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Cameroon
Electricity corporation Socadel launches an ambitious debt refinancing plan

The Cameroonian electricity company hopes to raise almost 200bn FCFA on the market by the end of the year.

Ivory Coast
Porteo construction firm boss Hassan Dakhlallah moves into banking

The Ivorian businessman has already expanded into construction, industry and agribusiness, and is now stepping up the diversification of his group. He is setting up a bank, a project he has entrusted to former BGFIBank Côte d'Ivoire chief Malick Ndiaye.

Gabon
Passenger fee focuses tensions around new Libreville airport terminal

Between the airlines, which denounce the unjustified additional cost, and the need for essential funding, Libreville must tread carefully in its ambition to turn the airport into a regional hub.

Cameroon
SNH attempts to speed up sensitive construction work at Kribi refinery

At a meeting in Dubai on 13 May, chaired by Nathalie Moudiki, Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures finalised its roadmap for the coming months. Although backed by BGFIBank, the project remains plagued by significant internal tensions regarding its financing and governance.

DRC
Kabila associate fights US fund FG Hemisphere over Maryland property freeze

Francis Selemani Mtwale is fighting to retain several luxury properties acquired between 2015 and 2018 in the US state of Maryland.

Palace Intrigues
Robert Beugré Mambé, Wale Edun, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

Ivory CoastPrime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé gets ready to tie the knot

NigeriaFinance minister tipped to attend Paris anti-terror summit

Central African RepublicFranco-Ivorian banker Ibrahim Magassa invited to Touadéra's inauguration

Central African Republic
Touadéra's all-out strategy to secure re-election

Ahead of the proclamation of the provisional results of the 28 December 2025 elections, the outgoing president looks set for victory. His opponents are complaining of obstacles and unequal access to the electoral terrain.

Central African Republic
Final bargaining over Tamoil RCA assets

Under mounting legal and financial strain, Rochefort International's Central African subsidiary is moving to liquidate what remains of its fuel network — as discreet negotiations and rival claims swirl around the carcass of a once-dominant operator.

Congo
The Treasury quietly reschedules its debts again

As the year draws to a close, Congo once more faces several repayment deadlines with its creditors. The Ministry of Finance, which has managed to reschedule almost €600m, is negotiating further deferrals.