Guinea : Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya’s offensive on Russian miner Nordgold
The Guinean government patiently planned its strategy of attack. It is due to take shape with a trip to the Norwegian capital Oslo of a...
Month : April 2024
Senegal : Faye set to pick chief of protocol
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has already appointed an aide-de-camp, Colonel Pape Birane Dièye, and a chief of staff, Mary Teuw Niane,...
Cameroon : INCM-Augentic poised to snatch ID card contract from Thales DIS
The German-Portuguese consortium INCM-Augentic looks set to start producing identity cards in Cameroon. ThalesDIS has held this contract since 1995, but Gaborone appears to have...
Central African Republic : Civipol demotes country director in midst of EU negotiations
The CAR office of France’s technical cooperation mission is going through a rough patch just as it is renegotiating one of its most important contracts...
Kenya : World Bank lends debt-laden Kenya Power $400m
The loan is intended to help the electricity distributor pay off its debts, but it comes with conditions attached....
Tunisia : Saied’s trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely
Tense regional geopolitics have led Kais Saied to indefinitely postpone his official visit to Mauritania....
Botswana : China Minmetals invests heavily in Khoemacau copper mine
In March, the MMG subsidiary finalised its $1.73bn takeover of Cuprous Capital, owner of the Khoemacau copper mine in northern Botswana. This is the largest...
Africa : Ukraine to open several embassies in Africa
Ukraine’s special envoy for Africa and the Middle East is due to begin a tour of Africa in April to open embassies in several African...
Kenya : Why agrifood giant Del Monte kicked out 250 security guards
In early March, US agrifood group Del Monte Kenya fired 250 security guards, reportedly in response to accusations that they...
Central African Republic : Faustin-Archange Touadéra to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris again
Emmanuel Macron will receive Faustin-Archange Touadéra at the Élysée Palace during the week of 15 April. The two heads of...
