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Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Ashebir Woldegiorgis has decided to oversee preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games as he sees fit, even if it means alienating the minister of sports, from whom he is seeking almost $3.8m.

Libya, Tunisia
French courts uphold Libyan government's appeal in Siba Plast case

The Paris court of appeal has ruled that the Libyan government has good grounds to challenge the seizure of Libyan assets in France, which the Tunisian firm Siba Plast obtained in 2017.

Libya
TotalEnergies in discussions to extend Waha licence

The French major hopes to enjoy the revenue from the Waha concession for many years to come, but the NOC wants to raise the stakes.

Kenya
Macron looks to outmanoeuvre Chinese on Nakuru-Mau Summit highway

Emmanuel Macron is hoping to discuss the future Nakuru-Mau Summit highway with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. The project, which is being overseen by France’s Vinci and Meridiam, has been suspended by Nairobi.

Equatorial Guinea
Africa Oil's plan to sell some of its assets as quickly as possible

The new boss of Canadian junior Africa Oil, Roger Tucker, has appointed bankers to dispose of a significant share of the company's Equatorial Guinean offshore assets.

The New Guard
Morocco, Kenya, Uganda

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

MoroccoGhalia Mokhtari, a lawyer going places with green energy

KenyaJohn Muchiri Muriithi, Visa's East Africa sales rep

UgandaDavid Lewis Rubongoya, Bobi Wine's young teacher

Central Africa
Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Washington has stepped up its efforts to prevent US oil companies from being obliged to repatriate their rehabilitation funds to the CEMAC zone.

Angola, DRC
Tshisekedi due in Luanda for ICGLR summit

The Congolese president, who is distancing himself from the East African Community, continues to be involved with other regional organisations and will shortly attend the next summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region in Luanda.

Ivory Coast
Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

The Bordeaux Court of Appeal has upheld a first instance ruling in the multi-million euro dispute between the French-Ivorian trader and the Bordeaux-based firm.

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
Chevron in the clear to develop Yoyo and Yolanda fields

The US major Chevron will finally be able to work on exploiting the gas fields discovered by Noble Energy near the borders of Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.

Cameroon
Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde

Perenco has strong ties to Cameroon's powers-that-be, but is still waiting for the authorities to approve its acquisition of New Age's share in Etinde. Should it be able to begin work on this permit, it would become the country's top gas producer.

Chad, Qatar
Kaka seeks to reboot relations with Doha

By appointing a new ambassador, Chad is hoping to persuade Doha to fund its DDR programme, but before Qatar invests a penny it will expect to see evidence of political progress between the Déby government and the rebel signatories to the peace accord.

Libya
Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

The Tunisian company Siba Plast had won compensation from Libya's sovereign wealth fund in the French courts, but the Paris appeal court has now overturned that ruling.