MOROCCO : Who’s who in first lady Salwa Akhannouch’s Wasal, the would-be ‘African Amazon’
It’s a family affair for Salwa Akhannouch, wife of prime minister Aziz Akhannouch and head of the Aksal retail empire, as...
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ALGERIA/TUNISIA : Nadia Akacha takes charge of diplomacy and protocol for Tebboune’s visit
Nadia Akacha, the chief of staff of Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, was at the forefront of Algerian Head of State...
ANGOLA : TotalEnergies fails ultra deepwater offshore attempt on Block 48
The French major TotalEnergies has stayed quiet regarding the results of its Ondjaba-1 exploration well, drilled in October on Angolan...
DRC : DRC picks star arbitrator for conflict with Dan Gertler’s Caprikat and Foxwhelp
Arbitrators have been chosen for the process launched on 13 August by Democratic Republic of Congo against Dan Gertler’s Caprikat...
SUDAN : Hamdok remains poker faced regarding political intentions
Since his return to office on November 21, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, who was deposed on October 25 by a military coup, has been working...
AFRICA/FRANCE : French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour’s Africa legion
Nearly a year ago, on 5 January 2021, when still just a panellist for Face à l’info, a daily news show on the French channel...
SOUTH AFRICA : Spotify poaches new Africa boss from Facebook
The Swedish music streaming company Spotify has appointed a new managing director for sub-Saharan Africa...
TANZANIA : Third mining arbitration against the state set to start
The ICSID panel of judges that will rule on the dispute between the Canadian company Montero Mining & Exploration and Tanzania has finally been constituted....
ALGERIA : Promised Sahel export hubs slow to get off the ground
Algiers has been slow to make good on its ambitions to develop Sahel trade by building logistics hubs in the far south. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s...
FRANCE/MALI : Emmanuel Macron cancels visit to Bamako
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Mali, announced on 15 December, will not take place after all. The government is...
