Senegal : Enshore Subsea continues Dakar cable project despite US funding freeze
Britain’s Enshore Subsea, a key contractor in a major project to install submarine power cables off the Senegal capital Dakar, will continue its work there...
Month : March 2025
Congo : Congolese First Lady flees France after judge issues summons
The Congolese First Lady has cut short her stay in Paris. On 4 March, Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso left the French capital […]...
Central African Republic : Touadéra eyes deal with rebels before presidential poll
The release on the night of 3 March of Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement (CPC) rebel leaders Mahamat al-Khatim […]...
Kenya : Kikuyu and Somali chiefs come together to reduce community tension
In a context of growing tension between their respective communities, traditional Kikuyu chiefs and Somali leaders met on 21 February […]...
Morocco : Concerns over sardine shortages go all the way to top of government
Morocco is known as the world’s leading exporter of canned sardines, yet this may not be the case for much […]...
Tunisia : Minister Mustapha Ferjani’s grand plans for public healthcare
Several months on from his appointment as health minister, Mustapha Ferjani, who is both a general and a qualified doctor, […]...
Madagascar : Rio Tinto subsidiary QMM recruits high-profile anti-graft campaigner
On 1 March, Sahondra Rabenarivo added a new entry to her already impressive CV. The lawyer has joined Qit Minerals Madagascar (QMM), […]...
Nigeria : NNPC seeks to maintain commercial relations with Trump administration
Senior executives from the Nigerian National Petroleum Co (NNPC) are due to travel to Houston on 10 March to attend the […]...
Libya/Morocco : Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa
It was via official letters that the development agency USAID informed its main partners in North Africa that it was withdrawing from all projects in...
South Sudan : Fearful Salva Kiir purges allies to reshape his inner circle
As tensions reach new heights between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival Riek Machar, who saw some of his allies arrested this...
