With offices in both Paris and the Emirates, Axelcium has become a key intermediary in public-private partnerships in Africa, touting its services on major infrastructure deals. Africa Intelligence details this discreet but influential firm's history.
Equatorial Guinea has not given up on its sumptuous Paris residence at 42 Avenue Foch, which was confiscated by the French justice system in the so-called "ill-gotten gains" affair. Its lawyers have referred the case to the International Court of Justice to try and prevent the building being sold.
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Politics France plans to send Ukrainian forces 6-12 Caesar canons and 20 Bastion armoured personnel carriers. Of these, 15 were initially intended to equip the Gabonese troops deployed in MINUSCA. Negotiations are still stalling over the financing of the operation, which should be backed by a new €100m fund announced by President Emmanuel Macron.
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Defence 
High-ranking military officers from Niger, Cameroon, Togo and Morocco scoured the wares on display at the October Saha Expo, an international showcase for defence industry players close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Defence The Ivorian president has just confirmed his attendance at the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie's summit to Tunisian authorities.
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Diplomacy 
It has not taken Kenya's new president long to turn his attentions to the monopoly enjoyed in the dairy sector by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta. Ruto's main target is Brookside Dairy, the family business that has blossomed over the last decade.
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Politics A delegation of Kenyan financiers and government officials paid a discreet visit to the Rwandan capital earlier this month with a view to drawing inspiration from the two-year-old Kigali International Financial Centre. The idea is to revive Nairobi's financial attractiveness on the regional scene.
Less than six months after Farmajo's presidential election defeat, his intelligence chief is angling to return to the Villa Somalia alongside his former boss as soon as he can.
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Politics 
When it launched its divestment programme last year, the national oil company was hoping to withdraw, at least in part, from eight blocks. Nearly 18 months later, there has been no interest at all for two of these.
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Energy Senegal, Ghana and Namibia became full members of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) during a 4 November ministerial meeting in Luanda overseen by secretary general Omar Farouk Ibrahim, whose mandate was renewed for three years
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Energy 
The group that specialises in helping companies grow internationally is eyeing the Tunisian market and has recruited a former government minister. Canada, faced with an ageing population, is looking to bring in qualified workers.
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Business Ahead of the 18-20 November Francophonie summit in Djerba, Tunisia, Rabat is questioning its level of representation. Its relationship with Tunis remains dire.
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Diplomacy 
