Commodity Traders

Nigeria
European commissioner for agriculture expected in Lagos for cocoa conference

Christophe Hansen, from Luxembourg, was invited by the Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa to take part in the Africa Cocoa and Coffee Conference, held in Nigeria’s economic capital on 7 and 8 October.

Ivory Coast
Conseil Café-Cacao's new payment card system leaves some cocoa growers out

The sector regulator has imposed the use of the 'farmer card' for all farm-gate transactions from the first day of the cocoa season, which has just opened.

Algeria
Dairy giants left churning over import curbs

Major private companies are growing impatient with the time it is taking Algerian authorities to issue new permits allowing them to import milk powder. The agri-food sector points to the heightened complexity of purchasing procedures over the past year.

Morocco
Rabat struggles to defend farmers' interests as Washington toughens its stance

The leading farming confederation asked the foreign ministry to help push for the kingdom's agricultural priorities in the United States against a rise in customs tariffs, but to no avail.

Cameroon
The new life of Émile Joël Bamkoui, former head of military intelligence

A year after retiring, Paul Biya's former security official has disappeared from the public eye. Having moved into the fuel distribution and trading sectors, he has not ruled out a return to public office.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Omar-Denis Junior Bongo, Brigitte and Tina Touadéra

Intrigues big and small: Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema expected in Abidjan

GabonOmar-Denis Junior referred to the criminal court whilst at his wedding

Central African RepublicFaustin-Archange Touadéra's wives on a visit to Russia

Libya
Low-profile Tripoli oil traders step up US operations

Ahmed al-Sharkasi, son-in-law of the head of government based in the capital, has been keeping quietly busy as an intermediary in negotiations for fuel and crude oil. His firm Ama Oil and Gas was well established in London until July.