Nigeria
Eutelsat turns to Francophile billionaire Mike Adenuga to head off SpaceX's satellite internet challenge

Nigeria
Paris again seeks help of billionaire Mike Adenuga to back its cultural diplomacy

As President Emmanuel Macron is due to lay the foundation stone for the future Institut Français in Abuja during his forthcoming visit to West Africa, his team is negotiating the financing of its construction with one of the continent's wealthiest figures.

The New Guard
South Africa, Kenya, South Sudan

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South AfricaSolly Malatsi, opponent turned minister for digital technology

KenyaErica Njuguna, a connected climate activist

South SudanDaniel Anyang offers support to people with disabilities affected by flooding

Ivory Coast
Orange boss Christel Heydemann to audit Ivorian branch

Orange, which is looking into ways of cutting costs, is to audit the tender calls, service providers and suppliers of its subsidiary in Abidjan.

Nigeria
Tinubu reforms imperil Ebury and Wema Bank's forex business model

For the last year, the British and Nigerian partners have been helping foreign companies, among them France's TotalEnergies, to repatriate their profits in naira to Europe. But the liberalising of Nigeria's foreign exchange market could harm this lucrative line of business.

Nigeria
Engie and Arnergy Solar to hike prices after World Bank ends subsidies

The World Bank has decided not to continue subsidising the installation of solar home systems, despite having touted this as one of the solutions for bringing electricity to the country's rural zones.

Spotlight | Nigeria
Nigerian oil operators outmanoeuvre country's leading construction firm Julius Berger

Once protected by military presidents who made a significant contribution to its fortune, the construction company Julius Berger Nigeria is now dominated by the Nigerian oil kings.

France's Share My Space promotes tools for safe space navigation

The increasing number of space objects above Europe's skies is becoming as much a safety issue as a logistical hurdle that Share My Space would like to address. The French start-up is bidding on a space surveillance tender financed by the government.