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Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Bank of Central African States emblem in Libreville, Gabon, in 2019. © Laurent Moreau/Hemis via AFP

The Bank of Central African States has for months been negotiating with mining and oil companies to repatriate part of their revenues from the region. Three days of talks in Paris in July stalled on two sensitive points: interest rates and the question of immunity.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders

Central Africa

Cameroon
British American Tobacco appeals to Biya for help with land dispute

British American Tobacco headquarters in London, UK, in 2017. © Isabel Infantes/AFP

BAT Cameroun has condemned the expropriation of its land in the Bastos district of Yaoundé. The seizure was overseen by lands minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi, and several names linked to the president's office have been cited.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

DRC
Newcomer Naweza Airways sparks intrigue

Naweza Airways, a newcomer to the DR Congo's skies, took delivery of a Cessna C550 Citation Bravo business jet last month. The price of the plane, as well as the speed with which it was processed by DRC authorities, is fuelling speculation about the firm.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Nigeria
Interpol assault on Nigeria's Black Axe 'cult' continues

Interpol is working to extend its large-scale police operation Jackal, aimed at tackling financial crime originating in West Africa. Jackal was launched in 2022 and involves some 20 countries, including Nigeria.

Subscribers only Defence

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Italy's Emanuela Del Re, the European Union's special envoy for the Sahel, is seeking re-election, yet several European capitals are far from keen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Weakened Ruto and Gachagua seek support from clan elders and church leaders

William Ruto flanked by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi at State House in Nairobi, 19 July, 2024. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

As Kenya faces unprecedented social unrest, the president and deputy president have been seeking support from their respective allies, well away from the shifting political landscape.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Tanganda Tea brews plans to export more produce via port of Beira

With its avocado and macadamia nut production booming, the Zimbabwean agricultural and food group Tanganda Tea wants to export them via Mozambique.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

North Africa

Morocco
Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Patricia Goldman, who counts Renault, Air France and Huawei among her clients, will be assisted by a Casablanca-based agency in her bid to grow her business in Morocco and across Africa.

Subscribers only Business

Tunisia
October hearing date set in Instalingo case

On 15 July, one week after the Tunisian criminal court of Sousse's 8 July refusal to release the 17 people being detained in the Instalingo case, it set a hearing date for the defendants on 28 October.

Subscribers only Politics

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