SOUTH AFRICA : Ramaphosa ponders candidates for new high-stakes electricity portfolio
The name of the person who will run the newly created electricity ministry is expected to be announced in the coming days. South African President...
Month : February 2023
BOTSWANA : De Beers and Gaborone struggle to reach new diamond deal
Negotiations between Gaborone and De Beers are becoming increasingly intense as the 30 June 2023 deadline approaches. That is the...
AFRICA : The New Guard: Angola, Morocco, Madagascar and Kenya
Angola – Walter Pacheco, the rising star of Angolan financeAppointed head of the Angolan stock exchange Bolsa de divida e...
NIGER : Veolia faces legal challenges to stay in water distribution in Niger
Veolia’s African operations took a hit recently in Ivory Coast. The French firm is shortly set to lose its contract...
CAMEROON : US plays unwilling host to Cameroon’s rebel fundraisers
The activities in the United States of people linked to armed groups may well be one of the issues discussed in upcoming negotiations between the...
LIBYA : Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades
Some Libyan politicians are having trouble swallowing the exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) signed between Italy’s ENI and the...
AFRICA : AU summit special: Denis Sassou Nguesso, Paul Kagame, Moussa Faki. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Ethiopia: VIP buffet and discreet tête-à-tête The African Union summit kicked off in traditional style in Addis Ababa with a slew...
NIGER : Niamey looks to rid itself of Western arms donations maintenance headache
A new military procurement strategy is starting to take shape in the offices of the defence ministry in Niamey. On...
DRC : Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels
Kinshasa, which is experiencing military difficulties with the M23 rebels, is awaiting the imminent delivery of nine Chinese-made armed drones. These are CH-4 Rainbow type...
MADAGASCAR : Malagasy government struggling to reassure international community on presidential election
Madagascar’s presidential election race has kicked off, and last Friday, a secretive meeting co-chaired by the Malagasy Prime Minister Christian...
