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In Focus | Mali, Senegal
From Dakar to Bamako, the grand designs of traditional aristocrats

The High Serigne of Dakar and the chief of the Kel Ansar Tuareg tribe are spearheading an initiative to unify West Africa's traditional leaders. © Alamy/aBamako.com/MaxPPP/Studio Pachamama

The High Serigne of Dakar and the chief of the Kel Ansar Tuareg tribe have begun a discreet operation to bring together traditional West African chiefs. Backed by presidents Macky Sall and Assimi Goïta, they are looking to set up a tool for crisis mediation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
Djeno terminal's nationalisation is a game changer for TotalEnergies and ENI

The two majors had a joint concession on the country's main oil terminal for half a century. Its transfer to state ownership means they will now have to pay rent and put up with oversight.

Subscribers only Energy

Chad
Perenco takes on the role of banker for SHT in Petronas Doba takeover

The Chadian state wants to avoid being left on the sideline of the sale of the majors' shares in the historic Doba blocks. To influence the negotiations, it has enlisted the services of an unexpected player.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Nigeria
Defence giants Leonardo and PolyTech top Nigeria pre-election spending

Defence groups have been making the most of the Buhari administration's splurge on arms ahead of Nigeria's presidential election. Italy's Leonardo has sealed a €1bn deal for its M-346 light attack aircraft, while China's Poly Technologies has also secured a new contract.

Subscribers only Defence

Benin
US firm Amentum to assist army in protecting borders

US defence contractor Amentum (formerly PAE) is preparing to beef up the response of the Benin Armed Forces (FAB) on the country's northern borders with Burkina Faso and Niger.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
Static on the line between the economy minister and the head of Djibouti Telecom

Since the president of Djibouti ordered his economy minister to oversee the partial privatisation of Djibouti Telecom, the state-owned company's director general has been afraid that it will lose its monopoly.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

Former Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho. © Noé Michalon/Africa intelligence

Ali Hassan Joho, who is unable to stand for re-election after two terms as governor of Mombasa, is looking to invest in the tea business, particularly in the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
ExxonMobil fine-tunes Namibe Basin plans

ExxonMobil's operation in Angola © Indigo Publications

The supermajor company's Angolan offshore projects are beginning to take shape. It will launch a drilling campaign before the end of 2024 once it has completed a seismic survey next year.

Subscribers only Energy

Namibia, United States
Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Namibian President Hage Geingob in Windhoek on 5 December 2022 © Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

When African leaders attended a summit meeting in Washington earlier this month, Namibian President Hage Geingob and his ministerial entourage highlighted his ambition to turn his country into a major exporter of green hydrogen. But unlike Europeans, his hosts seemed less than enthusiastic.

Subscribers only Energy

North Africa

Algeria
Lobbyist Benabderrahmane's African network stretched from Libreville to Niamey

The Franco-Algerian businessman and lobbyist Tayeb Benabderrahmane is at the heart of a major French legal case involving Qatar and the PSG football team. He was also very active in Africa. A confidential French intelligence report details his lobbying practices, private intelligence-gathering and alleged trafficking in French residence permits.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Libya, United States
Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

The US want an American candidate to replace Zimbabwean diplomat Raisedon Zenenga when he leaves his post as deputy head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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