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Morocco
Azura revises its influence strategy in France

The exporter of cherry tomatoes grown in Western Sahara is joining forces with other heavyweights in the agri-food sector to better promote its image with the French authorities.

Nigeria
Abuja's campaign to promote its new oil block sale

On 11 November, from London, the head of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, announced the opening of the next tender for Nigerian oil blocks starting on 1 December.

Nigeria
Legal appeal threatens two new TotalEnergies offshore blocks

Junior oil company Zebbra Energy is once again turning to the courts to recover its oil block, which was seized last year. The licence has since been awarded to TotalEnergies and its local partner Sapetro.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Rwanda

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

Ivory CoastLassina Diarra, leading light among West African security experts

NigeriaNdah Adaba, key oil adviser for the Minister of State for Petroleum

RwandaCrystal Rugege, spearheading artificial intelligence

Nigeria
The NNPC's new management is readying its first block sale

After suspending all oil block disposals handled under the previous management, Bashir Bayo Ojulari is about to restart the process. Around a dozen blocks have already been put up for sale.

West Africa
Omar Farouk Ibrahim's final mission at the helm of APPO

The Nigerian, secretary general of the African petroleum organisation, is hard at work in the final months of his mandate. He hopes to finally inaugurate the Africa Energy Bank project before his departure in January.

Nigeria
New director of NNPC heads to OPEC summit on first international outing

Bayo Bashir Ojulari, who has recently taken over at the helm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Co, will soon travel to Vienna to participate in the ninth edition of OPEC's international seminar.

Ivory Coast
Brassivoire begins round of redundancies

The local subsidiary of Dutch giant Heineken has launched a series of redundancies for "economic reasons" due to poor results for the first quarter, placing them behind their main competitor, SOLIBRA.

Africa
Equatorial Guinea's ex-minister Gabriel Obiang Lima front runner in race for APPO helm

Several candidates are vying for the post of secretary-general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization. Lima, one of the sons of the Equatorial Guinean president, currently leads the pack of possible successors to Nigerian national Omar Farouk Ibrahim.

Ivory Coast
Heineken tops up its share of Brassivoire

Against a backdrop of differing views, the French-Japanese group CFAO has reduced its shares in the joint venture it formed with Heineken for the management of the Ivory Coast firm. This move puts the Dutch brewer in a strong position.