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Guinea
Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

The arrival of Rouge Mining is raising eyebrows in the Guinean copper ore industry. The group has succeeded in obtaining a three-year contract to mine an area in the Télimélé prefecture.

Tanzania
As elections approach, embassies wary of return of surprise tax demands

The diplomatic community in Tanzania has taken up the issue of unannounced tax audits, which hit companies during the last local elections. Yet the tax commission appointed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, which was supposed to clarify the legal position, has been slow to deliver its conclusions.

The New Guard
South Africa, Morocco, Guinea

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

South AfricaRyan Smith, the Democratic Alliance's rising star

MoroccoHajar Mousannif, artificial intelligence pioneer

GuineaMouctar Bah, promoting financial ties between Africa and Europe

Senegal
Société Générale Sénégal: potential buyers prepare to pounce

After having indicated that they wanted to take control of the Senegalese subsidiary of France's Société Générale banking group, the Senegalese authorities could now backtrack. This opens the door to the possibility of a private sector buyer.

Central Africa
BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli.

Congo
Investment group L'Archer Capital seals alliance with auditing giant RSM France

The Congolese investment group L'Archer Capital has signed a strategic partnership with auditing giant RSM in a bid to reach new markets, while RSM is pursuing its own development strategy on the continent.

Ethiopia
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia makes up lost ground on cybersecurity

The country's leading commercial bank has approached external consultants with a view to overhauling its IT security systems. This should also help prepare it for the arrival of foreign players in a sector that until now has been the exclusive preserve of Ethiopian concerns.

Cameroon
BGFI Cameroun quits EY for KPMG

Put off by the dispute between the former partners of Ernst & Young (EY) in Cameroon, BGFI Cameroun has opted to turn to the competition for its next contract.

DRC
'Philadelphie' Pentecostal church wields powerful influence over Tshisekedi regime

The influence of Pastor Roland Dallo, of whose Pentecostal church Félix Tshisekedi is a follower, is growing at the start of the president's second term in office. Some followers might get key political and security jobs.

Mauritania, Morocco
Mazars Morocco shortlisted for contract to boost agriculture in Mauritania

Mazars' Moroccan office is currently in the lead to win a contract to create an ecosystem for funding agriculture in Mauritania.

Ethiopia
Deloitte helps Ethio Telecom prepare IPO on future Ethiopian stock exchange

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority and the consultancy firm Deloitte have been working together for weeks on the public operator's planned IPO.

Angola
Agro-food giant Carrinho looks to expand abroad

The company, which has close ties to President João Lourenço, is looking for partners abroad, particularly in Brazil and the US.

Mauritania
PwC bags contract to bring Mauritania central bank into digital age

PwC’s Tunisian subsidiary has won a major contract to draw up a strategy to guide the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie (BCM) into the digital age.

Cameroon
Phoenix Mining makes up with Yaoundé over Nkamouna project

The US mining group and its subsidiary Geocam look set to patch things up with the National Investment Corporation of Cameroon after a period of complicated negotiations. They are now gearing up to reboot the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel project.

Congo
Deloitte and EY to help run Three Basins summit

To ensure the Three Basins Summit, which opens on October 27, runs smoothly, Congo's minister for the environment and sustainable development, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, has enlisted the support of Deloitte and EY.