Africa : Emmanuel Macron set to decide on replacement for Africa adviser
The ground floor of 2 Rue de l’Elysée, where the French president’s Africa adviser – aka ‘Monsieur Afrique’ – has...
Month : September 2023
Uganda : Museveni sets sights on Bobi Wine’s strongholds
Historically complex and often tense, relations between Uganda’s first family and the centuries-old kingdom of Buganda, made up of the...
KENYA : Ruto wants to renegotiate reform timetable with World Bank and IMF
Kenyan President William Ruto is looking as much for time as for money from his country’s multilateral loan providers, the...
MOZAMBIQUE : Manuel Chang’s US defence strategy shapes up
The US lawyer Adam Ford defending Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang who is suspected of corruption in the 2013...
Guinea : Doumbouya’s aides pave the way for president’s trip to NYC
Several members of Guinean transition president Mamadi Doumbouya’s inner circle have travelled to NYC in recent weeks. After making a...
Drc : There’s more to Gécamines’ record performance than meets the eye
Having honoured its commitment to transparency by releasing its audited financial statements for the 2021 financial year, the Congolese state-owned mining company Gécamines has yet...
Algeria : How Tebboune’s team botched its BRICS bid
For the Tebboune administration, the disappointment has left a bitter aftertaste but also an awareness of certain dysfunctions. During the 15th BRICS summit from 22...
MOROCCO : Court puts off SAMIR liquidation after ruling out latest bids
On 17 July, the Casablanca commercial appeal court again put off the liquidation of SAMIR, the company that owns the...
DRC/NAMIBIA/SOUTH AFRICA/ZAMBIA : Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa
Namibia and the EU have agreed to enforce their strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials and renewable hydrogen, signed last...
