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Phosphates

A key agricultural input, phosphates are mainly produced and sold in Africa by Morocco's OCP. Numerous other companies have begun producing, transforming and selling phosphates, whether these are public (Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa, Societe nationale des phosphates du Togo (SNPT) or private, Foskor and soon Kropz and Great Quest Fertilizer.

ALGERIA Mining 30/07/2021

Citic battles Bechtel and Indorama for giant phosphate project

Several Chinese companies which have been active in Algeria for several years have bid for the giant phosphate exploitation project in the south of the country. They are up against construction heavyweights from the United States and Indonesia. [...]

BURKINA FASO Mining 30/07/2021

Mining explosives producer AECI unlocks $18m in Ecobank account

AECI, which has filed for arbitration against the Burkina Faso government over an import tax dispute, has managed to resolve one of its grievances with the state: the seizure of its bank account. [...]

Tanzanian President Samia Suhulu Hassan (right) and her Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, 20 May 2021. © Anthony Siame/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

TANZANIA Diplomacy Infrastructures 22/07/2021

Samia Suluhu Hassan casts her net continent-wide to reboot Tanzania's economy

The emissaries of the new Tanzanian president are trying to drum up the interest of their east African neighbours as well as of Morocco and Egypt. [...]

FRANCE MOROCCO Mining 20/07/2021

France weighs in to rare earth battle

Fierce global competition for control of rare earths is exacerbating geopolitical tensions. A planned French study could be a game-changer as it will explore how to produce the increasingly sought-after minerals from more abundant by-products of other processed materials. [...]

ALGERIA Business Mining 14/07/2021

After Kia and Hyundai, Youcef Arbaoui sets his sights on mining sector

Early last year, the businessman took over his jailed brother's car assembly and distribution business. Now he wants to get into mining. [...]

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P). © Story & Brands

Inner circles MOROCCO Politics 25/06/2021

Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Moulay Hassan's enrolment into the university served as a royal blessing for OCP boss Mostafa Terrab's pride and joy. The institute is on the way to becoming a nursery for the future royal entourage, or Makhzen. [...]

ALGERIA Mining 24/06/2021

Snubbed Citic still hopeful for huge phosphate project

Chinese giant Citic, shortlisted by Sonatrach in 2018 but then dropped, is scrambling to get back into its good books. The Algerian state-owned firm is looking for a new partner for a massive project to exploit the country's phosphate reserves, and Citic wants to be the chosen one. [...]

ALGERIA Mining 17/06/2021

Tebboune seeks new partner for phosphate mega-project as China's Citic backs out

For all the media spin of President Tebboune, the Algerian-Chinese mega-project slated for 2022 to exploit the phosphate deposits in the south of the country has been torpedoed by the withdrawal first of Wengfu and now of Citic. [...]

Yasser Mohammed Sbihi became advisor to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests. © Linkedin/Yasser Mohammed Sbihi

MOROCCO Business 25/05/2021

Revolving doors: agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch poaches Yasser Sbihi from BCG

Agriculture and fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch has beefed up his staff by hiring Yasser Mohammed Sbihi away from the local branch of the Boston Consulting Group. [...]

MOROCCO Business 17/05/2021

Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

The advertising agency Boomerang Communication, owned by Jamal Benkhadra, brother of the former minister of energy Amina Benkhadra, will run a campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the 8 September general elections. [...]

Namibian businessman Barnabas Uugwanga. © Linkedin/Barnabas Uugwanga

BOTSWANA Mining 11/05/2021

Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone

Botswana is becoming increasingly attractive to the solar energy sector and battery-metal mining juniors. Among the latest to be lured by its opportunities is Vigor Group, based in neighbouring Namibia. [...]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © @KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

UGANDA Mining 29/04/2021

Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

While he may have accepted their vote during the January election in which he won another term, President Yoweri Museveni is now taking tough action to achieve another goal: increase state revenue. [...]

AFRICA MOROCCO Business 22/04/2021

Businessman-psychologist Charles Teboul offers body care and business solutions in Africa and US

Franco-Moroccan company psychologist Charles Teboul, a tireless promoter of rejuvenation therapy, has built up a contact network which stretches from Ethiopia to Libya, helped by his links with events magnate Richard Attias. [...]

BURKINA FASO Mining 15/04/2021

AECI goes to international arbitration as Ouagadougou plays hardball

The South African manufacturer of mining explosives AECI has initiated arbitration at ICSID with the Burkinabe state, which has seized its bank accounts and brought legal action against it over import duties. [...]

MOROCCO ETHIOPIA Business 08/04/2021

UK-based 54 Capital moves to save its pharmaceutical plant in Tigray

Founded by two Moroccan bankers, the investment fund 54 Capital is reeling from the halting of Ethiopia's largest pharamceutical plant forced by hostilities in the Tigray region. [...]

MOROCCO Business 05/04/2021

OCP deepens its pockets to become a leader in hospitality

Since creating a hospitality branch with the Fund Hassan II and the ONCF one year ago, the powerful Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) keeps injecting more capital into its subsidiary. [...]

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

MOZAMBIQUE Business Defence 25/03/2021

Nyusi puts munitions firm Mudemol out to grass

The parastatal munitions manufacturer and trader Mudemol set up by the Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi has ceased trading, despite its powerful partners and the opportunities offered by the guerilla war raging in the north of the country. [...]

MAURITANIA Mining 23/03/2021

SNIM takes precautions after Beirut port drama

Mauritania's national mining company SNIM uses ammonium nitrate to manufacture its mines explosives and has decided to improve the security of its storage facilities. [...]

TUNISIA MOROCCO Business 11/03/2021

After Cloud Temple and Inwi, Mohamed Ali Chouchane sits on cloud nine in Casablanca

Following a seven-month spell as the technical director of Inwi, the telecommunication operator owned by Al Mada, Mohamed Ali Chouchane has created his own consultancy Innovcity, based in Casablanca. [...]

Signature ceremony for Moroccan-Nigerian OCP-NSIA agreements in Marrakesh on 2 March. © NSIA/Twitter

Spotlight NIGERIA MOROCCO Business Mining 10/03/2021

After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Phosphates giant OCP has at last found land to build its future fertiliser plant in the heart of Africa's largest market. [...]

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Phosphates

Citic battles Bechtel and Indorama for giant phosphate project

Mining explosives producer AECI unlocks $18m in Ecobank account