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In Focus | Egypt
Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects

Al-Sisi's generals in charge of Egyptian museums. © Studio Pachamama

Egypt's head of state, Abdelfattah al-Sisi, has entrusted his major museum projects to a handful of army and intelligence generals. Among those projects is the world's largest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the Mukhabarat lays out its own financial conditions for foreign contractors.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

DRC
$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

DR Congo's foreign affairs minister Christophe Lutundula signed a contract in December 2021 for the delivery of 167 vehicles to embassies around the world. The deal was awarded to Sada Motors, a company in which the finance minister's brother Nicola Kazadi is a minority shareholder.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa
SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

The highly secretive Swiss certification and document athentication company, which has a strong presence in the bank note security market, has won a contract to protect the authenticity of Central Africa's new CFA franc bank notes, which are due to start being issued in mid-December.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

West Africa

Nigeria
NNPC moves in after Seplat fails to buy ExxonMobil blocks

ExxonMobil is more than ready to negotiate withdrawal conditions for shallow offshore blocks with Nigeria's state agency. But it will be no easy matter.

Subscribers only Energy

Ivory Coast
Conseil Café Cacao resumes contact with World Bank

The Ivorian government is back in talks with the World Bank with a view to obtaining $300m in funding for industry regulator Conseil Café Cacao.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Ghana, West Africa
Akufo-Addo to host next UN peacekeeping summit

The Ghanaian capital has been chosen to host the next edition of the UN Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping. It should take place in the first week of December 2023.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

France, Rwanda
Paris sends DGA to Kigali for anti-drone deal

France's DGA military procurement agency is laying the foundations for security cooperation between France and Rwanda by preparing to finance anti-drone equipment to secure Kigali airport.

Subscribers only Defence

Kenya
Supreme Court smells a rat as indicted Ruto allies win reprieves

Kenya's top jurist is not happy that criminal prosecutions of some of the president's allies have been dropped. She has privately raised the matter with law enforcement colleagues in an effort to shore up her court's credibility.

Subscribers only Politics

Sudan
Transition: 5 December agreement reopens race for prime minister

The signatories of the 5 December peace agreement are trying to stick to a tight, self-imposed 24-month deadline. The appointment of a new prime minister is not expected in the immediate future.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
TotalEnergies and offshore majors keep a close eye on the political crisis

Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible impeachment proceedings after being accused in a parliamentary report. Behind the scenes, oil operators remain calm about the impact of the crisis on their activities.

Subscribers only Energy

North Africa

Libya
Stephanie Williams keeps an eye on Libya

Stephanie Williams, UN Special Advisor on Libya, on 5 February 2021 in Geneva. © Martial Trezzini/EPA/MaxPPP

The former special adviser to the United Nations secretary general has become a mainstay at international meetings on Libya, where she has capitalised on her experience in the country, and defended her record.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Libya
Libya Holdings lags behind Turkish rivals in Misrata terminal contest

The container port of Misrata, Libya. © Mahmud Turkia / AFP

Albayrak and Yildirim are still negotiating over concessions at the port of Misrata. A third bid, submitted by the Anglo-Libyan Libya Holdings, has not found favour from the authorities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

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