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CENTRAL AFRICA Finance Diplomacy 27/03/2023

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

The World Bank's $4m aid package used to run GABAC, an anti-money laundering action group in Central Africa, will expire this year.

SpotlightANGOLA DRC Energy 22/03/2023

Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

Angola has benefited enormously from oil blocks located partly in a maritime zone to which Kinshasa could lay claim, according to a confidential report financed by the World Bank and submitted to President Félix Tshisekedi's office.

President of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, with President of Angola, Joao Lourenco, the 5th of February 2019.

NIGERIA Energy 21/03/2023

ENI's hopes for smooth ride at ICSID over OPL 245 dashed by new stakeholders

Despite the Italian major's efforts to exclude them, three NGOs will now be involved in its arbitration proceedings with Nigeria, through which it hopes to prove that Abuja unfairly prevented it from developing the oil block.

TOGO Finance Diplomacy 20/03/2023

World bank president David Malpass to fly on to Togo after Niamey trip

World Bank president David Malpass, who is due to meet President Mohamed Bazoum during a two-day visit to Niamey on 29 and 30 March, will follow up with a visit to Togo on 31 March and 1 April.

World Bank President David Malpass, on the 15th of November 2022.

EGYPT Diplomacy 17/03/2023

Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union

Following intense negotiations, the coveted chairmanship of a new network of think tanks to support the AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye has been awarded to a Cairo-based policy institute close to the Egyptian foreign ministry.

NIGER Diplomacy 15/03/2023

World Bank boss David Malpass to make farewell visit to Niamey

The president of the World Bank David Malpass is expected to travel to Niamey at the end of March where he should meet with the Nigerien head of state Mohamed Bazoum.

ALGERIA QATAR Business 14/03/2023

Consultant Tayeb Benabderrahmane takes his battle against Qatar to World Bank

The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes will hold a first sitting on 27 March in Washington, DC on the disputes between Tayeb Benabderrahmane and the Qatari authorities.

Inner circles GUINEA Mining Commodity traders 10/03/2023

Junta leader Doumbouya keeps close eye on flourishing state-owned Soguipami Free

The revenues of the company that manages the state's mining interests have increased significantly, particularly in the bauxite sector, and it is now directly selling some of the minerals it extracts, in particular to the Chinese.

MADAGASCAR Diplomacy 06/03/2023

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Catherine Colonna is scheduled to make a lightning visit next month to Antananarivo, where, as well as signing aid agreements, she is due to discuss two thorny subjects with President Andry Rajoelina.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, in Brazil, 8 February 2023.

KENYA Infrastructure Politics 02/03/2023

Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

The flagship project of governor Anne Waiguru, a key ally of William Ruto, is attracting growing investor interest and is becoming a priority for the president's first term in office.

KENYA Finance 23/02/2023

World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

The World Bank has granted additional financing of $117m for the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning Program (KPEELP), which is currently being implemented by the Kenya education ministry.

EGYPT Politics Business 22/02/2023

Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

Egypt urgently needs foreign investment but President al-Sisi appears more focused on pleasing homegrown firms as next year's elections loom. Gamal Mubarak, the son of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, sees this as an opportunity to firm up his own presidential ambitions.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

SOUTH SUDAN Diplomacy 21/02/2023

World Bank pressures South Sudan to address urgent drinking water problem

As another wave of violence shakes the country, the World Bank has issued a red alert on water resource management, abandoned by the current administration. The population relies almost entirely upon humanitarian aid and NGOs for access to drinking water.

MADAGASCAR Diplomacy 20/02/2023

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Prime Minister Christian Ntsay met last Friday with all foreign diplomats in Antananarivo to reassure them regarding the staging of the country's next presidential election. But doubt lingers and the international community is still tense due to the election's so far poor organisation.

The Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay arrives at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on the 11th of November 2019.

MADAGASCAR Mining 17/02/2023

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

The January meeting between the mining giant's chairman, Dominic Barton, and the Madagascan president may result in both sides backing off a little. Rio Tinto is seeking to defuse tensions as it negotiates the renewal of its Fort Dauphin licence.

LIBYA Infrastructure 14/02/2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

To get round the lack of a state budget, which House of Representatives members are struggling to agree on, the Libyan prime minister is looking to public-private partnerships to finance the country's infrastructure projects.

DRC Business 06/02/2023

Kinshasa relaunches €400m mega contract for future ID cards

The DRC is back on the hunt for a company to fill a €400m future ID card contract.

NIGERIA Energy 02/02/2023

Nigeria appoints new arbitrator in OPL 245 dispute

Nigeria has appointed a new arbitrator following the resignation of Kamal Hossain in December in the case pitting it against the Italian major ENI before the World Bank's dispute settlement body allowing proceedings to resume.

CHAD Finance 31/01/2023

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Chad's new director of customs, Ahmat Abdelkerim, has been tasked with rapidly boosting the country's customs revenue, the country's main source of tax income, under the watchful eye of the IMF. Abdelkerim, a former Bolloré executive, hopes to draw inspiration from neighbouring Niger.

SOUTH AFRICA Politics 27/01/2023

Ramaphosa puts finishing touches to new government

Freshly re-elected as ANC president, the South African leader will soon announce the make-up of his new government, and it is gradually becoming clearer who will stay and who will go.

Facing courts and shareholders, Monaco Resources Group living on borrowed time - and money

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

World Bank

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

ENI's hopes for smooth ride at ICSID over OPL 245 dashed by new stakeholders

World bank president David Malpass to fly on to Togo after Niamey trip

Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union

World Bank boss David Malpass to make farewell visit to Niamey

Consultant Tayeb Benabderrahmane takes his battle against Qatar to World Bank

Junta leader Doumbouya keeps close eye on flourishing state-owned Soguipami Free

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

World Bank pressures South Sudan to address urgent drinking water problem

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Kinshasa relaunches €400m mega contract for future ID cards

Nigeria appoints new arbitrator in OPL 245 dispute

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Ramaphosa puts finishing touches to new government

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Facing courts and shareholders, Monaco Resources Group living on borrowed time - and money

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William Ruto's new order

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

World Bank

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

ENI's hopes for smooth ride at ICSID over OPL 245 dashed by new stakeholders

World bank president David Malpass to fly on to Togo after Niamey trip

Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union

World Bank boss David Malpass to make farewell visit to Niamey

Consultant Tayeb Benabderrahmane takes his battle against Qatar to World Bank

Junta leader Doumbouya keeps close eye on flourishing state-owned Soguipami Free

Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

Ruto steps up support for Sagana industrial park

World Bank grants extra $117m for education reform

Sisi's economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak's presidential ambition

World Bank pressures South Sudan to address urgent drinking water problem

Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election

Rio Tinto argues its case with Raojelina

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Kinshasa relaunches €400m mega contract for future ID cards

Nigeria appoints new arbitrator in OPL 245 dispute

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Ramaphosa puts finishing touches to new government

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