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LIBYA Business 22/10/2020

Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

With its Islamist associations proving to be a burden for the Tripoli-based company, Security Side's former managing director has set up a new entity in Ireland, without entirely cutting the ties between the two. [...]

EUROPEAN UNION KENYA Diplomacy 22/10/2020

Josep Borrell banks on Kenyatta to facilitate post-Cotonou trade deal

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. ©Reuters

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Mining 22/10/2020

Bangui speeds up creation of mines police unit to obtain much-needed EU aid

A decree opening the way to the creation of a new unit to check on the security and legality of operations at the country's mines was issued a few days ago. Establishment of the new unit is a necessary condition for the release of a €6m aid payment by the European Union. [...]

BURKINA FASO BENIN NIGER Politics Defence 22/10/2020

African Parks rangers in Pendjari and W add counter-terrorism work to anti-poaching

The Pendjari national park. ©Wikimedia Commons

UGANDA Business Diplomacy 21/10/2020

Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hopes to attract European tourists. ©Daniel Irungu/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

DJIBOUTI Politics Defence 20/10/2020

American firm RMGS to mentor the Djiboutian Navy

RMGS is going to assist the Djiboutian Navy to reorganise itself. The US administration is looking to provide equipment and technical support for Djibouti's naval fleet, which controls a key maritime hub and the strait linking the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. [...]

SUDAN Diplomacy Politics 20/10/2020

With no deal with Trump, Hamdok prepares to ask for aid from EU

With the contradictions and pressure surrounding the US sanctions on Khartoum mounting, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is looking to his EU allies. [...]

SADC MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 19/10/2020

Angela Merkel makes surprise entry into EU talks on Cabo Delgado

France, Portugal, and Italy are not the only ones paying attention to the conflict in northern Mozambique. Other members of the European Union, chief among them Germany, are increasingly interested in Maputo, both by offering their good offices and in seizing economic opportunities. [...]

President Kenyatta launched the coast guard service in november 2018.

KENYA Politics Defence 16/10/2020

Expertise France to help out Kenya's coast guards on maritime security

As part of the Go Blue project to improve Kenya's maritime security capacity, Expertise France is to send in advisers to help speed up deployment of the country's coast guard service. [...]

In Morocco, Franck Riester was accompanied by the former French Minister of Ecology Jean-Louis Borloo.

FRANCE MOROCCO Diplomacy Business 16/10/2020

Franck Riester brings Eiffage and Palmeraie together on Morocco trip

France's foreign trade minister Franck Riester introduced French construction giant Eiffage to the Moroccan property giant Palmeraie during his visit to the kingdom, which has launched its post-Covid recovery plan. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (C-R) visit the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017.

FRANCE Politics 13/10/2020

As presidential election nears, Macron worries of risk of politicising Operation Barkhane

With just over a year to go before the presidential election, and in light of the events of recent weeks, the French public is starting to take more notice of the country's military presence in the Sahel region. [...]

WEST AFRICA Diplomacy Finance 12/10/2020

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

Under pressure from the FATF, west African governments are trying to improve the performance of their financial intelligence services. [...]

SOMALIA Politics 08/10/2020

Turkish influence comes under fire in presidential campaign

Businessman Abshir Aden Ferro, who plans to run in the February presidential election, has given his campaign a markedly anti-Turkish flavour. In the meantime, Turkey is giving firm support to the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Politics Defence 06/10/2020

Emirates' remote logistics group RA International is to advise CAR general staff

The Dubai-based contractor is to train the Central African Republic's armed forces under the supervision of the US Army. [...]

MAURITANIA SENEGAL Business Road and rail 06/10/2020

Dakar removes a hurdle from Rosso Bridge build

More than six months after one of the candidates for the contract to oversee the Rosso Bridge build filed an appeal with the public procurement regulatory authority, putting the whole tender on hold, the process can now get back underway. [...]

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is determined to run for a third term.

IVORY COAST Diplomacy 06/10/2020

Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

The Ivorian president's unshakable determination to run for re-election on 31 October is increasingly irking the international community. At the same time, several West African states are unhappy over the treatment of the former head of state Laurent Gbagbo. [...]

Spotlight UNITED KINGDOM AFRICA Business Offshore finance 06/10/2020

As Brexit looms, Jersey promotes offshore financial centre

Though already a favourite among wealthy Africans and investors on the African continent, Jersey wants to further its image as a robust offshore financial centre. The Channel island offers a strategic stepping stone for London with Brexit just around the door. [...]

DRC Diplomacy 01/10/2020

UN appoints new panel of experts to oversee arms embargo

The membership of the United Nations' Democratic Republic of Congo expert group has been renewed. Several citizens of European Union member states have joined the group. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 30/09/2020

Cabo Delgado: Nyusi still prefers private military to EU assistance

Portugal would like to somehow get involved in military operations in Cabo Delgado, as would France, which wants to defend Total's interests there. But President Filipe Nyusi is refusing any such foreign state participation and is exclusively relying on the Dyck Advisory Group [. [...]

EUROPEAN UNION Mining 30/09/2020

EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Deloitte, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith, Squire Patton Boggs - with three months to go before the EU introduces its new conflict minerals regulation, consultants and lawyers are jostling for position to help industry actors comply with the new due diligence requirements. [...]

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Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

Josep Borrell banks on Kenyatta to facilitate post-Cotonou trade deal

Bangui speeds up creation of mines police unit to obtain much-needed EU aid

African Parks rangers in Pendjari and W add counter-terrorism work to anti-poaching

Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

American firm RMGS to mentor the Djiboutian Navy

With no deal with Trump, Hamdok prepares to ask for aid from EU

Angela Merkel makes surprise entry into EU talks on Cabo Delgado

Expertise France to help out Kenya's coast guards on maritime security

Franck Riester brings Eiffage and Palmeraie together on Morocco trip

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Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

Josep Borrell banks on Kenyatta to facilitate post-Cotonou trade deal

Bangui speeds up creation of mines police unit to obtain much-needed EU aid

African Parks rangers in Pendjari and W add counter-terrorism work to anti-poaching

Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

American firm RMGS to mentor the Djiboutian Navy

With no deal with Trump, Hamdok prepares to ask for aid from EU

Angela Merkel makes surprise entry into EU talks on Cabo Delgado

Expertise France to help out Kenya's coast guards on maritime security

Franck Riester brings Eiffage and Palmeraie together on Morocco trip

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West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

Turkish influence comes under fire in presidential campaign

Emirates' remote logistics group RA International is to advise CAR general staff

Dakar removes a hurdle from Rosso Bridge build

Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

As Brexit looms, Jersey promotes offshore financial centre

UN appoints new panel of experts to oversee arms embargo

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