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Uganda
Kampala appoints US trade representative

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni named US national Cody Lorance trade representative to the US.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Politics 02.03.2023

Egypt
Cairo still struggles to find wheat as war in Ukraine continues

Workers unload wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.© Khaled Elfiqi/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 28.02.2023

Ivory Coast
Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Local cocoa exporters are experiencing significant supply issues and may not manage to honour the contracts that expire when the main 2022-2023 harvest ends this month. Citing lack of action from the cocoa regulatory board, they are asking the president to step in.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 23.02.2023

Algeria
After Tunisia, Cevital resumes sugar exports to Mauritania and Lebanon

The leading agro-industrial group Cevital and other Algerian sugar refineries resumed exports in late January, after a ten-month ban ordered by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to prevent shortages.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 13.02.2023

Wheat cargo loaded in northern France.© Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Sub-saharan Africa
France gives helping hand to Céréalis' growing trade in Africa

Céréalis, the leading French wheat trader south of the Sahara, has been granted a new credit facility by a subsidiary of France's AFD development agency. West and Central African millers, who have turned increasingly to French wheat because of the war in Ukraine, had lobbyied for the measure.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Central Africa 08.02.2023

Sorting vanilla in Madagascar.© Patrick Mercier/AFP

Madagascar
Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Major French traders are up in arms about the latest measures put in place by Madagascar's vanilla regulatory board, and have written to French Trade Minister Olivier Becht to ask for his help.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 08.02.2023

Kenya
Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

Kenya's deputy president is determined to reform the coffee sector and improve the situation of local traders in relation to foreign heavyweights.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 03.02.2023

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Loïc Folloroux, the son of Ivory Coast first lady Dominique Ouattara and owner of Africa Sourcing, has been an effective advocate and a major beneficiary of regulations favouring local players in the country's vital cocoa trade.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 30.01.2023

The discreet businessman Loïc Folloroux, son of First Lady Dominique Ouattara, has established himself in recent decades as the leading local bean trader.

Algeria
Cevital aims to resume sugar exports to Europe

The EU ambassador to Algeria, Thomas Eckert, was recently received by Abdelkader Guemache, the CEO of Cevital. The Algerian agro-industrial leader wants to see the ban on sugar exports to Europe lifted.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 30.01.2023

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Kenya's deputy president has been tasked with overhauling the coffee sector, which is vital to the economy of his native region. He wants to create new institutions to revive a once highly lucrative crop that has been in a slump for decades.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 27.01.2023

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

The KTDA tea producers' consortium is trying to adapt to the woes of its dollar-starved customers by using other intermediaries. Kenyan trader Cup of Joe is emerging as a key partner in Dubai to reach Middle Eastern markets.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 19.01.2023

Southern Africa
US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

The new US ambassador to Antananarivo has made herself the spokesperson in Madagascar for her country's vanilla importers, who view the obligatory minimum price for the spice as much too high and have boycotted the sector in protest.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 19.01.2023

Kenya
Could Kenya's GM U-turn prompt regional policy shift?

Purportedly to help it deal with one of the worst droughts in its history, Kenya plans to import genetically modified seeds to grow food. The dramatic policy shift is unpopular on many levels, not least among wary neighbouring countries.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 16.01.2023

Kenya's prolonged drought decimates heritage wildlife ecosystem: Amboseli National Park, 18 December 2022.

Ivory Coast
As he tussles with cocoa giants, Ouattara turns to China

The Ivorian president is trying to steer Chinese industrial projects towards the cocoa sector so as to bypass the major international players with which Abidjan is at odds.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 16.01.2023

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 7 January 2023.

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

In a bid to improve its image, the Swiss raw materials giant Glencore has teamed up with Morocco's Managem to produce 1,200 tonnes of recycled cobalt.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 03.01.2023

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

Ali Hassan Joho, who is unable to stand for re-election after two terms as governor of Mombasa, is looking to invest in the tea business, particularly in the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 19.12.2022

Former Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho.

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa
How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

In recent months the Dubai oil trading company Coral, which has always maintained close ties with Russia, has been stepping up its activities in Africa, prompting speculation among its competitors as to the provenance of its consignments.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 15.12.2022

Ivory Coast
Conseil Café Cacao resumes contact with World Bank

The Ivorian government is back in talks with the World Bank with a view to obtaining $300m in funding for industry regulator Conseil Café Cacao.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 12.12.2022

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure

The government has slowly chipped away at the now floundering commodity exchange, originally set up to allow Ethiopian producers to export basic commodities at better prices.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 09.12.2022

Senegal
AU fertiliser summit backed by Bill Gates Foundation

To address the severe impact of rising food prices in several African countries, the AU is organising the African Union Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit from 23 to 30 June in Dakar.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 09.12.2022

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Uganda
Kampala appoints US trade representative

Egypt
Cairo still struggles to find wheat as war in Ukraine continues

Ivory Coast
Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Algeria
After Tunisia, Cevital resumes sugar exports to Mauritania and Lebanon

Sub-saharan Africa
France gives helping hand to Céréalis' growing trade in Africa

Madagascar
Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Kenya
Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Algeria
Cevital aims to resume sugar exports to Europe

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Southern Africa
US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

Kenya
Could Kenya's GM U-turn prompt regional policy shift?

Ivory Coast
As he tussles with cocoa giants, Ouattara turns to China

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa
How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Ivory Coast
Conseil Café Cacao resumes contact with World Bank

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure

Senegal
AU fertiliser summit backed by Bill Gates Foundation

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Uganda Kampala appoints US trade representative

Egypt Cairo still struggles to find wheat as war in Ukraine continues

Ivory Coast Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Algeria After Tunisia, Cevital resumes sugar exports to Mauritania and Lebanon

Sub-saharan Africa France gives helping hand to Céréalis' growing trade in Africa

Madagascar Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Kenya Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

In Focus | Ivory Coast Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Algeria Cevital aims to resume sugar exports to Europe

Kenya Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Asia, Kenya, Middle East Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Southern Africa US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

Kenya Could Kenya's GM U-turn prompt regional policy shift?

Ivory Coast As he tussles with cocoa giants, Ouattara turns to China

Morocco Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Kenya Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Ivory Coast Conseil Café Cacao resumes contact with World Bank

Ethiopia Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure

Senegal AU fertiliser summit backed by Bill Gates Foundation

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Uganda
Kampala appoints US trade representative

Egypt
Cairo still struggles to find wheat as war in Ukraine continues

Ivory Coast
Worried Ivorian cocoa traders turn to Ouattara for help

Algeria
After Tunisia, Cevital resumes sugar exports to Mauritania and Lebanon

Sub-saharan Africa
France gives helping hand to Céréalis' growing trade in Africa

Madagascar
Angry French vanilla exporters seek help from Paris

Kenya
Gachagua's coffee sector reforms challenge dominance of foreign traders

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Algeria
Cevital aims to resume sugar exports to Europe

Kenya
Gachagua seeks to revive glory days of Kenya's coffee sector

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

Southern Africa
US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

Kenya
Could Kenya's GM U-turn prompt regional policy shift?

Ivory Coast
As he tussles with cocoa giants, Ouattara turns to China

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Kenya
Former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho turns to tea

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa
How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Ivory Coast
Conseil Café Cacao resumes contact with World Bank

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure

Senegal
AU fertiliser summit backed by Bill Gates Foundation