SENEGAL : AU fertiliser summit backed by Bill Gates Foundation
To address the severe impact of rising food prices in several African countries, the AU is organising the African Union Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit...
Month : December 2022
GABON : Assala denies Carlyle is selling out
Buyers may be queuing up to buy Assala Energy’s assets in Gabon (AI, 03/11/22), but only a few days ago...
ETHIOPIA : Ethiopia Commodity Exchange faces closure
Over a month since the announcement, the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) in Addis Ababa has still not been allowed by...
LIBYA : New trade association to promote UK business interests in Libya
Alex Breingan, the boss of the private security firm Vellichor Risk, is continuing to expand his business activities and his...
EGYPT : Colas on verge of first contract with national rail company
The French giant Colas Rail is further consolidating its position in Egypt’s public rail sector. According to our information, the...
ANGOLA : Somoil consolidates position at TotalEnergies offshore block 17/06
The Angolan junior Acrep recently sold off to its compatriot Somoil the 5% stake that it has held for over...
BURKINA FASO : Wanted: local investors to save Air Burkina
With Air Burkina on a seemingly endless downward trajectory, the government is looking at local options in the hope of...
MALI/ONU : Future of MINUSMA hangs in the balance
El Ghassim Wane, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, spent the month of November far from the operation’s headquarters in...
KENYA : Ruto’s eclectic band of loyal allies
The initial choices made by William Ruto since becoming president in September can be traced to a secret meeting which took place in 2019 at...
SOUTH AFRICA : Pretoria’s international cooperation fund struggles to make its mark
When he set it up in 2000, the then president Thabo Mbeki expected the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund...
