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Cameroon
EU puts Cameroon energy sector centre stage at Business Week

The second edition of the Cameroon-EU economic stakeholders gathering, to be held in Yaoundé on 16 and 17 June, will focus on the country's energy sector, as investors, lenders and public officials examine the sensitive Nachtigal dam dossier and the future of Socadel, the entity set to replace Eneo.

Guinea
Conakry seeks investment bank to issue its first Eurobond

With a view to financing its Simandou 2040 development plan, the country is seeking to raise funds on the international markets. It is expected to announce the investment bank that will guide it through the procedure in the coming weeks.

Comoros islands, Kenya
Ruto, Assoumani and Macron put their differences aside in Nairobi

Despite past tensions over the island of Mayotte, the heads of state of the three countries used the Africa Forward summit to take their cooperation forward, and the authorities of the French overseas territory have now strengthened their partnership with the Kenyan private sector.

Morocco
New French ambassador Philippe Lalliot prepares to take up post in Rabat

Christophe Lecourtier’s successor will officially take up his post at the end of May. He will mainly be responsible for setting up the bilateral friendship treaty between France and Morocco.

Palace Intrigues
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Mahamadou Issoufou, Christophe Lecourtier

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

Africa-France SummitBassirou Diomaye Faye promotes Youth Olympics, while Samia Suluhu Hassan misses gun

NigerAbba Issoufou, son of Mahamadou Issoufou, settles in New York

MoroccoRabat bids French ambassador Christophe Lecourtier goodbye

Angola
TotalEnergies works on countering its steadily declining production

The French major only managed to produce 156,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2025, a 37% decline over ten years. The commissioning of two new projects with a combined capacity of 60,000 barrels per day has not been able to reverse the trend.

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
EU tries to revive Sodecoton financing with sovereign loan

Intended for Sodecoton, the €10m subsidy, which was suspended in February along with the €30m non-sovereign loan granted by AFD, could ultimately be maintained but in another format.