AFRICA : Denis Sassou Nguesso, Pascaline Bongo, Sylvère Koyo, and Thomas Boni Yayi
Congo Republic – Pascaline Bongo’s discreet visit to Denis Sassou NguessoOn 10 June, prior to his three-day state visit to...
Month : June 2023
UGANDA : Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia
While in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sent none other than his eldest son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to represent him in...
ALGERIA : Operators battle it out over Algerian solar power
The international tender call issued in February 2022 for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a series...
MOZAMBIQUE : Animosity between defence minister and army chief hobbles Cabo Delgado operations
The Mozambican military’s logistical difficulties in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, where they suffer from lack of weapons and...
GUINEA : Interim assembly leader Dansa Kourouma in Paris to meet French lawmakers
He is one of the most well-travelled officials of the Guinean transition. After visiting Moscow in March for the Africa-Russia...
DRC : Environment minister Eve Bazaiba at loggerheads with Congo’s forestry barons
Eve Bazaiba’s shake-up may just have to wait. The Congolese environment minister’s reorganisation of the forestry sector is still pending, thus raising concerns among the...
DJIBOUTI : Security firm S3 angles for AFRICOM deals
Two directors of Nalco Construction & Logistics, a local construction company that regularly works with the US military base at...
CAMEROON : UAE Trade Center boss pushes Emirati businesses in Yaoundé
The Emirates are targeting Cameroon as a new investment destination for its companies. Walid Hareb Al Falahi, CEO of the UAE Trade Center, was in...
GABON : Maurel & Prom still in the running for Carlyle’s assets
The Indonesian oil group Pertamina’s international arm Maurel & Prom (M&P) announced on 13 June that it was still in the running to purchase deposits...
LESOTHO : Chamber of Mines rebels against new tax regime
The Chamber of Mines is dead set against the new tax regime parliament is about to ratify. It includes a sharp increase in taxes for...
