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Spotlight | Chad, Nigeria
Buhari and Kingibe pursue their top-secret mediation efforts in N'Djamena

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, here during the 75th anniversary celebrations of UNESCO. © Julien de Rosa/ POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Under the watchful gaze of the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, his special envoy for the Lake Chad basin, Baba Gana Kingibe, is continuing to do his best to contain the instability in Chad, which could pose a threat to Nigeria's borders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
Big tech cleared but Glencore, ERG and Huayou cited in relation to child labour

A US court has dismissed the class action filed by 13 Congolese nationals against tech giants Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tesla and Dell for their part in the use of forced child labour in DRC's cobalt mines.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders

Gabon
Perenco poised to acquire ENI blocks

Italian major ENI is expected to shortly complete the sale of its D3/D4 blocks in Gabon. The company has been talking to a potential buyer for several months, which according to our sources, is family-owned Anglo-French business Perenco.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Lebanon, West Africa
Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

The race for the presidency of the Ivorian chapter of the World Lebanese Cultural Union is stirring up the Lebanese-Ivorian community and has broader repercussions for the Ivorian state.

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Nigeria
Court rules billionnaire Eddy Van Den Broeke owes Baker Hughes $9m

Belgian cement magnate Eddy Van Den Broeke. © Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria/Twitter

An American court recently confirmed the $9m fine Luxembourg-based International Engineering & Construction must pay its subcontractor Baker Hughes over a failed small-scale LNG project in Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy

Mauritania
Spain's Zyon Galicia equips Nouakchott to tackle illegal immigration

Financed by the EU and piloted by the Spanich public cooperation agency FIIAPP, the Mauritanian coastguard's reinforcement will soon take shape under the aegis of Madrid.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Niger
Mohamed Bazoum sets off on a month of globetrotting

The month of December for Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum promises to be a hectic one.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Inner circles | Africa, Portugal
Portugal pulls out the stops to safeguard its influence in lusophone Africa

Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa (right), with Angolan president João Lourenço, in 2018. © Estela Silva/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Embassies, international bodies, military support, language ties... Portugal is using all the resources at its disposal to maintain its position in Africa, particularly in its former colonies, where it still has strong economic links. Its resources are limited, however.

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Sudan
Eastern leaders renew threat to blockade Port Sudan

A catalyst of the 25 October coup d'état, the blockading of the Khartoum-Port Sudan axis, the country's only supply route, is once again being envisaged by some leaders of eastern communities who are determined to make their voices heard.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Castel could lose Coca-Cola bottling licence

Castel offshoot Brasseries Star Madagascar's bottling licence with Coca Cola will expire in a few months but the US beverage company is hesitant to renew the deal, which could deprive Castel and its partner, the Malagasy state, of important revenues.

Subscribers only Business

North Africa

Algeria
General Electric in court over Hadjret En Nous power plant

The US giant GE, whose slow decline prompted it in November to divide its business up into three distinct entities (energy, health and aviation), is currently grappling with a lawsuit centred around the Hadjret En Nous power plant.

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