South Africa : ANC uptight over secretive Eskom CEO selection process
The media buzz around André de Ruyter’s sudden departure as CEO of Eskom in February is a stark contrast to...
Month : September 2023
Kenya : Ali Bongo, William Ruto, Nasser Bourita
Gabon: the untold story behind Ali Bongo’s distress call It was a video of Ali Bongo that went around the world....
Africa : African Centre for Disease Control boss under fire for alleged mismanagement
The behaviour of Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya is causing concern at the highest levels of the African Union. Kaseya, who...
Mozambique : TotalEnergies pressured into restarting work on Mozambique LNG
On 16 August, Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Carlos Zacarias publicly urged TotalEnergies to lift the declaration of force majeure that has halted...
Morocco : Mohammed VI’s ambassadors-in-waiting
Some 20 ambassadors who were recently posted to Rabat have been waiting to submit their official diplomatic accreditation to Morocco’s...
Namibia/South Africa : TotalEnergies Block 5/6/7: PetroSA to sell stakes to CNOOC to fund exploration
South Africa’s offshore Block 5/6/7 located in the Orange Basin close to the Namibian border is poised to see a...
Africa : Riyadh fine-tunes plans for Arab-African summit
The fifth Arab-African summit which will be attended by heads of state from the Arab League and African Union will...
DRC : NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections
More than 20 trucks have been intercepted with their cargo at the Kasumbalesa border crossing into Zambia and a copper and cobalt processing factory has...
ALGERIA : French foreign ministry’s Africa director expected in Algiers
The French foreign ministry’s top Africa diplomat Christophe Bigot is expected in Algiers over the next few days to discuss the situation in Niger....
Niger : ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace
The closure of Niger’s airspace after the country’s coup has severely affected the revenues of Africa’s air traffic control body ASECNA, whose boss Mohammed Moussa...
