talks with contractors

OCP Group’s phosphate storage silos at the port of Jorf Lasfar, Morocco, in July 2026.© Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP

Having faced serious difficulties since the start of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the phosphate giant has suspended its main projects, notably its mega-industrial complex at Mzinda.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining

South Africa
Labour unrest breaks out at Wesizwe Platinum, Chinese-South African mining venture

The group, owned by the China-Africa Jinchuan Investment consortium, has just announced plans for mass redundancies at its Bakubung site. Neither the mines minister nor the ANC, which governs the province, has yet intervened in this matter involving economic relations with Beijing.

Subscribers only Mining

Libya
Alhares for Security Services loses case against EU border assistance mission

On 1 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the appeal brought by the Libyan private security company in the case opposing it to the EU mission responsible for border assistance in the country.

Subscribers only Business

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Spotlight | Liberia
How Donald Trump secretly backed ArcelorMittal in Monrovia

Niger
Tiani holds precarious post-mutiny position

East Africa
EAC and EU prepare to relaunch talks on trade agreements

Central African Republic
Wagner and Africa Corps figure out how to work together

Kenya
Ruto negotiates power purchase deal with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote

Morocco
With construction sites shutdown, OCP Group enters tricky talks with contractors

South Africa
Labour unrest breaks out at Wesizwe Platinum, Chinese-South African mining venture

Libya
Alhares for Security Services loses case against EU border assistance mission

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Spotlight | Liberia How Donald Trump secretly backed ArcelorMittal in Monrovia

Niger Tiani holds precarious post-mutiny position

East Africa EAC and EU prepare to relaunch talks on trade agreements

Central African Republic Wagner and Africa Corps figure out how to work together

Kenya Ruto negotiates power purchase deal with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote

Morocco With construction sites shutdown, OCP Group enters tricky talks with contractors

South Africa Labour unrest breaks out at Wesizwe Platinum, Chinese-South African mining venture

Libya Alhares for Security Services loses case against EU border assistance mission

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Spotlight | Liberia
How Donald Trump secretly backed ArcelorMittal in Monrovia

Niger
Tiani holds precarious post-mutiny position

East Africa
EAC and EU prepare to relaunch talks on trade agreements

Central African Republic
Wagner and Africa Corps figure out how to work together

Kenya
Ruto negotiates power purchase deal with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote

Morocco
With construction sites shutdown, OCP Group enters tricky talks with contractors

South Africa
Labour unrest breaks out at Wesizwe Platinum, Chinese-South African mining venture

Libya
Alhares for Security Services loses case against EU border assistance mission