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Spotlight | Africa, China, United States
When Trump confronts China head on, Obama teams up with Alibaba

Barack Obama and Jack Ma at an APEC meeting in the Philippines in November 2015/ © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

While the Covid-19 pandemic has exasperated already strained relations between the Trump administration and Beijing, Barack Obama has taken a step in the opposite direction. His foundation quietly sought out the Chinese tech giant Alibaba to work on mutual projects in Africa.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

Central Africa

Cameroon
Covid-19: Tower Resources' numerous setbacks on Thali block

The drilling of a long-awaited well on the Thali block looked to be set to proceed shortly but the epidemic has caused a fresh postponement of the project.

Subscribers only Energy

Cameroon
Biya's hardliners go after Maurice Kamto's finances

The opposition leader Maurice Kamto © Reuters

The Cameroonian government's multiple attempts to cut Maurice Kamto off from his financial backers is the latest sign of the growing influence of a diehard government faction led by Samuel Mvondo Ayolo, head of civilian staff at the presidency.

Free access Politics

West Africa

Ghana
The World Bank tries to rescue state-owned GNPC from Sankofa financial quagmire

The public sector company is being suffocated by conditions in the Sankofa gas contract which oblige it to pay even for gas it does not use. In 2019, it ended up GNPC paid ENI a total $200m.

Subscribers only Energy

Guinea
Conakry counting on Monaco Resources to bump up bauxite exports

The state company responsible for marketing Guinea's national mining output, Soguipami, is hoping a local subsidiary of the omnipresent Monaco Resources will help increase its sales, though the Monegasque firm has had trouble getting its projects off the ground in the country.

Subscribers only Mining

Benin
Norway's Vissim late on anti-piracy surveillance system

Cotonou is still waiting on the Norwegian firm Vissim to deliver its maritime surveillance system, one that could help offshore oil operators in the region, while crime in the Gulf of Guinea shows no signs of abating.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Africa
Covid-19: EU working on airlifts to Africa

The European diplomatic corps is working closely with NGOs on an airlift operation to help several African capitals grappling with the coronavirus crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Nairobi airport forced to postpone terminal 1 refit

The global Covid-19 pandemic has forced the Kenyan authorities to delay a call for tenders for the refurbishment of one of the two terminals at the Nairobi airport.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Religious congregations not convinced by Rajoelina's Covid-19 miracle cure

President Andry Rajoeline at the launch of his herbal drink. © presidence.gov.mg/

Both Jesuits and FJKM Protestants have dismissed the Malagasy president's miraculous herbal remedy, a cure he is hoping will help him win back popularity.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Algeria
Senator Madani Mouissa takes over GR5 pipeline security contract from Secur Group

The Leader Amne group owned by FLN senator for Ouargla Mohamed Madani Mouissa has won the Din. 129m contract to provide security at the GR5 station at Hassi R'mel. Secur Group, which has links with the Kouninef brothers, was taken off the contract in March.

Subscribers only Business

Libya
Italy's MED Spa sells speedboats to Tripoli coastguards before European fund closes

Giuseppe Conte's governnment signed off one last contract with the Italian firm before the European integrated border and migration management in Libya fund closes in June.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

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