BURKINA FASO/TOGO : Burkina lets Togo advance across border in anti-Islamist militant fight
Concerned that Islamist militants are entering its territory from its northern neighbour, Togo can now send troops across the 126-kilometre...
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MOZAMBIQUE : Frelimo bigwigs’ offspring form political and business new guard
The 12th Frelimo congress in September unanimously reappointed head of state Filipe Nyusi as the ruling party’s president, leading to a new Comissão Política (CP),...
BOTSWANA/NAMIBIA : Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone
Ukwi Minerals Exploration and Mining, founded in Gaborone on 7 November, spells the beginning of a Botswana business adventure for...
NAMIBIA : Shiloam Mining set for fast-tracked copper permit
Although Namibia’s Shiloam Mining only submitted its two mining licence applications to Namibian authorities in late-July and early-August, they have...
MALI : General Yamoussa Camara, the Mali junta’s éminence grise
Retired Major General Yamoussa Camara’s office in the Koulouba palace lies a mere 300 metres from that of the transitional...
IVORY COAST : ENI keeps president close and subcontractors hanging ahead of Baleine launch
Italian major ENI’s boss, Claudio Descalzi, has been rolling out the red carpet to keep in Ivorian authorities’ good books. Following the group’s announcement in...
AFRICA/TURKEY : African armies go shopping in Istanbul
The Saha Expo 2022 arms fair, the go-to event for Turkish defence companies held on the shores of the Bosporus...
CENTRAL AFRICA/WEST AFRICA : From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi’s ministers and advisers receive letters on a daily basis from courtiers, lobbyists and business leaders. Indian Gagan Gupta, head of Arise...
NIGER : Paris boosts support for President Bazoum
France is set to provide €15m in budgetary aid for Niamey that will help the state deal with rampant inflation....
MOROCCO : Ambassador imbroglio deepens mistrust between Rabat and Paris
It is an unprecedented event in the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Since the Moroccan ambassador to France, Mohammed Benchaaboun, was appointed...
