A swathe of foreign firms are wondering whether it is worth staying on in Tunisia. The deteriorating business climate and difficulties in repatriating profits is making exodus an increasingly attractive option.
The octogenarian head of the Cameroonian armed forces, Rene Claude Meka, has held sway for two decades over an army high command which has been nurturing careers far from the theatres of operation. Although he remains unmoveable, he has to contend with rival command structures, particularly the Israeli-controlled Rapid Intervention Battalion.
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Defence The imminent opening of the Nachtigal dam is going to be a major blow to the electricity producer Globeleq, which operates the power plants of Kribi and Dibamba. Already owed enormous sums by its sole client Eneo, the company believes it has no choice but to lay off staff.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on creating an online video platform, like Brut, to promote the work of French diplomacy in Africa. The idea is part of an effort by Paris to be more proactive in the face of anti-French foreign influence operations on the continent.
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Diplomacy The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Senate is not expected to convene before January at the earliest to approve the posting to Ivory Coast of Jessica Davis Ba, a former adviser to Kamala Harris.
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Diplomacy French public investment bank Bpfrance is contemplating financing a project aimed at boosting rice growing in the east of Ivory Coast and led by Eiffage subsidiary RMT
The family of the former Kenyan president, who died this April, are actively working on a project to build a modest new town near Nakuru, with site plans due to be unveiled in early 2023.
The US-based Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA) has filed a complaint against the Ethiopian government with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR).
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Diplomacy Head of the French Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM) Jacques Langlade de Montgros is due to visit Kigali in late November.
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US security services are concerned that South Africa is becoming a financial hub for the various groups linked to Islamic State. Pretoria is particularly concerned about the flow of money to Kenya and Mozambique.
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Finance Portugal named lawyer Nelson Duarte de Matos its new honorary consul in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda on 10 November.
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The battle between striking journalists and management at Algeria's leading French-language daily may well lead to the demise of the emblematic but cash-strapped publication.
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Business It's been far from plain sailing of late for many Algerian ships, several of which have been impounded in European ports over the past few months.
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Business Karim Ben Cheikh is to become the new leader of the France and Morocco parliamentary friendship group.
