DRC : Army adds Turkish Bayraktar drones to its arsenal
The FARDC have taken delivery in recent weeks of four new Turkish-made attack drones, Bayraktar TB2s....
Month : June 2025
Morocco : AFD backs alliance between OCP and Engie
Announced with great fanfare at the beginning of May, the agreement between Agence Française de Développement and the phosphate giant OCP Group should also benefit...
Angola : US defence companies set out to conquer Luanda
American defence companies are courting the Angolan Ministry of Defence to supply the Forças Armadas Angolanas with light armoured vehicles....
Ivory Coast : Alassane Ouattara delays announcing his candidacy for the presidential election
Although the RHDP congress is due to be held on 21 and 22 June, President Alassane Ouattara is not expected to announce his candidacy for...
Central African Republic : The scoop on Bangui’s major mining deal with Canada’s CVMR
A major mining deal is being finalised in Bangui. On 17 June, the Central African Republic signed a memorandum of […]...
Senegal : El Hadj Malick Sow, Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s behind-the-scenes legal advisor
The decree appointing El Hadj Malick Sow has not been made public, although the Senegalese presidency has been using his […]...
Africa : From Douala to Djibouti, IOG on the lookout for African carbon dollars
Still in its infancy, a carbon credit scheme launched in Djibouti is quietly positioning itself as a pan-African project – one that blurs the lines...
Ethiopia : Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s young Tigrayan guard
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is carefully preparing his reconquest of Tigray in order to marginalise the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is led by...
Africa : Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Sesakho Magadla, Ousmane Ndiaye
Central African Republic – Faustin-Archange Touadéra puts together his first diplomatic high-level meetingFaustin-Archange Touadéra is closely monitoring preparations for the […]...
Africa : Washington prepares its trade offensive
For several weeks, diplomats from the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs have been busy preparing for the Africa Summit […]...
