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Spotlight | Mozambique
ENH increasingly encroaches on ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and ENI

CEO of ENH Ludovina Bernardo. © ENH/Instagram

The state-owned company is a dead weight on the country's gas development sector, absorbing all local content benefits itself and preventing foreign and domestic private sector companies from gaining a foothold.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Cameroon
The timetable for upcoming elections stirs debate at top levels of government

Barely three months after being sworn in for an eighth term, President Paul Biya must decide on the date of the next parliamentary and municipal elections. A sensitive issue for an executive weakened by the head of state's disputed re-election in October.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Guinea
Conakry gives green light to Kanté and Sinohydro to resume their bauxite operations

Ahmed Kanté in Conakry in 2013, when he was CEO of Guinea's public mining fund Soguipami. © CELLOU BINANI / AFP

Despite ongoing legal proceedings, GIC, led by former mining minister Ahmed Kanté, has signed a settlement agreement with the authorities to secure a position in the country's second largest bauxite mining complex. At a standstill since 1 April 2025, the project has received financial support from the Chinese state-owned giant.

Subscribers only Mining

Africa
Online gambling giant betPawa faces mounting setbacks

The pawaTech affiliate's bid to continue its expansion across Africa is meeting fierce headwinds from some countries that take issue with its franchise model.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia, Somaliland
Act two of Israeli cooperation

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi Mohamed in Hargeisa, on 6 January 2026. © Somaliland Presidential Office / AFP

In addition to a long-anticipated security component, Somaliland's president is seeking to attract Israeli investment in several sectors during his forthcoming visit. A stop at an emblematic site in Jerusalem is also under consideration, with a view to defusing tensions over the Palestinian issue.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
MEDEF International on mission in Antananarivo

Two representatives of the French employers' federation are visiting the country to follow up on the economic round tables held in spring 2025 on the occasion of Emmanuel Macron's state visit. They also intend to establish initial contact with the new authorities.

Subscribers only Business

Malawi
Airbus Helicopters modernises military aircraft

Under an agreement concluded prior to the October 2025 reshuffle, the French company is currently restoring two Malawi Air Force Écureuil helicopters to operational condition and has arranged two maintenance training courses for the aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence

North Africa

Morocco
Behind the scenes of the Moroccan campaign for the caftan's UNESCO inscription

Fashion show dedicated to the caftan in Marrakesh, in May 2025. © Saouri Aissa / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

A few months before securing the inclusion of the traditional garment on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list, Rabat turned to a long-standing partner to fine-tune its communications in the French press.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Algeria
Algiers slowly severs diplomatic ties with Abu Dhabi

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to reduce Algeria’s diplomatic representation in Abu Dhabi to the bare minimum.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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