Nigeria : Gift of potash sows discord in Abuja
On 19 January, the African Predator will sail into Nigeria’s south-eastern port of Onne flying the Panamanian flag, having left Ventspils...
Month : January 2024
Algeria : Employers’ federation number two Hassen Khelifati sidelined
The problems that had been brewing within the Conseil du Renouveau Economique Algérien (CREA), an employers’ organisation founded in 2019...
DRC : VIP guest list for Tshisekedi’s swearing-in
The Congolese authorities are busy organising the swearing-in ceremony for...
Ethiopia/Sudan : Sudanese ambassador’s departure leaves Addis seat vacant
Jamal El Sheikh, Sudan’s ambassador to Ethiopia, quietly retired in December without the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) having time to find a replacement....
Algeria : Cevital gains a toehold in South America
Algerian Cevital has moved into the South American market with a shipment of more than 1,000 tonnes of sugar to Mexico....
Madagascar : French rapper Orelsan postpones launch of cultural project
Rapper Aurélien Cotentin, AKA Orelsan, and Ahélya Randriambolaina’s cultural project is taking its time. There were rumours in Antananarivo of an early 2024 inauguration, but...
Congo : Juggling family members at heart of Sassou’s reshuffle
Ministry officials in Brazzaville have been waiting with bated breath since the start of the week, as Denis Sassou-Nguesso has...
Ivory Coast : Ouattara banks on ENI’s Baleine field to plug deficit
Ivory Coast plans to borrow $9.7bn in 2024, including nearly $5.7bn on the financial markets, to plug a hole in...
Niger : Junta sets conditions for Mohamed Bazoum’s release
Negotiations led by the Togolese president Faure Gnassingbe over the release of the former president of Niger Mohamed Bazoum appear...
Ethiopia : Addis pursues informal talks with private lenders ahead of IMF visit
Ethiopia’s $1bn eurobond talks are a closed-door affair. The Ethiopian government is engaged in unofficial talks with some (but not yet all) of its bondholders...
