Kenya : Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map
President William Ruto would like to see Kenya return to the world’s top ten troop contributors to United Nations peacekeeping...
Month : October 2023
Madagascar : Ex-Rajoelina aide changes tack with guilty plea in Gemfields case
The Gemfields case, in which two close acquaintances of Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina stand accused of trying to secure bribes from...
Congo/DRC/Gabon : Trafigura shakes up its Africa team
After appointing an executive committee headed by Jeremy Weir, the Australian who has been Trafigura’s CEO since 2014, the oil and mining trade giant is...
Africa/Angola : Lisbon’s Africa networks flourish under Rebelo de Sousa
Every year for his birthday, Angolan president João Lourenço invites as a special guest his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who never fails to...
DRC : Law firm Gauvin & Raji to set up shop in Kinshasa
The law firm Gauvin & Raji, which has offices Paris and Casablanca, is planning to open an outpost in Kinshasa...
Kenya : Gachagua’s coffee reforms leave bitter taste in Mount Kenya
Anger is brewing in the Mount Kenya region. Coffee growers are preparing to demonstrate as early as January if sector...
Libya : TotalEnergies in discussions to extend Waha licence
Discussions are already underway to renew the massive oil production licence for the Waha deposit, operated by National Oil Corporation...
Africa : UN ponders future of its African peace operations
Next month’s visit to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa by the twelve ambassadors who sit on the United Nations Security Council is both...
Uganda : Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine’s networks
The 5 October arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, on the tarmac of Entebbe airport was accompanied...
Tunisia : Lenders seek guarantees from Kais Saied
Afreximbank, a regular lender to Tunis, now requires Tunisian loan applications to bear the signature of President Kais Saied. Until...
