A project to launch a second floating LNG facility on the Mozambican offshore gas field Coral is under discussion. But ExxonMobil and ENI, the two main shareholders of Area 4, are dragging their heels on making a decision.
The French justice system will be asked to rule on a request for the enforcement of a judgment made in 2009 in Kinshasa by the Congolese company Traweco ordering the DRC to pay it $3.5m.
Chad's new director of customs, Ahmat Abdelkerim, has been tasked with rapidly boosting the country's customs revenue, the country's main source of tax income, under the watchful eye of the IMF. Abdelkerim, a former Bolloré executive, hopes to draw inspiration from neighbouring Niger.
More than two years after the legislative elections, the five MPs for Nigeriens abroad have still not been elected. The case is expected to be referred to the Constitutional Court.
In October 2022, Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard registered an investment company in London with the goal of investing in Africa. One of its partners is said to be Swiss millionaire.
An agreement to establish a free trade area among member states of the EAC, COMESA and SADC was signed in 2015. Just three more states need to ratify it before it finally comes into effect.
Eritrea is planning to make up for its low national electrification rate by turning to renewable energy.
The Botswana Business Registry wants the data on companies' ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) to be available online by August. With this move, Gaborone wants to show it is willing to reform after the Financial Action Task Force removed the country from its grey list in 2021.
After left-leaning NUPES alliance candidate Karim Ben Cheikh's bid was declared invalid on 20 January, several candidates such as M'jid El Guerrab, Rachida Kaaout and Mehdi Reddad are considering entering the race, which is proving to be a headache for the ruling Renaissance party.
Several government departments are struggling to honour contracts made in dollars or euros. The scarcity of foreign currency is likely to have a serious impact on future investments in the country.
