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Business Power 23/11/2021

Indian KEC triumphs over Sinohydro and Kalpataru

Indian company KEC will build a 77km power transmission line linking the economic capital of Burundi, Bujumbura, to Kamanyola in DRC. [...]

Mining Finance 15/11/2021

Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

To boost its forex reserves and thereby shore up its struggling currency and economy, Burundi's central bank is planning to make better use of its gold reserves. [...]

Business Defence 11/11/2021

Airport security specialist Westminster goes prospecting in CAR

The Westminster Group subsidiary, Westminster Aviation Security Services, which specialises in airport perimeter security and passenger screening, is at an advanced stage of talks with the Central African government. [...]

Mining 09/11/2021

Will US stake help Rainbow Rare Earths get its mine reopened?

Activity at the Gakara mine is still suspended. © Rainbow Rare Earths

Business 27/10/2021

The many clients of Franck Ping, from France's Eiffage to Germany's Gauff

Jean Ping's son Franck Ping. © LinkedIn/Franck Ping

Mining 15/09/2021

Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye. © Evrard Ngendakumana / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Business Defence 13/09/2021

Why OMP Solutions is supplying Egyptian APCs to Burundi's blue helmets

The Marck subsidiary is to supply Burundian troops in MINUSCA with a batch of 16 armoured vehicles designed by Egyptian firm Kader. The arrangement comes amid warming relations between Evariste Ndayishimiye and Abdelfattah al-Sisi. [...]

Politics 08/09/2021

Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

A creditor of both N'Djamena and Brazzaville, the oil trading giant is facing two very different situations. In Chad, which is seeking debt relief under the terms of the G20's "common framework", Glencore will have to accept the terms negotiated by the country's sovereign creditors. [...]

Business Defence 03/09/2021

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

In July, Prague embarked on a major tour of West and Central African defence ministries to promote Czech Republic's military know-how. Once dominated by French interests, competition in this region is becoming increasingly international. [...]

Focus Mining 30/08/2021

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Belgian businessman Alain Goetz quit the management of his Ugandan gold refinery a few months ago after being found guilty of money laundering in Belgium. He is also facing accusations of tax evasion in Rwanda, where he is a shareholder in another refinery. [...]

Business Defence 20/08/2021

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

In winning a new round for its contract to provide security to the UN mission MINUSCA, Croisement SA, a subsidiary of Burkinabe businessman Arouna Nikiema's holding company BBS, has secured its presence in Central African Republic on top of an active network in West Africa. [...]

Croisement SA CEO Arouna Nikiema © FNA Foundation

Mining 19/08/2021

Adonis Pouroulis stopped in his tracks by local expert in rare-earths race with Beijing Free

Steve de Cliff Juru's findings led Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye to call for a moratorium on mining and suspend permits held by Rainbow Rare Earths, chaired by Cyprus magnate Adonis Pouroulis. [...]

Gakara mine in Burundi. © Rainbow Rare Earths

SpotlightDiplomacy 18/08/2021

Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Equatorial Guinea has become a matter of concern for the CEMAC, whose heads of state are gathering for an IMF summit in Yaoundé today. [...]

Business 17/08/2021

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

The offshoot of King Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada is handing over all of its car dealerships in the DRC, Gabon and soon Congo to Sada Motors, a newcomer controlled by a Congolese MP with ties to Denis Sassou Nguesso. [...]

The Congolese deputy and businessman Alexis Ndinga. © Facebook/Alexis Ndinga

Diplomacy 09/07/2021

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

The Russian foreign ministry cherishes its relations with the International Civil Defence Organisation, whose member states are due to gather in Abidjan in October. [...]

Business 22/06/2021

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The US chain is mainly active on Africa's east coast and until now has had no business in central Africa. Now it's putting up a luxury hotel in Cameroon. [...]

Mining 25/05/2021

J. Peter Pham set to visit Burundi for Rainbow Rare Earths

Appointed on 17 May to the board of Rainbow Rare Earths, American diplomat J. Peter Pham is due to travel to Burundi this week to further the company's projects there. [...]

Mining 24/05/2021

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

Praised by those advocating more ethical business, decried by others for their prohibitive cost, the accountability and traceability measures presented at the OECD Forum on Mineral Supply Chains are seen as key to profitability by some miners. [...]

Diplomacy 24/05/2021

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

ECCAS President Denis Sassou Nguesso is timidly trying to play a part in managing Chad's transition. But the international community would clearly prefer the African Union to oversee the next stage. [...]

Congolese head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May 2021. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Business 21/05/2021

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships. [...]

Mining 21/05/2021

Adonis Pouroulis brings on board Trump's special envoy for Great Lakes

The British firm Rainbow Rare Earths welcomed a big-hitting advisor onto its board on 17 May in the person of J. Peter Pham. [...]

Diplomacy 20/05/2021

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies. [...]

Focus Mining 17/05/2021

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

Tired of seeing coltan from its Kivu and Tanganyika mines processed and re-exported by its neighbours, Kinshasa plans to create facilities and smelters to process the ore on site. The initiative comes amid a warming of relations between the DRC and Rwanda, the country through which most of its coltan passes. [...]

A miner holding coltan in a mine in Rukunda, Masisi territory, North Kivu province, DRC. © Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Politics 05/05/2021

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arabian Construction Co (ACC), having lost its position as the leading construction contractor in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been redeploying in Africa since last year and recently sent a delegation to Cameroon and later to Brazzaville. [...]

Mining 27/04/2021

As big players move in, govt shores up a mining code written for shovels and picks

Current legislation is ill-equipped to cope with the advent of mechanisation brought about by investors' needs for new supplies of rare earths and nickel. Time for a re-write. [...]

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Indian KEC triumphs over Sinohydro and Kalpataru

Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

Airport security specialist Westminster goes prospecting in CAR

Will US stake help Rainbow Rare Earths get its mine reopened?

The many clients of Franck Ping, from France's Eiffage to Germany's Gauff

Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

Why OMP Solutions is supplying Egyptian APCs to Burundi's blue helmets

Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

Adonis Pouroulis stopped in his tracks by local expert in rare-earths race with Beijing Free

Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

J. Peter Pham set to visit Burundi for Rainbow Rare Earths

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Adonis Pouroulis brings on board Trump's special envoy for Great Lakes

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

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Indian KEC triumphs over Sinohydro and Kalpataru

Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

Airport security specialist Westminster goes prospecting in CAR

Will US stake help Rainbow Rare Earths get its mine reopened?

The many clients of Franck Ping, from France's Eiffage to Germany's Gauff

Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

Why OMP Solutions is supplying Egyptian APCs to Burundi's blue helmets

Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

Adonis Pouroulis stopped in his tracks by local expert in rare-earths race with Beijing Free

Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

J. Peter Pham set to visit Burundi for Rainbow Rare Earths

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Adonis Pouroulis brings on board Trump's special envoy for Great Lakes

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

As big players move in, govt shores up a mining code written for shovels and picks

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