ZAMBIA : Hichilema set to meet Macron in Paris
The French government is currently planning for an official visit to Paris by the Zambian head of state, Hakainde Hichilema....
Month : March 2023
IVORY COAST : Intelligence chief Vassiriki Traoré in Paris
Le chef de la Direction des services extérieurs (DSE) a discrètement séjourné en France fin février....
ANGOLA/DRC : Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith
The second act of the rapprochement between Qatar and Angola was recently played out when the assistant foreign minister for...
CONGO/IVORY COAST : Codimex banned from public contracts for two years
Manufacture Bâtiment et Travaux Publics (MBTP), a subsidiary of the Brazzaville-based Codimex group led by brothers Hassan Attie and Issa...
MOROCCO : OCP appoints new North America CEO
OCP, the phosphate giant that is 95% owned by the Moroccan state, has appointed Kevin Kimm to head its North...
MOROCCO : How Mohammed VI lured Seleção stars to play on Moroccan turf
Brazilian football stars such Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Richarlison and Thiago Silva do not come to Tangier to play a friendly...
ALGERIA : Foreign minister Lamamra comes under renewed pressure
Ramtane Lamamra’s position as foreign minister has become increasingly complicated in recent weeks. In post since July 2021, he is...
NIGER : Global Atomic’s uranium mine back on track after court victory
Construction work on the Dasa uranium mine, which is due to come on line in early 2025, is going ahead....
CONGO : Sassou reshuffles his legal task force
After dismissing Parisian lawyers Kevin Grossmann and Simone Bernard-Dupré (AI, 01/02/23), Congo is rethinking its legal representation in Paris. After a series of disappointing results...
RWANDA : Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy
On 10 February, a few days after a violent demonstration in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a handful of senior Rwandan security officials...
