AFRICA : Viasat, SpaceX and Airtel look to launch Africa’s internet into orbit
At the end of November, Nasdaq-listed US satellite telecommunications giant Viasat began the process of becoming a Mozambican internet provider. The...
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NAMIBIA : Kalahari copperbelt fever slowly spreads to Namibia
Rocketing copper prices, which have risen from $2.2/lb in March 2020 to over $4.4/lb this December, have proved a boon...
GUINEA : Dynamic rejoins race to produce bauxite
In order to meet its ambition to ship a first boatload of its bauxite in mid-May 2023, Dynamic Mining, the...
MOROCCO : Why Brussels envoy Youssef Amrani is still missing in action
Mohammed VI brought to an end a seemingly interminable diplomatic hiatus when, on 14 December, he officially appointed 19 new...
MOZAMBIQUE : TotalEnergies reviews all its options in Cabo Delgado
Deploy several floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities? Move the land-based LNG trains further south? TotalEnergies’ contractors on the Mozambique...
AFRICA : Russia opts for Saint Petersburg as summit venue in face of African squabbling
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov has finally made up his mind. The second Africa-Russia summit will take place in November 2022 in President Vladimir...
SOUTH AFRICA : Denel’s top brass struggles to turn around troubled defence champion
In early December, at the behest of finance minister Enoch Godongwana, South Africa’s National Treasury released €160m to pay off part of the debt of...
