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Niger
Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Private investors are impatient for the new electricity code legislation to be ratified by parliament before the end of this year. However, the military coup makes its future uncertain.

Subscribers only Energy 26.09.2023

Africa
Macron appoints interim Africa adviser

While the French President is taking his time to decide on the name of his new Africa adviser, a diplomat is to be seconded to the Elysée Palace to take over from Franck Paris in collaboration with Nadège Chouat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2023

French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 21 September 2023.

DRC, France
French development minister Zacharopoulou causes commotion in Kinshasa

When Chrysoula Zacharopoulou announced at a French Senate hearing on 5 July that she was abandoning a major biodiversity protection project in South Kivu, she surprised the Congolese government, the French embassy and the French Development Agency, which had not been informed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2023

French Secretary of State for Development Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.

Cameroon
Cameroon loses its appeal against arbitration ruling on SOGEA-SATOM's Wouri bridge contract

CAMEROON | The government has lost its legal battle with two Vinci group subsidiaries which claimed that it failed in its duties as project comissioner for the new bridge over the Wouri in Douala.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.07.2023

Spotlight | Senegal
Amadou Ba, Macky Sall's uncertain heir

The prime minister may be tipped as the person most likely to succeed the president after next February's election, but he still has to contend with the hostility of several ruling party bigwigs.

Subscribers only Politics 14.07.2023

DRC
Elysée Dimandja Feza to head up sustainable forests scheme

RDC | Le Programme de gestion durable des forêts (PGDF) va pouvoir enfin démarrer opérationnellement avec la nomination à sa tête d'Elysée Dimandja Feza, activiste féministe et ancienne députée.

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2023

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Expertise France, l'Economat des Armées and DCI are the main beneficiaries of the EU's European Peace Facility for missions in Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 07.07.2023

Central Africa
World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

World Bank VP Ousmane Diagana has hired French technical cooperation agency Expertise France's deputy CEO Rima Le Coguic. She is expected to join the institution's West and Central Africa division over the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Finance 20.06.2023

In Focus | DRC
Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo's forestry barons

Under pressure from international backers, environment minister Bazaiba is trying to spruce up DRC's forestry sector, long left to its own devices. A dozen Chinese, Congolese and European companies are in breach of existing regulations.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.06.2023

Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba, Congolese General Gabriel Amisi and Mongala Governor César Limbaya.

Djibouti
Security firm S3 angles for AFRICOM deals

Select Security & Services (S3), a small private security company, is hoping that its two new partners will help it win contracts with the US army base in Djibouti.

Free access Business 16.06.2023

Comoros islands
The World Bank provides Moroni with extra funds for port renovations

The World Bank is providing an additional $15m to overhaul the three main ports in the Comoros Islands.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 12.06.2023

Tanzania
Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

The Tanzanian national energy company TANESCO has launched a call for tenders for the construction, administration and surveillance of the future 87.8KW Kakono power plant, billed at over $300m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.06.2023

Tanzania
World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Earlier this month the World Bank's board of directors approved a five-year, $300m financing package to boost Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's agricultural transformation programme

Subscribers only Finance 23.05.2023

Libya, Tunisia
Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

France's business development agency is striving to attract French companies back into the Tunisian and Libyan security and civil protection markets. France is preparing a cooperation partnership with Libya and a financing plan for Tunisia.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.05.2023

Morocco
OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Though tension between Paris and Rabat is high, massive Moroccan phosphate miner OCP may sponsor the upcoming French event.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 10.05.2023

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

After several years of drought, Tunisia is racing against the clock to upgrade its drinking water supply network.

Subscribers only Business 04.05.2023

Egypt
French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

New educational facilities worth tens of millions of euros are to open in the Egyptian capital. Paris's policy of promoting French language learning is facilitating this move in a growing sector.

Subscribers only Business 19.04.2023

Togo
Former army chief Maganawé takes on new role in north

General Dadja Maganawé, abruptly dismissed from his position as Chief of the armed forces in Togo, is preparing to take on a new role.

Subscribers only Defence 10.04.2023

Africa
Macron appoints his new ambassadors, from Ouagadougou to Brazzaville

The French president has just appointed several ambassadors to strategic posts in Africa in Burkina Faso, Angola, Chad, Congo and Eritrea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.04.2023

Senegal
France approves €150m budget aid loan

French economy minister Bruno Le Maire has just given the French state's guarantee to a major €150m loan to Senegal.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 03.04.2023

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Niger
Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

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Macron appoints interim Africa adviser

DRC, France
French development minister Zacharopoulou causes commotion in Kinshasa

Cameroon
Cameroon loses its appeal against arbitration ruling on SOGEA-SATOM's Wouri bridge contract

Spotlight | Senegal
Amadou Ba, Macky Sall's uncertain heir

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Elysée Dimandja Feza to head up sustainable forests scheme

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Central Africa
World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

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Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo's forestry barons

Djibouti
Security firm S3 angles for AFRICOM deals

Comoros islands
The World Bank provides Moroni with extra funds for port renovations

Tanzania
Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

Tanzania
World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Libya, Tunisia
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Morocco
OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt
French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

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Niger Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Africa Macron appoints interim Africa adviser

DRC, France French development minister Zacharopoulou causes commotion in Kinshasa

Cameroon Cameroon loses its appeal against arbitration ruling on SOGEA-SATOM's Wouri bridge contract

Spotlight | Senegal Amadou Ba, Macky Sall's uncertain heir

DRC Elysée Dimandja Feza to head up sustainable forests scheme

Africa French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Central Africa World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

In Focus | DRC Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo's forestry barons

Djibouti Security firm S3 angles for AFRICOM deals

Comoros islands The World Bank provides Moroni with extra funds for port renovations

Tanzania Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

Tanzania World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Libya, Tunisia Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Morocco OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Tunisia SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

Togo Former army chief Maganawé takes on new role in north

Africa Macron appoints his new ambassadors, from Ouagadougou to Brazzaville

Senegal France approves €150m budget aid loan

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Niger
Military coup may prevent Nigelec from reforming power industry

Africa
Macron appoints interim Africa adviser

DRC, France
French development minister Zacharopoulou causes commotion in Kinshasa

Cameroon
Cameroon loses its appeal against arbitration ruling on SOGEA-SATOM's Wouri bridge contract

Spotlight | Senegal
Amadou Ba, Macky Sall's uncertain heir

DRC
Elysée Dimandja Feza to head up sustainable forests scheme

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Central Africa
World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

In Focus | DRC
Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo's forestry barons

Djibouti
Security firm S3 angles for AFRICOM deals

Comoros islands
The World Bank provides Moroni with extra funds for port renovations

Tanzania
Race is on to build and run Kakono dam

Tanzania
World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Libya, Tunisia
Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Morocco
OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Tunisia
SONEDE awards major contracts to boost water supplies

Egypt
French unis and business schools make major moves into Egypt's lucrative private education sector

Togo
Former army chief Maganawé takes on new role in north

Africa
Macron appoints his new ambassadors, from Ouagadougou to Brazzaville

Senegal
France approves €150m budget aid loan