Madagascar : Public spending watchdog accuses government of secrecy over Covid-19 crisis
The Court of Auditors, headed by Jean de Dieu Rakotondramihamina, published its 2023 performance report in early August. In the […]...
Month : August 2024
Africa : Between Google and Meta, African Union seeks AI strategy
Artificial intelligence is presenting the African Union with considerable challenges in terms of energy and science, infrastructure and sovereignty. The pan-African organisation is thus working...
Central African Republic : Fuel shortage forces MINUSCA to curb travel
The UN peacekeeping mission’s supplier Tristar is struggling to import its products....
Comoros islands/Madagascar : Football federation makes Comorians and Madagascans play away from home
The first and second days of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be played neither in Antananarivo nor in Iconi....
Kenya : Ruto shakes up national security arrangements in wake of protests
Since the protest on 25 June, which saw dozens of people briefly occupy parliament, part of which caught fire, Kenyan […]...
Tunisia : Japanese giant Sumitomo’s factory finally gets green light
Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo was on the agenda at the fifth meeting of the High Council on Investment (CSI) on 14 […]...
Ivory Coast : TotalEnergies follows Shell’s lead in exiting Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage
After years of hesitation, the directors of French oil major TotalEnergies have decided to sell the group’s 20.35% stake in […]...
Mali : MagForce International corruption case to go to trial in Paris
The order, issued on 22 July, bears the signature of judge Serge Tournaire, the first vice-president in charge of investigations at […]...
Ivory Coast : ENI forced to seek Gulf partners for mammoth Baleine project
Italian oil giant ENI is eagerly hunting for a partner for the Baleine development. Any such deal must be concluded before December, when the second...
Senegal : Carlyle Aviation threatens to seize Air Sénégal aircraft
The ruling was handed down on 21 August 2024 and is currently confidential. Responding to a claim brought by Carlyle […]...
