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Politics Infrastructures 07/10/2020

CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

The six members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) are planning a round table in November to raise funds for the construction of roads and electricity plants. [...]

Diplomacy Mining 04/09/2020

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

US Special Envoy J. Peter Pham, mender-in-chief of fences between Bujumbura and Washington, with Burundi's late president, Pierre Nkurunziza. ©J. Peter Pham/Twitter

Diplomacy 11/06/2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. ©Reuters

Olam's head of Africa Gagan Gupta. ©Reuters

Inner circles Business 04/06/2020

Gagan Gupta's French troops

Politics Diplomacy 03/06/2020

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

The United Nations Security Council has set itself a tall task for its 5 June meeting: overview the G5 Sahel States but also look into accusations of abuse against several of the coalition's national armed forces. [...]

Mining 29/04/2020

Fall in "3T" prices drives small miners into gold

The Covid-19 pandemic is not only affecting the price of gold, it is also affecting the numbers of small miners involved in extracting it. [...]

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Oil & gas 21/04/2020

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

The African Energy Chamber is expanding its team to mediate between the private sector and governments. [...]

Politics 27/03/2020

Kenya to defuse tensions between Rwanda and Uganda?

The United Nations agencies in the Great Lakes region met on 5 March in Nairobi, at the behest of the [...]

Railway projects between Tanzania, Burundi and DRC.

Politics Road and rail 16/03/2020

Kigoma-Musongati-Kindu railroad project chugs forward

Tanzania, Burundi, and the DRC are working out how to finance studies for the cross-border line that would allow freight and minerals to be exported by train via the port of Dar es Salaam. [...]

Politics Defence 05/02/2020

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

The French armed forces minister, Florence Parly, was in Washington from 27 to 28 January in the hope of persuading [...]

Politics 05/02/2020

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

Three generals are currently on the shortlist to take over [...]

Diplomacy Defence 22/01/2020

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

For the last month, Washington has been playing a game of bluff with its allies in the Sahel by dangling the threat of withdrawal as it did a year ago. [...]

Mining Finance 24/12/2019

Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Miners are urging the Central African bank to change its tendency to block funds for site rehabilitation work in the region. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 18/12/2019

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Following the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on 25 November, Paris is bringing forward plans, under consideration since September, to downsize its operations. [...]

Business 04/12/2019

Ecolog plays and wins

The official announcement is unlikely to be made before the [...]

Politics Defence 20/11/2019

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

A meeting devoted to Operation Takuba, which will involve the deployment of several hundred members of European special forces, was [...]

Business 20/11/2019

Securiport sets up shop in Bangui

Ousted from Cotonou-Cadjèhoun airport (WAN 804), the US passenger screening [...]

Diplomacy 06/11/2019

Deputy head of MINUSCA Kenneth Gluck to step down

The deputy special representative of the United Nations secretary-general for [...]

Spotlight Politics 01/11/2019

Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

The tensions between Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan opposite number Paul Kagame are assuming worrying dimensions and threatening to destabilise the whole of the Great Lakes region. Investigations by the Indian Ocean Newsletter have revealed the extent to which paranoia [. [...]

Politics Defence 18/10/2019

Trump breaks open his piggy bank for AMISOM Free

The Burundian contingent of AMISOM, the mission of the African Union (AU) in Somalia, is poised to receive a helping [...]

Infrastructures 14/10/2019

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

The investment advisory firm is setting up shop in Dakar to help the US development agency put together finance for electricity projects in West and Central Africa. [...]

Business 09/10/2019

After the Sahel, Turkish Airlines deploys in the south

Turkish Airlines is planning to increase the number of flights [...]

Guess what ? 25/09/2019

Guess what of September 25, 2019 Free

Visa | Bilateral meeting | Security caps | Home visit [...]

Business 25/09/2019

Madrid becomes Deutsche Bank's African bridgehead

Headed by Ignacio Ramiro, Deutsche Bank's structured financing team based [...]

Infrastructures 23/09/2019

Work to start at last on Jiji and Mulembwe dams

Repeatedly delayed since 2014, construction of the hydro-electric projects in south-west Burundi is finally set to begin on September 23. [...]

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CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

Fall in "3T" prices drives small miners into gold

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

Kenya to defuse tensions between Rwanda and Uganda?

Kigoma-Musongati-Kindu railroad project chugs forward

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Ecolog plays and wins

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Securiport sets up shop in Bangui

Deputy head of MINUSCA Kenneth Gluck to step down

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CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

Fall in "3T" prices drives small miners into gold

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

Kenya to defuse tensions between Rwanda and Uganda?

Kigoma-Musongati-Kindu railroad project chugs forward

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Ecolog plays and wins

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Securiport sets up shop in Bangui

Deputy head of MINUSCA Kenneth Gluck to step down

Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

Trump breaks open his piggy bank for AMISOM Free

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

After the Sahel, Turkish Airlines deploys in the south

Guess what of September 25, 2019 Free

Madrid becomes Deutsche Bank's African bridgehead

Work to start at last on Jiji and Mulembwe dams

First visit

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