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Spotlight | Senegal
Macky Sall's refusal to meet BP bigwig throws another spanner in Grand Tortue works

Macky Sall, President of Senegal. © Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

The head of state's refusal to meet BP's vice-president for exploration and production was the latest sign that all is not well for the Grand Tortue offshore gas project.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Chad
Army embraces 'tailored' TAG vehicles as rebel threat resurfaces

Faced with the probable resumption of rebel attacks, the Chadian army has been increasing its fleet of armoured vehicles. The new arrivals include a dozen TAG pick-ups tailored to meet the army chiefs' very specific demands.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Ivory Coast, Sahel
Jacqueville counter-terrorism academy hits the ground running

The International Counter-Terrorism Academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, is now fully operational and running at full speed, despite a slow start due to funding problems, and is in high demand as the threat of Islamist militants shifts to the South.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Ghana
Oxy pushes energy ministry to approve Kosmos Energy deal

As the sale of its Ghanaian assets drags on, Oxy has decided to give Accra an ultimatum.

Subscribers only Energy

France, Ivory Coast
Macron and Ouattara to hold one-to-one in Paris

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2021 in Paris. © Ian Langsdon/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Published on 12/10/21 at 5 p.m. - French president Emmanuel Macron will host his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara in Paris this evening, during which the heads of state are set to discuss the situation in West Africa, in Mali in particular.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Horn of Africa
After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union (AU) special envoy to the Horn of Africa, was received on October 7, 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron (right). © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

The African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa is coordinating with his Western partners on the strategy to be adopted to encourage the parties to the Ethiopian conflict to negotiate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Russian Romanov heir's understated African interest

Best man at Gueorgui Romanov's wedding, businessman Konstantin Malofeev has also been running a small finance structure focused on Africa for the past year.

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Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Keen to increase the proportion of renewables in its energy mix, the Mozambican government is working on a new wind power project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

China, Madagascar
China Machinery maintains its presence in Antananarivo

Following its work for Huawei, China Machinery Corp, a semi-public linchpin of Chinese engineering and infrastructure, is setting up shop in Madagascar.

Subscribers only Business

Botswana, Netherlands
Dutch offshore king Gregory Elias bags Mowana copper mine

Dutch asset manager Gregory Elias. © Patrick van Katwijk/Netherlands Out/Point de Vue Out/MaxPPP

The debt-ridden Mowana copper mine, in liquidation since 2018, has found a buyer in the person of Gregory Elias, a Dutch wealth manager based on the Caribbean island of Curaçao.

Subscribers only Mining, Business

China, DRC, South Africa
Law firms jockey to represent Pengxin shareholders after regulator launches inquiry

Chinese law firms have been competing to represent Pengxin shareholders who fear colossal losses after the Shanghai securities regulator launched an investigation into the firm, which produces copper in the DR Congo.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Former Moroccan Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy © Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

The man who served as the Moroccoan minister of industry and trade until the formation of Akhannouch's government on 7 October will continue to exert control as adviser to King Mohammed VI. The billionnaire can now also devote more time to his holding company Saham.

Subscribers only Politics

Algeria
Morocco's e-banking firms S2M and M2M suffer amid Algiers-Rabat tensions

Contracts terminated following president Abdelmadjid Tebboune's orders.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

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