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TV5 Monde CEO Yves Bigot on 1 December 2021.

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Gabon
French international broadcaster TV5 Monde on controversial quest for African financing

TV5 Monde boss Yves Bigot has been touring French-speaking Africa in a bid to get seven countries to take a stake in the French-language international broadcaster. The initiative, backed by France's foreign ministry, has sparked concern among staff who fear its editorial independence will suffer.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Cameroon
Camwater loses appeal in Paris against German creditor

For failing to pay on time, Camwater's bill for work done by a German contractor has swelled to over double the initial invoice.

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DRC
EU bids to give substance to critical minerals partnership with DR Congo

European Union officials are completing a visit to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa that began in early April to discuss the follow-up to the strategic partnership on critical minerals signed in October with the Congolese presidency of Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Army pays price for hefty Africa Cup expenditure

Following substantial investment in organising Africa's top football tournament, the government is in arrears to its defence suppliers. And this is having a knock-on effect on the army.

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Nigeria
EU helps Africa Nature Investors NGO fight illegal wildlife trade

The European Union will provide financial aid to NGO Africa Nature Investors to help fight illegal wildlife trade and protect endangered species in Nigeria.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Egypt clears hurdle for White Nile dredging project

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled in favour of the South Sudanese state in its dispute against lawyer Elario Adam Cholong late last month.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Return of royal relics: Franco-Madagascan joint commission meeting postponed indefinitely

The Madagascan culture minister's imminent resignation will postpone the first meeting of the Franco-Malagasy joint commission charged with deciding on the return of the Sakalava king's skull to Madagascar.

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North Africa

Morocco
Morocco's tourism office hires lobbyist Joshua Kaufman for North America

The 'Visit Morocco' tourist campaign will now benefit from the expertise of a New York lobbyist to attract North Americans to the country.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Belgium on 5 April 2024.

Tunisia
Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

After drastically cutting funding to mark its disapproval of the president's authoritarian move, the State Department has decided to spare the Tunisian armed forces, an important partner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Morocco
Mohammed VI to make personal trip to Paris

King Mohammed VI is scheduled to travel from Rabat to France in mid-April. In particular, he will pay a visit to his mother, Lalla Latifa, who lives in the suburbs of Paris and has suffered from poor health in recent years.

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