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Cameroon, France
Macron announces declassification of already public archives

During his recent African tour, the French president ordered the opening of archives concerning the violent repression carried out by his country during Cameroon's independence. A similar promise was made by his predecessor back in 2015.

Angola
INA Industrija Nafte quietly says goodbye to sub-Saharan Africa

Once the sale of its stock in Angola has been finalised, the small Hungarian-Croatian firm will have no assets left in sub-Saharan Africa and its geographical presence will be limited to Egypt and Croatia.

Chad
Employees at Chad's sole refinery outraged at operator CNPC

Despite the government lifting Covid-19 regulations, employees at the Djermaya refinery still have to adhere to drastic quarantine and lockdown conditions. They are discussing a strike that could lead to a fuel shortage, as the country only has one refinery.

Botswana
Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

Ater buying BCL's mining assets, Canadian Premium Nickel Resources has just invested in the region's tourism sector, much to the delight of President Masisi, who wants mining groups to boost the country's second biggest source of revenue, which was hit hard by Covid-19.

Gabon
Libreville finally stumps up for Sofema armoured vehicles

On hold for the last two years pending payment by Libreville, the delivery of a consignment of AML90 reconnaissance vehicles from the French defence company should go ahead before the end of this year.

Africa
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Morocco
King's favourite construction company CMS sets sights on Inwi data centres and Attijari's HQ

Bought in 2016 by the former "king's steward" Zouhair Fassi Fehri, Construction Management Services is creating a branch dedicated to telecom infrastructures and has already approached Inwi, the operator owned by the royal holding company Al Mada.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Tidjane Thiam, Mohammed VI

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Africa
African Union to opt for austerity in 2023 budget

The foreign ministers of the AU descended on Lusaka on 14 July to endorse its budget for 2023. Coming in at just under $600m, it represents a drop in spending of 9% compared to 2022.

Kenya
Kenyatta cosies up to tea farmers ahead of elections

The government is increasing subsidies to cushion tea producers from the current economic turbulence. The tea sector is vital to the economy and a key source of votes, which the presidential camp and its allies cannot afford to do without.

Spotlight | Africa, Japan, Tunisia
Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Japanese diplomats are busy preparing the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held next month in Tunis. Japan has been promoting the event but there have been shortcomings in its organisation despite Tokyo's ambitious objectives for the continent.

East Africa
Rivalry between hotel chain Accor and US competitors switches to Horn

Neither Covid-19 nor regional instability have so far dampened the ambitions of top-end hotel groups in East Africa and the Horn, where the Big Four (Accor, Radisson, Hilton and Marriott) are continuing to prospect for business.

Ghana
Minister Prempeh grants Aker Energy yet more time for Pecan field development

For the eighth time now, Accra has extended the deadline for the operator of the DWT-CTP block to submit its development plan, now due by 30 September.