Algeria : Aiming for a second term, Tebboune charms old regime leader Bouchareb
In the run-up to this December’s presidential election, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is seeking to reconnect with a number of...
Month : March 2024
Botswana : Renewal of Shabtai’s diamond permit runs into opposition in president’s party
Despite its inability to restart production at the Lerala Diamond Mine since taking it over in 2019, Maroon Capital has...
Niger : Junta claims oil victory over China’s CNPC
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) had feared the decision, and, as anticipated, the Nigerian government awarded the Bilma block to state-owned Société Nigérienne du Pétrole...
Somaliland : Foreign minister due in London and Paris to defend Ethiopia deal
Somaliland’s foreign minister, Essa Kayd, is due to travel to London this weekend and then to Paris from 11-14 March...
Cameroon : Phoenix Mining and SNI bury the hatchet over Nkamouna cobalt
Geovic Cameroun, operator of the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel project, finally held its annual general shareholders meeting in Yaoundé on 28 and 29 February after...
Morocco : Swiss firm Bulk Trading to supply Mohammedia power station
Swiss firm Bulk Trading has bagged a €16.7m contract to supply and deliver steam coal to Morocco’s Mohammedia power station....
Senegal : Election delay disrupts DT Global’s plans
The postponement of the Senegalese presidential elections has slowed US firm DT Global’s activities in the country, where it had won a contract to support...
Kenya : Failing Uchumi supermarkets pay to keep United Bank for Africa sweet
One particular manoeuvre stood out at the most recent meeting of creditors of the Uchumi supermarket chain on 29 February....
Madagascar : Karana business barons drag out dispute in courts
In recent weeks, a long-running legal battle has been making waves in the Indian-Pakistani Karana community of powerful businessmen. The...
Senegal : Ouattara’s discreet election advice to Sall
Macky Sall and Alassane Ouattara have spoken four times since the announcement of the postponement of the Senegalese presidential election...
