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Spotlight | Morocco
Palace fit for an Emir of Qatar finally finished in Marrakesh

King Mohammed VI welcoming Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, then Emir of Qatar, on an official visit to Rabat on 11 August 1999. © Zouitini/AFP

From bustard hunting and motor racing to all sorts of outdoor sports, former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has plenty to while away his twilight years having set up home in his new sumptuous residence in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy

The Continent

Africa
Giorgia Meloni's Mattei Plan challenged by the opposition

Two years after the much-heralded announcement of €5.5bn in Italian investment on the continent, the programme's disappointing results are causing political opponents to grit their teeth.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Central Africa

Central African Republic
Armed forces training to be the focus when EU arrives for government talks

A European delegation is expected in Bangui in mid-February and is due to meet with Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in particular to address the tricky topic of military training.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

West Africa

Nigeria
How the presidential party took strategic Kano State

Former Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in Dajin Gomo, Nigeria, in November 2015. © Stringer/Reuters

By securing the support of Abba Kabir Yusuf, the APC has further strengthened its position in the country's second most populous state ahead of the 2027 presidential election. This play is allowing Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to make a real comeback to the political scene.

Subscribers only Politics

Ivory Coast
Abidjan prepares a hike in gold royalties

The minister of mines and petroleum wants the state to benefit more from the almost exponential rise in the price of gold in recent months.

Subscribers only Mining

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Inner circles | South Sudan
President Kiir's daughter Adut consolidates her place at the heart of power

Adut Salva Kiir in Juba, on 19 December 2025. © Office of the Senior Presidential Envoy/Facebook

At the helm of an influential economic affairs office within South Sudan's presidential palace, Adut Salva Kiir has secured the appointment of close allies to the highest levels of the state. Her long-term ambitions - and her ability to realise them - remain unclear.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Namibia
TotalEnergies opens search for technical local partners

The French major published a call for expressions of interest to find a partner capable of providing it with platform supply vessels in Namibia. This is an encouraging sign for local subcontractors as they wait for the launch of the Venus project.

Subscribers only Energy

Madagascar
Construction firms from France hunt down opportunities in Antananarivo

Due to a coincidence, delegations representing two French construction companies, Matière and Vinci, are currently in Antananarivo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy

North Africa

Libya, Tunisia
Tunisian group Etraph busy building pre-revolutionary projects from Benghazi to Tripoli

The construction of a five-star hotel in the new Al-Andalus marina tourist complex has just been revived in the capital. Its developer will also build the future Libyan European Hospital.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

Morocco
French Justice Minister expected in Rabat

A regular visitor to the kingdom, Gérald Darmanin is hoping to further judicial cooperation over the identification and possible extradition of French nationals on the run in Morocco.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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