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Nigeria
Lagos set to open global finance centre with support from London

Nigeria's economic and financial capital is preparing to launch an international financial centre. To this end, it has received support from TheCityUK, which made its initial recommendations earlier this year.

Sudan
General al-Burhan submits response to Boulos's peace plan

Donald Trump's Africa adviser intends to refer a proposal for ending the war in Sudan to the US president's Board of Peace. Yet Sudan's army and the paramilitaries remain firmly entrenched in their positions.

Morocco
OCP Group's new lobbyist in Washington

The CEO of OCP North America has registered as a lobbyist for another subsidiary, OCP Nutricrops, in Washington.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Madagascar, South Africa

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

NigeriaNathan Nwachuku, the Abuja drone-maker

MadagascarOcéane Ranjeva, a Gen Z lynchpin

South AfricaWesley Hayes, voice of the Mandelas

Morocco
French bill on fertilisers raises concerns at OCP Group

Just adopted in committee by the National Assembly, the draft legislation tabled by MP Benoît Biteau seeks to ban fertilisers containing cadmium. Without naming it, the text targets the Moroccan phosphate giant, France's leading supplier.

Uganda
On bad terms with Washington, Museveni enlists the help of a US lobbyist

A well-established lobbying firm with influence in African capitals has been hired to promote Uganda's interests in the United States. This comes at a time when senior officials in the Trump administration are calling for a review of its partnership with Kampala.

Libya
CMA CGM has new ambitions in the Misurata Free Zone

After missing out on the tender for the operation of the two MFZ container docks, Rodolphe Saadé's French maritime group is seeking to position itself on future lots in the free zone.