Madagascar : Roland Kobia to take over as EU ambassador in Antananarivo
After three years, Isabelle Delattre-Burger is preparing to leave the European Union delegation in Antananarivo’s well-to-do Ivandry district. President Andry...
Month : July 2024
Gulf of Guinea : French Navy preps for grand meet in West Africa
In October, no fewer than 50 African sailors, gendarmes and customs officers will board one of three amphibious helicopter carriers...
Egypt : Sisi’s cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance
By appointing Osama Askar, the now former chief of staff of the Egyptian army, to the presidency, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has put an end to...
Algeria : New internal intelligence chief reallocates Algeria’s media supervision
Algeria’s Centre de Commmunication and de Diffusion (CCD), the structure in charge of media within the Algerian intelligence services, has...
South Africa : Lundin Group says its goodbyes to Africa
The death in July 2022 of Swedish patriarch Lukas Lundin, head of Lundin Group, has forced the mining and oil...
Ivory Coast : Cotton king Koné Daouda Soukpafolo set to acquire Versus Bank
Koné Daouda Soukpafolo, founder of EKDS (which is also active in the construction, real estate, transport and electricity sectors), is...
Ethiopia : Large companies under threat of tax clampdown in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives adopted a vast budget to the tune of $16.8bn on 4 July. Addressing the lower house of parliament, Prime Minister...
Uganda : Baykar and Thales parade wares to Museveni’s son
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba was appointed chief of staff of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) at...
Congo : Lufthansa Consulting attempts low-key comeback in Brazzaville
It is looking to support the recently revived ECAir....
West Africa : Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit
Several leaders of French-speaking countries are not expected in Abuja on 7 July....
