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Madagascar
AGOA extension exposes fresh row over Asian inputs

On the margins of the legislative process, debates over modernising the African Growth and Opportunity Act are intensifying.

The New Guard
Burkina Faso, Kenya, DRCongo

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Burkina Faso Roland Yago, the financier ranking West African banks

Kenya Shikoh Kihika, an 'artivist' fighting tribalism

DRC Eric Mukuma, afterlife and environmental entrepreneur

Guinea
AGB2A's battle to produce bauxite

Chinese-Guinean consortium AGB2A has to overcome many obstacles to extract and produce bauxite in Boffa prefecture. A recent conflict between stakeholders is not helping matters.

South Africa
In last leg of long litigation, Levi's ordered to pay tax on royalties routed via Delaware

The Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgement that will influence the country's tax authorities in their vast campaign against tax evasion. It ruled that Levi's Jeans must pay tax on part of its royalties transiting through Delaware and its sales commissions going through Singapore and Hong Kong.

Guinea
President buddy Barry Angola allowed to mine bauxite

While, as a senior member of the ruling party in [...]

Guinea
Ruling party member Barry Angola makes headway in bauxite

While Thierno Madiou Barry, aka Barry Angola, will be busy [...]

Africa
Amethis seeks to expand its portfolio

Amethis Finance, the investment fund specialising in Africa founded in [...]

Morocco
OCP and ONEE sponsor Arthus-Bertrand film

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's film Maroc Vu Du Ciel ("Morocco Seen From [...]

Spotlight | Guinea
Stampede on bauxite to fuel Chinese refiners

Rocketing Chinese demand for bauxite is transforming Guinea, home to vast reserves of the ore, into an Eldorado. New foreign players are trying to muscle in alongside giants Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) and Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB), [.

Guinea
Billy Allaryn Keita helps CivTek to get a second bauxite permit

US company CivTek International was able to rely on its well-connected local director, Billy Allaryn Keita, to obtain two bauxite [...]

Madagascar, Mauritius
Mauritian company Floreal knits its web on largest Indian Ocean island

Mauritius-based textiles company Floreal Knitwear, a subsidiary of the Ciel [...]