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Niger
Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

The junta’s spokesman took part in the Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World organised in Doha on 25 on 26 September by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.09.2023

Uganda
Uganda pushed into austerity as new sanctions loom after anti-gay law

Ugandan politicians are split over where to make the budget cuts needed to compensate for international funding slashed in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 20.09.2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg on 27 July 2023.

Spotlight | Kenya
African countries scramble for carbon credit eldorado

Legislative plans to regulate the sale of carbon credits are proliferating across Africa, with encouragement from around the world. The recent Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi sought to define a common continental position ahead of the COP 28 in November.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 13.09.2023

Kenyan President William Ruto holds a press conference with the attendance of participating country leaders within the 1st Africa Climate Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya, on 6 September 2023.

Uganda
Entebbe serves as key logistics hub for Moscow and Abu Dhabi

For the past few months a flurry of Russian-made Ilyushin cargo planes has been landing at Uganda's main airport. These aircraft are then flown to Central and East African countries in the throes of security and humanitarian crises.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.09.2023

Libya
Libyan-Israeli foreign ministers' meeting may have been prelude to Dabaiba-Netanyahu encounter

The controversial meeting between Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush and her Israeli counterpart was intended to be a preamble to an encounter between Libyan and Israeli Prime Ministers Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2023

Libya's Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush in the Algerian capital Algiers, on 30 August 2021.

In Focus | DRC
NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

Africa Intelligence has gained access to previously unpublished documents that shed harsh new light on the legal battle over the assets of NB Mining that pits Congolese politician Moïse Katumbi against French businessman Pascal Beveraggi.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 04.09.2023

For nearly three years, Pascal Beveraggi has been engaged in an all-out hunt for the funds, debts and assets recovered by his great rival Moïse Katumbi.

Libya
Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, Air Mediterranean's guide in Libya

The co-founder of Buraq Air, the Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, helped the boss of the airline Air Mediterranean launch flights from Athens to Libya, as well as to Dubai and Damascus.

Subscribers only Business 31.08.2023

Nigeria
Nigeria gears up for COP28 in drive to woo investors

The upcoming climate talks will give the West African country the opportunity to promote its gas as a transitional energy that President Tinubu hopes will attract desperately needed foreign investments.

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2023

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné plans to keep his successors waiting in the wings

At 60, the CEO and chairman of the oil major is not planning to give up his role any time soon. Instead, he intends to let the competition play out between the small handful of potential candidates for a few more years, before taking his leave.

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2023

Around TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (from left to right and top to bottom): Olivier Jouny, Stéphane Michel, Arnaud Le Foll and Julien Pouget.

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

At this year's summit in the South African economic capital, the BRICS grouping (Brazil, India, Russia, China, South Africa) agreed to admit six new, non-aligned countries into its ranks. It also voiced its ambitions to create a more structured organisation and transform the block's economic power into diplomatic and financial influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2023

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and president of China Xi Jinping attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 24 August 2023.

Guinea
Junta clashes with Russia's Nordgold over state's 15% stake in SMD

Conakry has demanded payment of a debt dating from 2006 for the sale of the state's shares in Societe Miniere de Dinguiraye to Crew gold, the former owner of the mine that sold it in 2010 to Alexei Mordashov's group.

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2023

Kenya
Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

Kenya's tea industry still fears competition from Tanzania and is calling on the government to support the sector's local development.

Subscribers only Business 21.08.2023

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Investigative report published on 03/08/2023 at 11h46 - For several days now, the new Nigerien junta has been working to strengthen its ties with its counterparts in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso. Official channels have been open since 26 July, but Africa Intelligence can now reveal that initial contacts were made before the putsch, coordinated by former army chief Salifou Modi.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 02.08.2023

Abdourahamane Tchiani and other army commanders, in Niamey, on 28 July 2023.

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

In June, the army conducted investigations to find out who is behind the artisanal diggers working on ERG's mining permits. The names of presidential family members and a cooperative belonging to Lualaba province's acting governor came up during on-site interviews.

Subscribers only Mining 28.07.2023

ERG CEO Benedikt Sobotka and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.

Libya
Initial ruling in Expertise Consultancy Libya dispute

A London court has ruled in a bitter dispute between the security company operating in Libya and a British former colleague.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.07.2023

Inner circles | DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

The new defence minister will have his work cut out strengthening the Congolese army, not least because some of his ministry's prerogatives have been allocated to the president's closest allies. To consolidate his influence, Jean-Pierre Bemba will have to play hardball within the government.

Subscribers only Defence 21.07.2023

The Congolese defence minister Jean-Pierre Bemba in Kinshasa in June 2019.

DRC
Moïse Katumbi loses latest legal battle against Pascal Beveraggi in Dubai

The Court of Cassation of the UAE has ruled against the former governor of Katanga in his ongoing dispute with the French businessman over the assets of NB Mining Africa.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 20.07.2023

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Farhat Bengdara manoeuvres to set up financial oversight committee

The National Oil Corp chairman was the driver behind the creation of a body to oversee state finances. Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba are both represented on the committee, which means they are in a position to influence the allocation of public funds.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 19.07.2023

Farhat Bengdara, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Corp during a press conference outside the corporation's headquarters in the capital Tripoli on 14 July 2022.

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

The Ugandan president has tasked his son-in-law, Odrek Rwabwogo, with doubling the country's export earnings over the next five years. A tightly-knit and well-equipped team with contacts in key sectors is now getting up to speed.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics, Business 14.07.2023

DRC, Uganda
Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz

The Belgian businessman Alain Goetz is to remain on the sanctions list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The US treasury believes he still controls the various firms that have been used in illegal gold trading in Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 14.07.2023

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Emirates

Niger
Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

Uganda
Uganda pushed into austerity as new sanctions loom after anti-gay law

Spotlight | Kenya
African countries scramble for carbon credit eldorado

Uganda
Entebbe serves as key logistics hub for Moscow and Abu Dhabi

Libya
Libyan-Israeli foreign ministers' meeting may have been prelude to Dabaiba-Netanyahu encounter

In Focus | DRC
NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

Libya
Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, Air Mediterranean's guide in Libya

Nigeria
Nigeria gears up for COP28 in drive to woo investors

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné plans to keep his successors waiting in the wings

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

Guinea
Junta clashes with Russia's Nordgold over state's 15% stake in SMD

Kenya
Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Libya
Initial ruling in Expertise Consultancy Libya dispute

Inner circles | DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

DRC
Moïse Katumbi loses latest legal battle against Pascal Beveraggi in Dubai

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Farhat Bengdara manoeuvres to set up financial oversight committee

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

DRC, Uganda
Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz

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Emirates

Niger Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

Uganda Uganda pushed into austerity as new sanctions loom after anti-gay law

Spotlight | Kenya African countries scramble for carbon credit eldorado

Uganda Entebbe serves as key logistics hub for Moscow and Abu Dhabi

Libya Libyan-Israeli foreign ministers' meeting may have been prelude to Dabaiba-Netanyahu encounter

In Focus | DRC NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

Libya Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, Air Mediterranean's guide in Libya

Nigeria Nigeria gears up for COP28 in drive to woo investors

In Focus | Africa TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné plans to keep his successors waiting in the wings

Spotlight | South Africa BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

Guinea Junta clashes with Russia's Nordgold over state's 15% stake in SMD

Kenya Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

In Focus | Niger Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

DRC Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Libya Initial ruling in Expertise Consultancy Libya dispute

Inner circles | DRC Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

DRC Moïse Katumbi loses latest legal battle against Pascal Beveraggi in Dubai

Spotlight | Libya NOC boss Farhat Bengdara manoeuvres to set up financial oversight committee

Inner circles | Uganda Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

DRC, Uganda Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Niger
Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

Uganda
Uganda pushed into austerity as new sanctions loom after anti-gay law

Spotlight | Kenya
African countries scramble for carbon credit eldorado

Uganda
Entebbe serves as key logistics hub for Moscow and Abu Dhabi

Libya
Libyan-Israeli foreign ministers' meeting may have been prelude to Dabaiba-Netanyahu encounter

In Focus | DRC
NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

Libya
Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, Air Mediterranean's guide in Libya

Nigeria
Nigeria gears up for COP28 in drive to woo investors

In Focus | Africa
TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné plans to keep his successors waiting in the wings

Spotlight | South Africa
BRICS seeks to reinvent itself at Johannesburg summit

Guinea
Junta clashes with Russia's Nordgold over state's 15% stake in SMD

Kenya
Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Libya
Initial ruling in Expertise Consultancy Libya dispute

Inner circles | DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

DRC
Moïse Katumbi loses latest legal battle against Pascal Beveraggi in Dubai

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Farhat Bengdara manoeuvres to set up financial oversight committee

Inner circles | Uganda
Museveni deploys dream team to reset trade deficit

DRC, Uganda
Washington refuses to lift sanctions on Alain Goetz