Congo : Brazzaville seeks private firm to supply electricity
An interministerial committee has been set up to assist the Congolese government in selecting the company to which the supply and marketing of electricity will...
Month : July 2024
Mali : FEMAFOOT president to be given the boot
Nearly a year after being imprisoned for alleged corruption, and despite his re-election as head of Mali’s national football federation, opponents want to remove Mamoutou...
Burundi : Ndayishimiye administration continues rapprochement with Western donors
Despite levels of macroeconomic and political risk which the World Bank deems “high” and “substantial” respectively, the institution is preparing...
Tunisia : FIFA’s two paths forward for Tunisian football
The Tunisian football federation FTF has been officially without a chairman since 16 July, presenting FIFA with a difficult choice. The...
Zimbabwe : Lithium: Britain’s Premier African Minerals finally to start production
Premier African Minerals (PAM) is fine tuning its lithium concentrate plant, located 100km northwest of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, with George Roach,...
Nigeria : Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is stepping up the pace, finalising the acquisition of 50 new aircraft this year, mainly...
West Africa : Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities
More than 50 African delegations will attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on 26 July. The task of validating the various...
South Africa : Ex-US attorney general Eric Holder, MTN’s favourite lawyer
South African telecoms giant MTN now has until 16 August, barring an extension, to agree on the next stage in...
Tunisia : Italy’s Casillo extends foothold in wheat market
Along with other European firms, it will be supplying barley and soft wheat....
Morocco : Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract
The project is expected to cost close to half a billion euros....
