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Algeria
Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Now led by the second generation of General Kamel Abderrahim's family, Industries Médico-Chirurgicales is still in the health ministry's good graces.

Subscribers only Business 08.07.2020

Kenya, Malawi
In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

After appointing a leading light of the gemstone world to its board, All Star Minerals is planning to buy Ntsu Gem Mining so as to develop its activities in Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2020

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

American business lawyer David Asmus has worked on LNG projects all over Africa. After having advised on projects in Malabo and Maputo, he is now counselling the government in Dakar on development of the Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim field that Senegal shares with Mauritania.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2020

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

The Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding turns the page on its investment activity. It closed its CMKD Croissance fund on 10 June.

Subscribers only Business 18.06.2020

Congo, Gabon
The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

Driven by its need to resume production Zenith Energy is firing on all cylinders in Gabon. It has called on the services of a company not well known in the industry but headed by a former Addax Petroleum executive.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2020

France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2020

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Africa, France
LREM-stamped think tank Obliquum wants edge in on African affairs

Obliquum, the French think tank created by a dozen LREM MPs and two five-star generals, is ready to tackle Africa's security matters.

Subscribers only Business 16.06.2020

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

The Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion is pulling out all the stops for the hotels owned by its tourism investment subsidiary Madaëf.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

Zimbabwe
Star lawyer Chagonda thwarts Total, Vivo and Zuva

Best known as the lawyer who defended Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, Innocent Chagonda has succeeded in getting the oil import licences of eight international groups cancelled. He was acting for local firms which considered that they had been unfairly excluded from the selection process.

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2020

Ghana
Axa, Allianz among insurers Golden Star hopes will foot the bill if shareholders win class action

Golden Star's lawyers have named the insurance companies they say might have to settle the gold company's costs should it lose a US class action linked to its activities in two Ghanaian mines.

Subscribers only Mining 09.06.2020

Algeria
New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

With the minister of finance Abderrahmane Raouya's backing, the new director general of taxation has been appointed a board member of the national oil company Sonatrach.

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2020

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Faced with the worst economic crisis of his reign, the king plans to refinance his private holding company Al Mada via a $500m bond issue. The main subscriber is likely to be mutual smallholders' insurance group MAMDA-MCMA, which has already got him out of difficulty on several occasions in the past.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

Nigeria
Madueke clan's super-yacht escapes Enron-offshoot's grasp

A Texan court has rejected a bid by the Cayman Island-domiciled Enron subsidiary to get it hands on $22m from the judicial sale of the the Galactica Star. After long being at odds over the saga, Washington and Abuja have reached an accommodation.

Subscribers only Energy 01.06.2020

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

As the rest of Africa suspended flights in and out of China, Ethiopian Airlines stepped in to relay Chinese humanitarian equipment across the continent. This gave prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali an opportunity to assert his position as a pan-African leader and is also a testament to the operation coordinator, the company's rising star Fitsum Abadi.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2020

Fitsum Abadi, managing director of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo & Logistics Services.

Algeria
Army sets sights on Turkish construction giant Kayi and developer Milo Ghalemin

Kayi and its Oran-based real estate developer partner Miloud Ghalem are facing legal proceedings mounted by the defence ministry over the construction of a military health centre in Ouargla.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.05.2020

Tunisia
Shipping: new ports chief Mahmoud Bouziri seeks legal resolution for Maersk, his former employer

The new head of Tunisia's ports and merchant navy, Mahmoud Bouziri, who used to work for Maersk, hopes to sort out legal problems over Radès port concessions facing the Danish giant's subsidiary, Star Container.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.05.2020

Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

Even though Madagascar's economic recovery plan was finalised on 7 May, the government is dragging its heels to announce it. Why the delay? President Andry Rajoelina has gathered less than half of the funds needed.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2020

In Focus | Nigeria
The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

The Galactica Star super-yacht was a symbol of the excesses of former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke, who Nigeria is trying to have extradited from London. It is now at the heart of a battle between Washington, Abuja and a surprise ghost from the past, former Enron group subsidiary Enron Nigeria Power Holdings.

Subscribers only Energy 11.05.2020

The Galactica Star. The proceeds of the yacht's sale are claimed by Nigeria, the US and former Enron men.

Ghana
Naguib Sawiris' latest mining acquisition, Golden Star, targeted by a class action

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris's firm La Mancha is considering whether to increase or decrease its investment in the operator of two Ghanaian gold mines, Golden Star Resources, with the threat of a class action in the US hanging over the mining company.

Subscribers only Mining 04.05.2020

Tunisia
OMMP, STAM, COTUNAV: Ennahda makes grab for port sector

Three people close to the Islamist party are about to be appointed to head the top three public companies in the country's port business. The changes stand to benefit maritime transport giant Maersk.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 30.04.2020

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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Algeria
Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Kenya, Malawi
In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Congo, Gabon
The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Africa, France
LREM-stamped think tank Obliquum wants edge in on African affairs

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Zimbabwe
Star lawyer Chagonda thwarts Total, Vivo and Zuva

Ghana
Axa, Allianz among insurers Golden Star hopes will foot the bill if shareholders win class action

Algeria
New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Nigeria
Madueke clan's super-yacht escapes Enron-offshoot's grasp

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Algeria
Army sets sights on Turkish construction giant Kayi and developer Milo Ghalemin

Tunisia
Shipping: new ports chief Mahmoud Bouziri seeks legal resolution for Maersk, his former employer

Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

In Focus | Nigeria
The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

Ghana
Naguib Sawiris' latest mining acquisition, Golden Star, targeted by a class action

Tunisia
OMMP, STAM, COTUNAV: Ennahda makes grab for port sector

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Algeria Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Kenya, Malawi In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Morocco Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Congo, Gabon The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

France, West Africa Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Africa, France LREM-stamped think tank Obliquum wants edge in on African affairs

Morocco The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Zimbabwe Star lawyer Chagonda thwarts Total, Vivo and Zuva

Ghana Axa, Allianz among insurers Golden Star hopes will foot the bill if shareholders win class action

Algeria New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

In Focus | Morocco Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Nigeria Madueke clan's super-yacht escapes Enron-offshoot's grasp

Ethiopia Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Algeria Army sets sights on Turkish construction giant Kayi and developer Milo Ghalemin

Tunisia Shipping: new ports chief Mahmoud Bouziri seeks legal resolution for Maersk, his former employer

Madagascar Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

In Focus | Nigeria The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

Ghana Naguib Sawiris' latest mining acquisition, Golden Star, targeted by a class action

Tunisia OMMP, STAM, COTUNAV: Ennahda makes grab for port sector

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Algeria
Abderrahim family's IMC clinches public contracts

Kenya, Malawi
In another fresh start, Britain's All Star Minerals sets its sights on Ntsu Gems

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Congo, Gabon
The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Africa, France
LREM-stamped think tank Obliquum wants edge in on African affairs

Morocco
The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Zimbabwe
Star lawyer Chagonda thwarts Total, Vivo and Zuva

Ghana
Axa, Allianz among insurers Golden Star hopes will foot the bill if shareholders win class action

Algeria
New finance ministry star Amel Abdellatif takes a seat at Sonatrach

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Nigeria
Madueke clan's super-yacht escapes Enron-offshoot's grasp

Ethiopia
Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Algeria
Army sets sights on Turkish construction giant Kayi and developer Milo Ghalemin

Tunisia
Shipping: new ports chief Mahmoud Bouziri seeks legal resolution for Maersk, his former employer

Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina's 'Marshall Plan' struggles to raise enough money

In Focus | Nigeria
The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

Ghana
Naguib Sawiris' latest mining acquisition, Golden Star, targeted by a class action

Tunisia
OMMP, STAM, COTUNAV: Ennahda makes grab for port sector