Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

Tanzania
As elections approach, embassies wary of return of surprise tax demands

The diplomatic community in Tanzania has taken up the issue of unannounced tax audits, which hit companies during the last local elections. Yet the tax commission appointed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, which was supposed to clarify the legal position, has been slow to deliver its conclusions.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Central African Republic

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastLionel Kili, key figure in France's Ivorian diaspora

TanzaniaSalma Iddy, environmentalist championing women entrepreneurs

CARMarius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué, Touadéra's man at the UN

Tanzania
Mission 300 electricity summit hit by geopolitical turmoil

African leaders and their partners reaffirmed their commitment at a summit last week to bring electricity to an extra 300 million people, with almost $50bn committed to the cause. But Donald Trump's freeze on US aid and shifting African power blocs brought a wind of uncertainty to the event.

Tanzania
Arbitration dispute for $500m starts between Tanzania and Mauritian firm Aqua Power

Aqua Power and Catalysis Capital have accused the Tanzanian authorities of blocking the operations of a gas-fired power station built in 2016 by their local subsidiary.

East Africa
From Ethiopia to Tanzania, the common electricity market sparks envy

The 13 Eastern Africa Power Pool countries have said they want to agree on common rules for trading electricity from this year onwards. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are already planning to reap the benefits of their energy exports.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan to turn page on miners' tax breaks

Mining companies active in Ivory Coast are worried about plans to end various fiscal exemptions.

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

Prior to the National Transitional Council's adoption of the mining code reform, Canadian mining giants established in the country fought until the last minute to get Bamako to change certain provisions.

Mali
Junta leader Goïta strengthens grip on mining sector

In recent months, following the resignation of Lamine Seydou Traoré, the oversight of the highly strategic mining sector had been the focus of an intense political struggle, but a cabinet reshuffle has finally decided the question by entrusting the mining portfolio - rather unexpectedly - to an academic.

Tanzania
World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Earlier this month the World Bank's board of directors approved a five-year, $300m financing package to boost Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's agricultural transformation programme

Mali
Barrick Gold reassured about its future in Mali after audit

As the Malian gold sector undergoes an audit ordered by the ruling junta, the Canadian giant Barrick Gold, the country's leading gold producer, said it was reassured by the initial exchanges its teams had had with the audit firm Mazars.