Angola : Israel Discount Bank opens line of credit for Mitrelli project
For the first time, Israel Discount Bank (IDB), which is headquartered in Tel Aviv, is to open a $72m international line...
Month : December 2023
DRC : Katumbi’s election campaign overshadowed by ‘Zambian nationality’
Moïse Katumbi, the leader of the Ensemble pour la République party, may have been focusing on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 20 December presidential elections,...
Africa : Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Dan Gertler, Faustin-Archange Touadéra
France – Macron’s new ‘Mr Africa’ to start in JanuaryThe French president’s new Africa adviser, diplomat Jérémie Robert (AI, 22/11/23),...
DRC : Samcrete gears up for multi-million dollar arbitration against Kinshasa
Samcrete Engineers & Contractors is laying the groundwork for its future arbitration against the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Egyptian public works company, which says...
Botswana : Gaborone pressures Lucara Diamonds to re-engage with HB Antwerp
The government has still not given the go-ahead for Lucara Diamonds to distribute its largest Botswana diamonds – those over...
Africa : South Africa, Angola, Zambia
South Africa: Dire Tladi, first South African judge on ICJFor the first time in its 78 years of existence, the...
Ivory Coast : Abidjan bides time on tax incentives extension for local cocoa processing
Members of Gepex, a grouping of international cocoa giants in Ivory Coast, are still waiting to see a progressive tax...
Niger : Relationship between Veolia and Abdourahamane Tchiani’s junta dead in the water
France’s Veolia group has lost a total of €4m in Niger over the last four months. After having been involved in the African country for...
Ivory Coast : After sacking Patrick Achi and Abdourahmane Cissé, Ouattara takes aim at other top officials
Alassane Ouattara, having fired prime minister Patrick Achi on 16 October and the secretary general of his office Abdourahmane Cissé...
Ghana/Ivory Coast : Abidjan and Accra cross swords over cocoa
This is the first major falling out between Abidjan and Accra, partners in the Ivory Coast Ghana Cocoa Initiative (ICCIG)...
