MEDEF

Kenya
Defence agreement: Ball now in Paris's court

Kenya and France are stepping up security collaboration, with their first comprehensive military cooperation agreement expected to be concluded soon.

DRC
Tshisekedi's Paris trip: what's on the agenda for the business France-DRC forum?

The Congolese president's trip to Paris will be marked by the first Business France-DRC Forum on 30 April. The event will focus on three sectors: strategic minerals, energy and infrastructure.

Morocco
Morocco-France forum to host hundreds of business leaders

As bilateral relations continue to improve, the France-Morocco business forum scheduled for 26 April in Rabat will be punctuated by signs of goodwill.

Angola
French space leaders due to touch down in Luanda

Medef International is arranging for representatives of France's space industry to attend the African Union's NewSpace Africa conference in the Angolan capital from 2 to 5 April.

Morocco
Bruno Le Maire exploits diplomatic thaw to talk business in Rabat

French economy minister Bruno Le Maire is due to take part in April's Morocco-France 2024 Business Forum organised by Medef International and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises.

Palace Intrigues
Amadou Ba, Kais Saied, Paul Biya

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalPresidential candidate Amadou Ba in Paris

TunisiaKais Saied keeps French ambassador waiting

CameroonMinister without Biya's permission to fly misses Medef rendezvous

Chad
Why Sogea-Satom boss was expelled

On 19 September, the Chadian authorities ordered the head of the Chadian branch of France's Vinci construction to leave the country. The group has been caught up in a ministerial power struggle for over three months.

Spotlight | Morocco
French giants shiver as Rabat-Paris relations remain icy

French companies such as Veolia, Alstom and BNP Paris are struggling in Morocco against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions and have been forced to cut back their activities.

Madagascar
EDF poised to join Volobe dam project

French energy giant EDF is expected to invest in the forthcoming Volobe dam. It would join ranks with CGHV, a conglomerate made up of Axian and Africa50 which signed a concession contract for the project in late May, after seven years of negotiations with Antananarivo.

Libya
Franco-Libyan energy forum falls short of expectations

An event organised by France's Medef business organisation and the Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce in Paris was cut short and had to make do without the presence of the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation, which was a partner in the forum.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Pascaline Bongo, Sylvère Koyo, and Thomas Boni Yayi

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Congo RepublicPascaline Bongo's discreet visit to Denis Sassou Nguesso

TogoMacron's Africa adviser meets Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé

Ivory CoastTrouble stirs at the Grande Loge de Côte d'Ivoire

GuineaThomas Boni Yayi postpones Conakry visit

Inner circles | Egypt
Ayman Soliman and Mohamed Amin mastermind sovereign fund's Gulf strategy

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt is playing a leading role in trying to attract international investors to the country as it battles with a crippling debt crisis. Sisi's office is keeping a close eye on the team that runs the fund.