Guinea : Raidco Marine boss in hot water in Conakry
It was an unusual scene that unfolded at the end of April in the hushed corridors of Conakry’s Hotel Noom....
Month : July 2024
Somalia : Doha regains foothold in Mogadishu
On 22 and 23 July, a conference of the Somali diaspora will be held in Doha, under the patronage of...
Morocco : Somagec-SGTM firm favourite for Tanger Med roll-on/roll-off terminal extension
The extension of the passenger and roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) port at the Tanger Med port complex, estimated to cost around €500m,...
Africa : Macky Sall, Alassane Ouattara, Évariste Ndayishimiye
Senegal: Sall due back in Dakar to attend son’s weddingFormer Senegalese president Macky Sall is expected to return to Dakar...
Senegal : Diomaye Faye treads fine line between creditors and IMF
The issuance of $750m worth of eurobonds by Senegal (as reported by Bloomberg on 4 June), was organised with great discretion. We understand that the...
Kenya : Tax authorities under pressure after Ruto drops budget
State House economists have been working tirelessly since its tenant, President William Ruto, bowed to public pressure and withdrew his...
Algeria : AXA Algérie shaken by embezzlement probe
Algerian investigators are probing an alleged embezzlement scheme at the French insurer AXA’s local offshoot. Around fifty people, including current...
Africa : Cameroon, Malawi, Congo
Cameroon: Another accolade for award-winning poet Sara TimbCameroonian poet Sara Timb was awarded the Osù prize for poetry last week...
Tanzania/Uganda : TotalEnergies secures Africa Finance Corp backing for East African pipeline
Patrick Pouyanné’s presence in Kigali on 16 May, alongside Africa’s richest man, the Nigerian Aliko Dangote, was one of the highlights of the latest Africa...
Tunisia : President’s brother Naoufel Saied mysteriously dropped by Italian law firm
Until early July, Naoufel Saied, the highly influential brother of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was listed on the website of...
