Business

Libya
Siba Plast dealt fresh blow in Libyan asset dispute

The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that the Tunisian firm's seizing of assets belonging to the Libyan sovereign wealth fund in 2021 was illegal.

The New Guard
South Africa, Angola, Zambia

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

South Africa Dire Tladi, first South African judge on ICJ

Angola Elisabete Dias dos Santos, AKA Betty the egg queen

Zambia Mfekiyi Makayi, a miner with an eye on AI

Central Africa
Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

The Dubai-based Indian bank has pledged to raise €5.6bn from Emirati financial institutions in support of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, while multilateral donors remain reserved.

Madagascar
Paris appeals court throws out Sutter brothers' case

Fourteen years after the event, a French court has closed another chapter in the dispute between Belgian brothers Peter de Sutter and Kristof de Sutter and the state of Madagascar.

Madagascar
Gemfields: anatomy of a deal on hold

The UK mining group looked set to become a key player in Madagascar's gemstone sector until its talks with the government were abruptly interrupted amid accusations of bribery and corruption. Africa Intelligence has had access to documents that retrace the chronology of the negotiations and reveal details of a project whose future is highly uncertain.

Nigeria
French shipyards get ducks in row for Lagos electric vessel project

The French ministry of foreign trade is helping two French firms prepare an offer for a €410m electric boat supply contract with the Nigerian authorities.

Tunisia
Kais Saied and UGTT seek to build bridges

One of Tunisia's most powerful unions is on fraught terms with the president's office, but it can look to various figures to help it renew dialogue with the Carthage Palace.

DRC
International TV series in pipeline

The Italian screenwriters Maddalena Ravagli and Leonardo Fasoli (Django, Gomorra, ZeroZeroZero) are currently putting the finishing touches to an international television series whose main plot centres around the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cameroon
EY's internecine struggle heads to court

Joseph Pagop Noupoué's dismissal as head of Ernst & Young's Cameroon subsidiary continues to cause turmoil. Two factions are vying for control of the company - and taking legal action to get it.

Morocco
Nicolas Sarkozy to visit Rabat on book tour

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to visit Morocco in mid-December to promote his latest book, Le Temps des combats (The Time of Battles).

Kenya
Ruto struggles to sweeten sugar sector

The president's bid to invigorate Kenya's sugar industry is taking place in a decidedly gloomy atmosphere. Small producers are deserting the sector, while refineries have been lying idle for months.

Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria woos Nigerian billionaires

The new director of Nigeria's radio station Voice of Nigeria Jibrin Baba Ndace is trying to get closer to the country's big money.