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Spotlight | Morocco
Xlinks' solar megaproject quietly brings ex-Rolls-Royce chairman Ian Davis on board

The well-connected former chairman of Rolls-Royce Ian Davis. © www.gov.uk

The British startup, which has plans to build a 10.5 GW solar-plus-wind power plant in Morocco to be connected to the UK grid through the world's largest under-sea cable, appointed the well-connected former chairman of Rolls-Royce to its board of directors last month.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

Central Africa

In Focus | Sahel, West Africa
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

French multi-role armoured vehicles VBMR Griffon patrol the streets of Gao on 4 December 2021. © Thomas Coex/AFP

In November, one of the French army's convoys that came to support the Barkhane force by road was attacked by locals. For the past two months, French military planners have been working on scenarios to keep its troops supplied in the Sahel without provoking any new unrest.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

DRC
Tshisekedi's team prepares diplomatic strategy shift

DRC president Félix Tshisekedi. © Tobias Schwarz/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Kinshasa is reconsidering its international policy, which to date has focused primarily on Europe and the United States. This will involve new strategic axes, appointment of ambassadors and the reinforcement of ambassadorial roles.

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Central African Republic, Rwanda
EU plans to place troops trained by its military mission in CAR under Rwanda's supervision

The EU's training mission in CAR has been suspended since the beginning of December, however ways to revive it are currently being examined. Cooperation with the Rwandan army is one route being considered in Paris, but implementing this would be challenging.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

West Africa

Guinea
Artelia to handle environmental and social studies for WCS' Simandou iron ore project

French engineering firm Artelia, which already completed an ESIA for Winning Consortium Simandou, owner of blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron ore project, should soon take on new responsibilities.

Subscribers only Mining

Africa, France
Castel's 'annus horribilis' runs on as it misses out on Africa Cup of Nations partnership

Under threat of losing its Coca-Cola bottling licence in Madagascar, French group Castel has suffered another setback in West Africa by seeing its lucrative partnership with the African Football Confederation snatched by a competitor ahead of the 33rd African Cup of Nations.

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Ghana, Togo
Paris boosts Accra and Lomé military with drones and observation aircraft using EU funds

From 2022, with EU funding, Paris will pilot the reinforcement of aerial intelligence capacities for Togo and Ghana. Under consideration are the provision of drones and an observation aircraft to prevent incursions by armed groups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Egypt, Senegal
Macky Sall expected to meet Sisi in Cairo

The president of Senegal Macky Sall will travel to Cairo in mid-January to meet with his counterpart Abdelfattah al-Sisi, with whom he will discuss the upcoming Senegalese presidency of the African Union (AU).

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Botswana
Banker Petrus Sabina opens way for South African Lekoa Technologies into Botswana's mines

Lekoa Mining Botswana, the Motswana branch of South African Lekoa Technologies was created on 15 December in Gaborone.

Subscribers only Mining

France, Madagascar, Rwanda
Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's subtle mix of leisure and politics in Africa

Breaking news published on 29/12/21 at 09:50 - After celebrating his 66th birthday in Rwanda, French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to the continent to spend Christmas in Madagascar. Both trips were private, but Sarkozy's tight connections to African rulers certainly came in handy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Egypt
QatarEnergy enjoys easing of relations with Cairo to invest alongside Shell

Qatar energy minister and CEO of Qatar Energy Saad Sherida al-Kaabi. © STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Nearly a year after the end of the blockade, the Qatari group has at last been given the green light to invest in Egypt's offshore after a four year hiatus, against the backdrop of the Gulf crisis.

Subscribers only Energy

Algeria
Tebboune strives to boost Oran Mediterranean Games

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. © farouk Batiche/APP/MaxPPP

The next Mediterranean Games, to be held in Oran, have already been postponed because of COVID by one year to June 2022, and President Tebboune is pushing to move things forward. The organising committee has already attributed the drug testing bid but there is much left to do.

Subscribers only Politics

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