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Finance Diplomacy 27/03/2023

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

The World Bank's $4m aid package used to run GABAC, an anti-money laundering action group in Central Africa, will expire this year.

Infrastructure 27/03/2023

President Ndayishimiye sharpens communications strategy for port of Bujumbura

Colonel Jean-Baptiste Biherengende, Burundi's former ambassador to the DRC, was recently named MD of the Maritime, Port and Railway Authority and is actively looking for a communications consultant.

Politics Diplomacy 24/03/2023

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

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Energy Mining Commodity traders 17/03/2023

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, governor of the Bank of Central African States, in Paris in 2018. © Henri Szwarc/Abaca

Diplomacy 13/03/2023

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

The AU and UN have yet to appoint a representative to help shed light on the repression that followed the 20 October protests in Chad in 2022 despite their pledges to do so to the authorities in N'Djamena.

Chad post-Idriss Deby

Infrastructure 09/03/2023

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

On 1 March, the governments of Tanzania and Burundi launched a call for expressions of interest to select a provider to design a rail link between the two countries.

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Diplomacy 07/03/2023

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

The latest summit of the Economic Community of Central African States, held on 25 February, once again postponed the planned merger the bloc with two other regional entities.

Diplomacy 27/02/2023

Russian Orthodox Church extends its reach to Bujumbura

Leonid of Klin, who runs African affairs for the Russian Orthodox Church, has announced to the faithful the Church's presence in a new African country.

Diplomacy 24/02/2023

Ndayishimiye heads to Brazzaville for eastern DRC crisis talks

The Burundian president will make an official visit to Congo on 26-27 February at the invitation of his counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso to discuss the crisis in the east of the DRC between Kinshasa and Kigali.

Diplomacy 21/02/2023

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Gabonese head of state Ali Bongo, who will shortly take over ECCAS's rotating presidency, is keen to be involved in resolving the DRC-Rwanda crisis.

Business Diplomacy 02/01/2023

Three European firms to help run national parks

Late last month the European Commission chose three firms to help Burundian authorities manage the Kibira and Rusizi national parks, both in the northwest of the country.

Finance Business 12/12/2022

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

The highly secretive Swiss certification and document athentication company, which has a strong presence in the bank note security market, has won a contract to protect the authenticity of Central Africa's new CFA franc bank notes, which are due to start being issued in mid-December.

Business 07/12/2022

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Interpol is seeking contractors to upgrade and expand its border surveillance systems in three East African countries: Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda.

Diplomacy 01/12/2022

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

This year's summit of French-speaking countries held in Tunisia earlier this month was a slightly tense affair and served to highlight the divide between the North and South on a number of economic and diplomatic issues.

Diplomacy 23/11/2022

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

Georges Gougouey, a discreet adviser to Central African head of state Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was one of the main figures working behind the scenes on 21 November to set up the headquarters of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in Bangui.

Business 17/11/2022

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

The Somali NGO Elman Peace and Human Rights Center is continuing to expand beyond its borders. Backed by the United Nations Development Programme, it is setting up a coordination hub for a network of civil society organisations named "Peace by Africa".

Energy 16/11/2022

Chevron set to stay in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon

Although initially Chevron had no interest in the African blocks it acquired as a result of its takeover of Noble Energy, these assets are proving more profitable than expected. Russia's war against Ukraine has made them even more attractive.

In Focus Infrastructure West Africa Business 14/11/2022

From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

With offices in both Paris and the Emirates, Axelcium has become a key intermediary in public-private partnerships in Africa, touting its services on major infrastructure deals. Africa Intelligence details this discreet but influential firm's history.

Axelcium, a discreet key intermediary for public-private partnerships in Africa.

Business Diplomacy 08/11/2022

Yaoundé convinces CEMAC to postpone its timber export ban

A ministerial meeting of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa on 28 October decided to postpone indefinitely the introduction of a ban on log exports - a decision demanded particularly by Cameroon.

Politics 18/10/2022

In wake of purges, President Ndayishimiye keen to kick start economy

A month after sacking his prime minister, Evariste Ndayishimiye is trying to regain the initiative by issuing a range of decrees aimed at getting the economy moving again as quickly as possible so as to strengthen his political base.

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye.

Politics 17/10/2022

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

The examining magistrate that the presidents of Brazzaville and Libreville least wanted to see take over the African hearings of the 'ill-gotten cases', Serge Tournaire, is now handling the investigation.

Politics 07/10/2022

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

The brunt of criticism for resisting President Touadéra's efforts to reform the constitution, "SMS" has managed to hold on to his post as speaker so far, thanks in part to his defiant speech during the opening of parliament.

Business 07/10/2022

Burundi found guilty of illegal property seizure

On September 30, Burundi was found guilty by the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) of seizing a property illegally in a case pitting it against businessman Francis Ngaruko.

Defence Diplomacy 04/10/2022

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

East African Community (EAC) member countries are looking for new contributors to a special fund set up to finance a regional force intended to pacify eastern DR Congo. The amounts raised so far have been relatively small.

Politics 03/10/2022

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

Doubts remain over whether the timetable for elections scheduled in the DRC at the end of 2023 will be respected. Denis Kadima, head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), regularly rants in private about the pace of the Ministry of Finance's disbursements.

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FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

President Ndayishimiye sharpens communications strategy for port of Bujumbura

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Russian Orthodox Church extends its reach to Bujumbura

Ndayishimiye heads to Brazzaville for eastern DRC crisis talks

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Three European firms to help run national parks

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

Chevron set to stay in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon

From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Yaoundé convinces CEMAC to postpone its timber export ban

In wake of purges, President Ndayishimiye keen to kick start economy

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

Burundi found guilty of illegal property seizure

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

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FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

President Ndayishimiye sharpens communications strategy for port of Bujumbura

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Gitega-Uvinza rail link on Suluhu and Ndayishimiye's agenda

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Russian Orthodox Church extends its reach to Bujumbura

Ndayishimiye heads to Brazzaville for eastern DRC crisis talks

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Three European firms to help run national parks

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

Chevron set to stay in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon

From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Yaoundé convinces CEMAC to postpone its timber export ban

In wake of purges, President Ndayishimiye keen to kick start economy

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

Burundi found guilty of illegal property seizure

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

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