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In Focus | Nigeria
Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud - Photos: P.U. Ekpei/W. Emmanuel/AFP; T. Adelaja/Reuters

Two of the region's main urea producers are suspected of having organised a shortage in order to favour exports and payments in dollars. This may be in breach of a 2022 agreement with the Nigerian security services.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Central Africa

Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

Publishing company A Média, which runs news station Africa 24, has been summoned to appear before the Nanterre Commercial Court in the Paris suburbs on 4 June. The indebted company faces compulsory liquidation proceedings, five years after its takeover by the Cameroonian state.

Subscribers only Business

DRC
Kinshasa hopes to host France's 2025 Champions Trophy

The Congolese government had hoped to host French football's Champions Trophy this year, but is now banking on the 2025 event. President Tshisekedi, a huge fan of the sport, is also eyeing the next CAN.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

West Africa

Senegal
Dakar on the look out for new Thales radar to protect borders

To provide additional protection for its airspace against the threat of missiles or drones, Senegal has just begun negotiations with Thales for the purchase of a potential third radar, of the GM200 medium-range type.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia makes up lost ground on cybersecurity

The country's leading commercial bank has approached external consultants with a view to overhauling its IT security systems. This should also help prepare it for the arrival of foreign players in a sector that until now has been the exclusive preserve of Ethiopian concerns.

Subscribers only Finance

South Sudan, Sudan
Salva Kiir pulls out all the stops in fresh bid to secure Sudan peace talks

South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Nairobi on 9 May 2024. © Tony Karumba/AFP

With its oil exports crippled by the conflict in Sudan, the South Sudanese government is working hard to bring the parties back to the negotiating table.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Brussels puts projects on standby following Rajoelina's dismissal of EU ambassador

The relationship between President Andry Rajoelina and Brussels continues to deteriorate, and the EU is now preparing to put projects on hold.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Angola, Mozambique
Lusophone community concerned at stricter Portuguese visa conditions

The executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), Zacarias da Costa, in Brasília on 16 February 2024. © Joédson Alves/EFE

The rise of the Right in Portugal is threatening the movement of nationals from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. Following the announcement of plans to tighten up visa requirements, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs now plans to meet with diplomats from the CPLP's Member States.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

North Africa

Libya
French companies seek Haftar business in eastern Libya

A delegation from French employers' association Medef is to visit Benghazi on 3 and 4 June in the hope of obtaining reconstruction and healthcare contracts, the first such trip in years.

Subscribers only Business

Algeria
Sonatrach pumps funds into football club MC Alger

In an attempt to match the continent's biggest clubs, Algerian hydrocarbon giant Sonatrach is to increase the budget of football club Mouloudia Club d'Alger, the 2023-2024 championship winner.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

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