Africa Global Logistics

Ivory Coast
Abidjan port weighs merger of Africa Global Logistics' two container terminals

Kassoum Traoré, acting director-general of the port of Abidjan, has tasked his team with assessing whether Abidjan Terminal and Côte d’Ivoire Terminal can be merged to streamline and improve their operations.

Cameroon
Yaoundé courts French investors to rebuild anglophone regions

A delegation will travel to France to promote investment in Cameroon's Northwest and Southwest anglophone regions, with the deep-water port of Limbe a key target. The economic push comes as armed separatist groups re-rally and violence persists.

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

Cameroon
Mining operator Camalco turns to Gulfcam to export its bauxite

The Cameroonian subsidiary of the Australian company Canyon Resources has called on the shipping company Gulfcam to transport its bauxite between Douala and Kribi. This is a transitional state of affairs but one that is essential to launch exports for the Minim-Martap project.

Cameroon
Kribi-Édéa railway project reignited

After several months of delays at the prime minister's office, plans to build a railway line between the Sanaga-Maritime department's capital and the southern deep-water port are set to move forward. A memorandum of understanding is due to be signed to launch feasibility studies.

Cameroon
Lenders vie to finance Kribi's industrial zone

With a total estimated cost of €795m, the development project for the port of Kribi's industrial zone has already attracted several multilateral institutions in addition to the African Development Bank.

Cameroon
Kribi launches its €795m industrial zone after lengthy talks

The project is part of an industrialisation strategy aimed at backing processing units at the deep-water port of Kribi, the main access to the sea for landlocked countries in Central Africa, such as Chad and CAR.

Ivory Coast
Africa Global Logistics and CMA CGM awaiting arbitration on barge project in Abidjan port

Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé will have to decide between Africa Global Logistics and the group led by Rodolphe Saadé for the award of the barge freight transport project at the economic capital's port authority.

Morocco
The new head of Africa Global Logistics Morocco and his intriguing Caribbean connections

Aziz Debbagh has put his usual discretion aside just in time for the African Cup of Nations. New chairman at logistics giant AGL, he has long defended the kingdom's interests among Caribbean countries.

Libya
French investors walk tightrope between Dbeibeh and Haftar

Business groups from France are trying to advance their interests in western Libya, while maintaining their business networks in the east. It's a successful strategy that has resulted in the recent creation of two partnerships in Paris.

Chad
Former trade minister turns gum arabic sales rep

Ahmat Abdelkerim Ahmat, who is now at the head of consultancy Pace Africa, is preparing to structure the gum arabic industry in Chad.

Ethiopia
Business forum attracts European giants in Paris

Medef International is to host a delegation of Ethiopian entrepreneurs in France. Led by Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide, it will notably include Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew.