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The Galactica Star. The proceeds of the yacht's sale are claimed by Nigeria, the US and former Enron men.

In Focus | Nigeria
The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

The Galactica Star super-yacht was a symbol of the excesses of former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke, who Nigeria is trying to have extradited from London. It is now at the heart of a battle between Washington, Abuja and a surprise ghost from the past, former Enron group subsidiary Enron Nigeria Power Holdings.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Cameroon
Robert Bapooh Lipot, Biya's operative in Bassa country

Without waiting for the Covid-19 crisis to ease, President Biya is making preparations to recapture central Cameroon voters won over three months ago by the young opponent Cabral Libii.

Subscribers only Politics

Congo
Perenco, Congorep and SNPC bounce back at Emeraude

The farewells have turned out to be premature. Just months after returning the Emeraude concession to the state, the SNPC-Congorep-Perenco joint venture is already back in town.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

United Nations Security Council meeting in the UN's New York City headquarters.

Niger
Niamey obtains cancellation of UN Security Council session on military abuses in Sahel

Niger has succeeded in orchestrating the cancellation of a meeting of the UN Security Council which had been due to discuss extrajudicial executions in the Sahel on 14 May.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Rwanda
Despite Covid-19, Kigali continues to court mining investors with help of Tony Blair Institute

Its trips abroad cancelled on account of the pandemic, the Rwandan government has, with the help of consultants from the foundation of the former British prime minister, set up an online system for advertising mining opportunities in the country and requesting permits.

Subscribers only Mining

Kenya
NIS recruits South Africa's Milkor to monitor online activism in run-up to presidential election

Kenya's National Intelligence Service, which is increasingly encroaching on the political sphere, will soon possess a social media surveillance system made to measure by Milkor.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
The dos Santos diamonds era ends in Maua

President João Lourenço has revoked the mining permit for the Maua diamond site that had been run since 2013 by firms owned, according to the Luanda Leaks, by his predecessor's daughter, Isabel dos Santos. The decision comes amid a wave of changes to the mining industry driven by the head of state.

Subscribers only Mining

The wind farm under construction in Namaacha.

Mozambique
EleQtra bets big on Namaacha wind farm project

The UK's EleQtra, which works alongside InfraCo Africa on several renewable energy projects in Africa, is going solo on a wind farm in Namaacha, Mozambique.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

North Africa

Algeria
Switzerland's Geti continues to land dairy contracts via its UAE subsidiary

Geti Trade, the representative of the Indian giant Amul, has discreetly created a subsidiary in Dubai so that it can continue to obtain contracts from Algeria's national dairy association, one of the biggest buyers of dairy products in the world.

Subscribers only Business

Libya
Sarraj and Al Kabir's entrepreneurial buddies win letters of credit

The opening of letters of credit to import essential items to the country has meant business for several quick thinkers close to the Central Bank of Libya governor Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir and prime minister Fayez Sarraj.

Subscribers only Business

Tunisia
Minister Marzouk appoints Mohsen Mansouri as chief of staff to energise his ministry

Mongi Marzouk is continuing to manœuvre to regain genuine control over the Ministry of Energy and Mines, which he has been back in charge of since late February.

Subscribers only Politics

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