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Botswana
Gaborone seeks to sparkle in diamond processing

The business of cutting and polishing diamonds is fiercely competitive. To gain a foothold, Botswana is beefing up the capacity of the parastatal Okavango Diamond Co, which wants to soon sell 'Made in Botswana' gems.

Subscribers only Mining 12.07.2021

Mozambique
Business magnate Helder Tembe guides Century Aviation into Mozambique

Financier Helder Tember, who heads a number of investment companies, has helped Ghanaian helicopter operator Century Aviation to get a foothold in Maputo.

Subscribers only Business 12.05.2021

Qatar, Seychelles, UAE
Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways in holding pattern over Seychelles

The Seychelles government, keen to resume links with the outside world and revive its ailing tourism sector, has turned for help to the Gulf airlines, which are already heavily involved in the archipelago.

Subscribers only Business 12.04.2021

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

During a lightning visit to Qatar, the Congolese leader tried to play on the competition between Doha and Abu Dhabi to secure projects.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was received on March 29, 2021 by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

After leaving the post of ambassador to Saudi Arabia vacant for more than a year, President Ali Bongo has appointed a non-diplomat from Gabon's Muslim community.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2021

Guy Ibrahim Membourou, Gabon's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Africa
Qatar funds Accor's African hotels

After thrashing out the deal for more than two years, French hotel giant Accor has transferred its African hotels to the Franco-Qatari Kasada investment fund. Financial entities based in Luxembourg, Mauritian and Qatar are involved.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 25.01.2021

The Sofitel Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, one of the hotels whose physical premises have been sold by AccorInvest to Kasada.

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Despite a breakthrough in the Doha-Riyadh feud in January, the Angolan president Joao Lourenço is methodically positioning his players to make the most of the ongoing competition between the Gulf countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2021

Angola, South Africa
Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

The Qatari specialist in transportation between offshore oil rigs and onshore bases, Gulf Helicopters, has been investing in all of the same countries as its former owner, the state-run Qatar Petroleum.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2020

Burkina Faso
Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the oldest of Africa's airlines has been given a lifeline by the American firm African Global Development. But none of its directors have any experience in the aviation industry.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.11.2020

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

American fertiliser group Mosaic has reportedly brought in Brian Ballard, a lobbyist close to protectionist US president Donald Trump, and lawyer David Ross, who has links with the Republican Party, to defend its call for action against "subsidised" phosphate imports from Morocco's OCP and Russia's PhosAgro.

Subscribers only Mining 23.07.2020

Kenya
Nairobi airport forced to postpone terminal 1 refit

The global Covid-19 pandemic has forced the Kenyan authorities to delay a call for tenders for the refurbishment of one of the two terminals at the Nairobi airport.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 05.05.2020

Madagascar
Still no divorce for Air Madagascar and Air Austral

Despite wanting to wind up their strategic partnership, Air Austral has nevertheless suggested to Air Madagascar that they continue to collaborate closely.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2020

Africa, Qatar
Qatar Airways criss-crosses the continent for Doha

Via its partnerships with RwandAir and in the near future Ivory Coast, Qatar Airways is flying the flag for the Gulf state in Africa.

Subscribers only Business 18.12.2019

Spotlight | Great lakes
Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

The tensions between Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan opposite number Paul Kagame are assuming worrying dimensions and threatening to destabilise the whole of the Great Lakes region. Investigations by the Indian Ocean Newsletter have revealed the extent to which paranoia [.

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2019

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Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Qatar Airways

Botswana
Gaborone seeks to sparkle in diamond processing

Mozambique
Business magnate Helder Tembe guides Century Aviation into Mozambique

Qatar, Seychelles, UAE
Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways in holding pattern over Seychelles

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Africa
Qatar funds Accor's African hotels

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Angola, South Africa
Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Burkina Faso
Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Kenya
Nairobi airport forced to postpone terminal 1 refit

Madagascar
Still no divorce for Air Madagascar and Air Austral

Africa, Qatar
Qatar Airways criss-crosses the continent for Doha

Spotlight | Great lakes
Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

Madagascar
Government bails out Air Madagascar

Madagascar
Doha refuses to get involved in Air Madagascar

Somalia, Somaliland
Hargeisa approaches Doha at expense of Abu Dhabi

Madagascar
Qatar seeks to outmanoeuvre Emirates in the air

Spotlight | Mauritius
Aerial battle for Indian Ocean

Madagascar
Emirates requests permission to land

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Qatar Airways

Botswana Gaborone seeks to sparkle in diamond processing

Mozambique Business magnate Helder Tembe guides Century Aviation into Mozambique

Qatar, Seychelles, UAE Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways in holding pattern over Seychelles

DRC, Qatar Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Gabon The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Africa Qatar funds Accor's African hotels

Spotlight | Angola After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Angola, South Africa Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Burkina Faso Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Morocco, United States Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Kenya Nairobi airport forced to postpone terminal 1 refit

Madagascar Still no divorce for Air Madagascar and Air Austral

Africa, Qatar Qatar Airways criss-crosses the continent for Doha

Spotlight | Great lakes Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

Madagascar Government bails out Air Madagascar

Madagascar Doha refuses to get involved in Air Madagascar

Somalia, Somaliland Hargeisa approaches Doha at expense of Abu Dhabi

Madagascar Qatar seeks to outmanoeuvre Emirates in the air

Spotlight | Mauritius Aerial battle for Indian Ocean

Madagascar Emirates requests permission to land

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Botswana
Gaborone seeks to sparkle in diamond processing

Mozambique
Business magnate Helder Tembe guides Century Aviation into Mozambique

Qatar, Seychelles, UAE
Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways in holding pattern over Seychelles

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Africa
Qatar funds Accor's African hotels

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Angola, South Africa
Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Burkina Faso
Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Morocco, United States
Fertilisers: Mosaic calls in Trump camp lobbyists and lawyers to back its offensive against OCP

Kenya
Nairobi airport forced to postpone terminal 1 refit

Madagascar
Still no divorce for Air Madagascar and Air Austral

Africa, Qatar
Qatar Airways criss-crosses the continent for Doha

Spotlight | Great lakes
Belligerence of Kampala and Kigali backfires

Madagascar
Government bails out Air Madagascar

Madagascar
Doha refuses to get involved in Air Madagascar

Somalia, Somaliland
Hargeisa approaches Doha at expense of Abu Dhabi

Madagascar
Qatar seeks to outmanoeuvre Emirates in the air

Spotlight | Mauritius
Aerial battle for Indian Ocean

Madagascar
Emirates requests permission to land