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In Focus | Africa
Israel's 'Shin Bet' diplomacy in West Africa

Ronen Levi, Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. © Studio Pachamama/X@RonenLeviMaoz/Leonardo Munoz/AFP/Anadolu Agency/Egyptian Presidency/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy/Filadendron/PeopleImages/Mtcurado/Istock/Rawpixel Ltd

Drawing on his experience at the Israeli domestic intelligence agency, the new DG of the Foreign Ministry, Ronen Levi, has left his mark on the country's African diplomacy in under a year. His strategy focuses on countries in the Sahel, where he sees opportunity in the region's recent regime changes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
Ruashi Mining no longer able to pay staff

Ruashi Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Jinchuan Group that operates a mine in Haut-Katanga, can no longer pay the salaries of its staff.

Subscribers only Mining

Congo
Paris court orders SNPC to pay thousands to Natixis and Commisimpex

French lawyer Jean-Georges Betto was unable to prevent another defeat for Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) against Commisimpex in a Paris court last month.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Nigeria
Seplat founder banks on buying assets from TotalEnergies and Equinor to revive his career

French oil major TotalEnergies is reportedly on the verge of selling part of its Nigerian oil assets. The former CEO of Seplat, Austin Avuru, is in pole position to acquire them.

Subscribers only Energy

Guinea
Airport arrest over €3m ruffles transitional government

Mario Gomes Santos Castanheira's arrest on 18 September at the airport in Conakry continues to make waves.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Rigathi Gachagua's coffee reforms rile multinationals

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. © Sebastian Barros/NurPhoto via AFP

The deputy president, who has embarked on an ambitious reform of the coffee industry, has set his sights on major traders. But with sales on the Nairobi Coffee Exchange plummeting, the main players targeted have no intention of rolling over.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Ex-Rajoelina aide's associate pleads guilty in Gemfields case

In a sudden turn of events that could tarnish the Malagasy president, Romy Voos Andrianarisoa's French associate, Philippe Tabuteau, who was arrested with the Malagasy official in London in August, has pleaded guilty before the Southwark Crown Court for attempted corruption of the mining company Gemfields.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Algeria
Food shortages bad for Cevital's business

Cevital group building in Algiers. © Reuters

Private agro-industrial giant Cevital is under pressure from the government to decrease its margin in the name of food security.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business

Egypt
Egypt finalises strategy to launch hydrogen production

Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli. © APP/MAXPPP

The final touches are being put to laws designed to facilitate massive investment in hydrogen production in Egypt. Local and international firms hoping to get a slice of the pie may however hold off until the next devaluation of the Egyptian pound, which is expected in early 2024.

Subscribers only Energy

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