Egypt : Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight
Representatives of French energy group Engie, Orascom Construction, the construction arm of Egyptian group Orascom, and two Toyota Tsusho Group […]...
Month : November 2024
Africa : South Africa, Morocco, Guinea
South Africa – Ryan Smith, the Democratic Alliance’s rising starIn the space of a few months, new Democratic Alliance (DA) […]...
Nigeria : Marriages open up governorship election campaign in Kano State
The 2027 election is still some time off but Barau Jibrin, senator for Kano North and vice president of the […]...
West Africa : ECOWAS set to formalise departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is due to hold an unprecedented summit in the Nigerian capital on 15 December, with the withdrawal...
Congo : MP tackles lack of private sector security regulations
The Congolese parliament’s defence and security committee is examining a bill submitted by its rapporteur, MP Antoine Obam’Ondon. The bill […]...
Kenya : Who will coordinate the Africa-France summit in Nairobi?
Jérémie Blin, who served as France’s ambassador to Burundi until September, was on 22 November appointed secretary general of the […]...
South Africa : ANC heaps new pressure on Ramaphosa over land expropriation bill
In early November, the African National Congress’s (ANC) Economic Transformation Committee drew up a memorandum on the Expropriation Bill, which […]...
Nigeria : Tullow Oil management under pressure to find new sources of growth
Tullow Oil’s shareholders are running out of patience with CEO Rahul Dhir’s cautious approach. Despite a debt of close to $1.5bn, they reckon it’s time...
Eritrea/Ethiopia : Exiled Eritrean opposition strives to protect refugee compatriots
A US-based Eritrean opposition group is working to protect the rights of its compatriot refugees in Ethiopia, where their lack […]...
Libya : UN mission faces uncertain future
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres must figure out if it is worth maintaining the UNSMIL support mission in Libya. […]...
