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DRC, Israel, United States
Tshisekedi has second thoughts after jumping first to support US-Israeli peace plan

As Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner strives to win support for his Israeli peace plan in the Middle East and Africa, Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi, the only African head of state to have come out publicly in favour of the plan, is nowdragging his feet.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.09.2020

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi.

Africa, United States
Trump's law and order campaign makes waves in Africa

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the suspension of numerous air links between the United States and Africa, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to deport illegal African immigrants to their countries of origin.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2020

Angola
AFGC accuses Luanda of hacking servers in expropriation saga

The US firm Africa Growth Corp has opened a new chapter in its real-estate expropriation battle with the Angolan state, now into its fourth year. The company accuses Luanda of hacking its services to obtain internal documents, confidential information and letters from lawyers.

Subscribers only Business 03.09.2020

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Despite months of lobbying, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has failed to convince the president of Sudan's Sovereign Council to recognise Israel or support the Middle East peace plan concocted by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 24 August 2020.

Africa, United States
US Senate gears up for marathon session of African ambassador confirmation hearings

Nouakchott, Monrovia, Freetown, Addis Ababa, Djibouti... Next month the US Senate is due to approve the appointment of a host of ambassadors to Africa in an extensive diplomatic reshuffle that could well be one of the last of the Trump administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2020

Guinea
Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

Researchers at the New York university are developing an application to track pollution generated by Guinea's bauxite mines for use by communities living in the vicinity. Pollution has often been attributed to Chinese firms operating in this sector, and the US president has been quick to criticise China's monopolising of Africa's natural resources.

Subscribers only Mining 18.08.2020

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

The African Union's peacekeeping mission will remain in the Somali region but on the Ethiopian side of the border, Abiy Ahmed Ali having succeeded in getting AMISOM's new rear base stationed in Jijiga.

Subscribers only Politics 31.07.2020

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Amina Mohamed enjoys the full support of her president's diplomatic arsenal in her bid to see off African and global competition for the top job at the World Trade Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

American fertiliser group Mosaic has reportedly brought in Brian Ballard, a lobbyist close to protectionist US president Donald Trump, and lawyer David Ross, who has links with the Republican Party, to defend its call for action against "subsidised" phosphate imports from Morocco's OCP and Russia's PhosAgro.

Subscribers only Mining 23.07.2020

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

With negotiations with Egypt on the Ethiopian mega-dam GERD at a gridlock, Abiy Ahmed Ali is hoping to win over Cairo's ally, Donald Trump.

Free access Politics 21.07.2020

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Spotlight | Morocco, United States
Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

Moroccan fertiliser giant OCP, which is facing competition in its African "home" market and regulatory problems in Europe, is expanding its management team in the United States in a bid to find new outlets and increase its sales in both the US and Canada.

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2020

OCP phosphate mine at Boucraa, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

After having been sanctioned by France's financial markets authority, financier Yariv Elbaz has succeeded in making a comeback in Gabon with his fund Ycap, which has become the main financial partner of the country's sovereign fund.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2020

Franco-Moroccan financier Yariv Elbaz at the 2014 New York Forum Africa.

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Nigeria and Egypt are busy rallying support for their bid to head the World Trade Organization while the African Union should announce its decision by the end of June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2020

Nigeria's candidate for the post of World Trade Organization director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

The Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire businessman Gilbert Chagoury has stayed well out of sight since Muhammadu Buhari's arrival in power and for good reason. It was Chagoury who splashed out on PR services in the US for Buhari's rival Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2015 elections.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2020

Tanzania
No let-up from Washington for Magufuli

Chargé d'affaires Inmi Patterson has issued several alerts about Tanzania's management of the Covid-19 pandemic, incurring the wrath of Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.06.2020

DRC
Celebrity attorney Theodore Boutrous to defend Dell in class action suit over child labour in cobalt mines

Having taken on Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein in the courts and defended Playboy against the White House, the American lawyer Theodore Boutrous has now been retained by the computer maker Dell in a case involving alleged forced labour in Congolese mines.

Subscribers only Mining 08.06.2020

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Donald Trump

DRC, Israel, United States
Tshisekedi has second thoughts after jumping first to support US-Israeli peace plan

Africa, United States
Trump's law and order campaign makes waves in Africa

Angola
AFGC accuses Luanda of hacking servers in expropriation saga

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Africa, United States
US Senate gears up for marathon session of African ambassador confirmation hearings

Guinea
Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Spotlight | Morocco, United States
Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Tanzania
No let-up from Washington for Magufuli

DRC
Celebrity attorney Theodore Boutrous to defend Dell in class action suit over child labour in cobalt mines

Mozambique
Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

Africa, China, Ethiopia
African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

Libya
Halliburton, AMI, LTR Energy: AmCham Libya boosts its ranks

Libya
Tripoli Central Bank of Libya governor Al Kabir loses closest ally Tarik Yousef Al Megarief

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

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Donald Trump

DRC, Israel, United States Tshisekedi has second thoughts after jumping first to support US-Israeli peace plan

Africa, United States Trump's law and order campaign makes waves in Africa

Angola AFGC accuses Luanda of hacking servers in expropriation saga

Spotlight | Africa Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Africa, United States US Senate gears up for marathon session of African ambassador confirmation hearings

Guinea Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

Ethiopia AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Morocco, United States Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Ethiopia GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Spotlight | Morocco, United States Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

In Focus | Gabon How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Spotlight | Africa African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Tanzania No let-up from Washington for Magufuli

DRC Celebrity attorney Theodore Boutrous to defend Dell in class action suit over child labour in cobalt mines

Mozambique Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

Africa, China, Ethiopia African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

Libya Halliburton, AMI, LTR Energy: AmCham Libya boosts its ranks

Libya Tripoli Central Bank of Libya governor Al Kabir loses closest ally Tarik Yousef Al Megarief

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

DRC, Israel, United States
Tshisekedi has second thoughts after jumping first to support US-Israeli peace plan

Africa, United States
Trump's law and order campaign makes waves in Africa

Angola
AFGC accuses Luanda of hacking servers in expropriation saga

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Africa, United States
US Senate gears up for marathon session of African ambassador confirmation hearings

Guinea
Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

Ethiopia
AMISOM troop training relocated to Ethiopia thanks to America's PAE

Kenya
All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Ethiopia
GERD: Craig Burkhardt picked to get Abiy back in Trump's good books

Spotlight | Morocco, United States
Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Spotlight | Africa
African Union centre stage in Cairo-Abuja scuffle for top WTO post

Lebanon, Nigeria, United States
All-powerful during Jonathan era, magnate Gilbert Chagoury lies low under Buhari

Tanzania
No let-up from Washington for Magufuli

DRC
Celebrity attorney Theodore Boutrous to defend Dell in class action suit over child labour in cobalt mines

Mozambique
Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

Africa, China, Ethiopia
African Union medics side with Trump against Beijing

Libya
Halliburton, AMI, LTR Energy: AmCham Libya boosts its ranks

Libya
Tripoli Central Bank of Libya governor Al Kabir loses closest ally Tarik Yousef Al Megarief