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Djibouti
IOG casts himself as enemy of money laundering

A delegation of international experts in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism is due to visit Djibouti. At the request of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's government, it will help it to prepare reforms.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.02.2024

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh during the UN climate summit in Dubai, 1 December 2023.

Kenya
State agencies race for foreign currency as Kenyan shilling plummets

Invitations to tender in Kenya are increasingly issued in dollars or euros, prompting state-owned firms to invoice for their services in foreign currency. The trend towards dollarisation of the economy risks further draining the country's foreign exchange reserves, which are already at an all-time low.

Subscribers only Finance 06.02.2024

Niger
General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

On 29 January, the Nigerien transition president met discreetly with Ahoua Don Mello, the West and Central Africa representative of the alliance formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 05.02.2024

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni capitalises on ties with Global South to stave off austerity

The Ugandan president seized the opportunity to forge fresh partnerships with countries of the Global South during two recent international summits. Those new ties go some way towards offsetting the country's now fragile relations with much of the West.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2024

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala, 20 January 2024.

Tunisia
Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Since his appointment a year ago, the Tunisian FM has gone all out to prove his loyalty to President Kaïs Saïed and, with his approval, has taken over the sensitive issue of negotiations with international funders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2024

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Somalia is trying to scupper a provisional deal for Ethiopia to recognise Somaliland's independence in exchange for a military base and access to the sea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2024

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala on 19 January 2024.

Kenya
Big tobacco steers Nairobi's cigarette tax revamp

After months of tobacco industry lobbying, the Kenyan government is working on a new formula for taxing cigarettes, which could benefit certain manufacturers. Health campaigners are worried.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 26.01.2024

Niger
Junta and IMF take baby steps toward dialogue

After months of silence following General Abdourahamane Tchiani's 26 July military coup, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Niamey are ever-so-slowly reaching out.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.01.2024

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis pursues informal talks with private lenders ahead of IMF visit

Despite missing a coupon payment on its $1bn eurobond in December, Ethiopia still hopes it can renegotiate with its private sector bondholders, though they have rejected a first restructuring proposal.

Subscribers only Finance 12.01.2024

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed at a session of parliament in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 March 2023.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara banks on ENI's Baleine field to plug deficit

The Ivorian president is considering using future revenues from the vast oil and gas field as collateral to raise funds, giving the government much-needed cash for its programme of major infrastructure works.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 12.01.2024

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Tunis is moving ahead with revived plans to buy helicopters that its army needs. Several bidders have come forward, but the authorities are still looking for ways to fund the purchases.

Subscribers only Defence 18.12.2023

Inner circles | Burundi
Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Burundi, isolated for more than five years on the international stage, is trying to attract foreign funding. The president is relying on a new generation of loyalists for this, at the expense of ruling party bigwigs.

Subscribers only Politics 08.12.2023

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, on 4 February 2023.

Somalia
IMF set to give Mogadishu clean slate

Though a few criteria have not yet been met, the International Monetary Fund is expected to approve full relief of Somalia's debt next week.

Free access Finance, Diplomacy 08.12.2023

Spotlight | Libya
Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir is waging an underground war against Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba, who is protecting his ally, the National Oil Corp boss Farhat Omar Bengdara. At stake is control of the country's oil revenues.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 30.11.2023

The governor of the Libyan Central Bank, Al Seddik Omar al-Kabir.

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's well-travelled team of financiers prepares for stock exchange launch

To attract investor support for the new Ethiopian Securities Exchange, which he sees as a key reform measure, the Ethiopian prime minister has brought in professionals from the Ethiopian diaspora, who have been trained by the leading international finance groups.

Subscribers only Finance 10.11.2023

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Several senior figures in the DRC administration are against proposed arrangements for reimbursing $438m that was used to subsidise petrol prices in 2022. But failure to find a rapid solution could result in fuel shortages and unwanted political consequences.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy, Politics 09.11.2023

Senegal
PR firms compete to be on Amadou Ba's presidential campaign

A handful of French public relations agencies are jostling to work for the Senegalese prime minister in anticipation of the presidential election next February. Amadou Ba is paying them little attention.

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2023

Egypt
Sisi turns to Gulf to ease external debt burden

The Egyptian president is negotiating to secure large foreign currency deposits from several Gulf states. Egypt's debt puts it on the back foot in its tug-of-war with the United States and Israel over the acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza into Sinai.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 01.11.2023

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a press conference after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Cairo, Egypt, 25 October 2023.

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

With its three aircraft grounded, Congo Airways is looking for others so as to resume operations quickly, in line with President Felix Tshisekedi's express wishes. To do this, the company has been doing the rounds of a variety of different intermediaries and suppliers.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 25.10.2023

A Congo Airways passenger jet at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa

Tunisia
Lenders seek guarantees from Kais Saied

Despite some positive signals in 2023, Tunisia is still in a race against time to balance its budget amid increasing reluctance from its international partners

Subscribers only Finance 25.10.2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on 14 December 2022 in Washington, DC.

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

International Monetary Fund

Djibouti
IOG casts himself as enemy of money laundering

Kenya
State agencies race for foreign currency as Kenyan shilling plummets

Niger
General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni capitalises on ties with Global South to stave off austerity

Tunisia
Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya
Big tobacco steers Nairobi's cigarette tax revamp

Niger
Junta and IMF take baby steps toward dialogue

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis pursues informal talks with private lenders ahead of IMF visit

Ivory Coast
Ouattara banks on ENI's Baleine field to plug deficit

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Inner circles | Burundi
Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Somalia
IMF set to give Mogadishu clean slate

Spotlight | Libya
Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's well-travelled team of financiers prepares for stock exchange launch

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Senegal
PR firms compete to be on Amadou Ba's presidential campaign

Egypt
Sisi turns to Gulf to ease external debt burden

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

Tunisia
Lenders seek guarantees from Kais Saied

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

International Monetary Fund

Djibouti IOG casts himself as enemy of money laundering

Kenya State agencies race for foreign currency as Kenyan shilling plummets

Niger General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

Spotlight | Uganda Museveni capitalises on ties with Global South to stave off austerity

Tunisia Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya Big tobacco steers Nairobi's cigarette tax revamp

Niger Junta and IMF take baby steps toward dialogue

Spotlight | Ethiopia Addis pursues informal talks with private lenders ahead of IMF visit

Ivory Coast Ouattara banks on ENI's Baleine field to plug deficit

Tunisia Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Inner circles | Burundi Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Somalia IMF set to give Mogadishu clean slate

Spotlight | Libya Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Inner circles | Ethiopia Abiy's well-travelled team of financiers prepares for stock exchange launch

DRC Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Senegal PR firms compete to be on Amadou Ba's presidential campaign

Egypt Sisi turns to Gulf to ease external debt burden

Spotlight | DRC How Congo Airways plans to take off again

Tunisia Lenders seek guarantees from Kais Saied

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Djibouti
IOG casts himself as enemy of money laundering

Kenya
State agencies race for foreign currency as Kenyan shilling plummets

Niger
General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

Spotlight | Uganda
Museveni capitalises on ties with Global South to stave off austerity

Tunisia
Foreign Minister Ammar plays president's most fervent supporter

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Kenya
Big tobacco steers Nairobi's cigarette tax revamp

Niger
Junta and IMF take baby steps toward dialogue

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis pursues informal talks with private lenders ahead of IMF visit

Ivory Coast
Ouattara banks on ENI's Baleine field to plug deficit

Tunisia
Bell, Airbus and Leonardo compete for air force helicopter contract

Inner circles | Burundi
Ndayishimiye jettisons old guard to consolidate power in Bujumbura

Somalia
IMF set to give Mogadishu clean slate

Spotlight | Libya
Central bank governor Al Kabir battles for control of Libya's petrodollars

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Abiy's well-travelled team of financiers prepares for stock exchange launch

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Senegal
PR firms compete to be on Amadou Ba's presidential campaign

Egypt
Sisi turns to Gulf to ease external debt burden

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

Tunisia
Lenders seek guarantees from Kais Saied