SOUTH AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC : Gupta brothers seek asylum in central Africa
The Gupta brothers are preparing to return to the African continent. We understand that two of them – Atul Gupta and Rajesh (“Tony”) Gupta –...
Month : March 2023
GABON : Mounguengui’s powerful connections keep him at football federation helm despite scandal
The Gabonese football federation is trying, with some difficulty, to move on from a major controversy that saw its president, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, spending six months...
MOROCCO : Danone’s Moroccan branch tries one last throw of financial dice
Centrale Danone is battling for its survival. In February, the Moroccan subsidiary of the French agrifood giant Gervais Danone embarked...
EGYPT : Tourism rebound whets luxury hotel group appetites
Indian hospitality giant Oberoi Hotels & Resorts may once again be able to offer its guests a view of the...
GUINEA : Leonardo DiCaprio’s conservation charity assesses chimpanzee plight at Simandou
The Guinean authorities announced in mid-March that work on the Simandou iron ore site would soon resume, and the main...
EGYPT : Petronas, Apex, SDX and Dana poised to exit over late state payments
Amid continuing economic woes, the Egyptian state is increasingly siphoning funds from its two state-owned hydrocarbons companies, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the...
SUDAN : Security reform still a sticking point in political dialogue
The final agreement opening the way to the appointment of a civil government, which is due in early April, could...
ALGERIA/FRANCE : Paris-Algiers ties still strained over extradition requests
The issue of Algerian dissidents living in France having been convicted of crimes at home should be put on the...
MOZAMBIQUE : ExxonMobil revises Rovuma LNG to reduce carbon footprint
While a decision on a possible second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility for the Mozambican offshore Coral field at...
AFRICA : South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt
South Africa – The voice of industry, Busisiwe MavusoThe local business lobby group Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), which counts...
