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Spotlight | France, Tanzania
Macron and Suluhu look forward to closer business ties

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan is welcomed by French president Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel during the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, the 17 February 2022. © Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AFP

Ahead of Emmanuel Macron's expected visit to Tanzania in late 2023, the French government is already preparing the ground. The hope is that France will win contracts in the maritime sector, including a particularly promising one for the construction of a new port in Bagamoyo.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Cameroon
Chantal Biya's son Franck Hertz proves his business credentials

The product of Chantal Biya's first marriage, twin brothers Franck and Patrick Hertz have largely been left alone by the media. Now in his thirties, Franck has been making the most of his mother's presidential connections to develop his logistics business between France and Cameroon.

Subscribers only Politics

Congo
Congo PM sets up potash task force

Congolese prime minister Anatole Collinet Makosso delivers a speech at the opening of the 'European Development Days 2022' in Brussels, Belgium, the 21 June 2022. © Stephanie Lecocq/EPA/MaxPPP

The Congolese government is in a standoff with the British mining company Kore Potash, which has failed to make any headway on its Kola and Dougou projects. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet is casting his net wide to find new partners in the potash sector, even if it means expropriating other companies and risking international arbitration.

Subscribers only Mining

DRC
TotalEnergies and ENI dash Lake Albert hopes with their apathy

The Congolese part of the lake might never be explored because the few oil sector players with the means to do so seem singularly unenthused. Mindful of security concerns, they failed to respond to a tender put out in July.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa
How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

In recent months the Dubai oil trading company Coral, which has always maintained close ties with Russia, has been stepping up its activities in Africa, prompting speculation among its competitors as to the provenance of its consignments.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders

Liberia
Weah poised to appoint Edwin Melvin Snowe as campaign director

A son retour au Liberia prévu après une courte halte au Ghana, le président George Weah compte préparer les élections générales d'octobre 2023.

Subscribers only Politics

Ghana
Accra struggles to afford Czech fighter jets

Financial troubles are keeping the Ghana Air Force's plans to acquire six L-39 NG light attack aircraft in check after they were submitted to parliament in August 2021.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Paris quietly prepares for Ethiopia's reconstruction

It was only in November that the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels reached a fragile ceasefire agreement ending two years of civil war, but donor countries are already preparing to finance the country's reconstruction.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Kenya
Base Titanium gets exploration ban lifted

Thanks to its well-placed connections, the Kenyan subsidiary of Australia's Base Resources has managed to persuade the government to resume awarding licences. New coastal projects are expected to be announced soon.

Subscribers only Mining

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
South African visa applicants face massive backlog

The huge backlog of visa applications for South Africa will not be cleared until at least June 2024, officials have admitted.

Subscribers only Business

North Africa

Egypt
Electricity ministry fears Dabaa nuclear plant delays

The $30bn Dabaa project is at the core of the special relationship between Egypt and Russia. But Cairo fears that the conflict in Ukraine will play havoc with Rosatom's schedule.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Niger, Tunisia
Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, at his home in Tunisia's coastal town of Hammamet on the 22 September 2020. © Fethi Belaid/AFP

The Nigerien president and the boss of Power Invest Mediterranean are negotiating several major electricity generation projects.

Subscribers only Energy

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