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Spotlight | Benin
Campaign teams try to reposition for 2026 elections following arrest of Olivier Boko

Beninese soldiers in front of the Marina presidential palace courtyard, Cotonou. © Stéphane Lemouton/Pool/Abacapress via Reuters

Since Patrice Talon's former adviser was detained in late September, his supporters have been trying to find a response. With just 18 months to go to the presidential elections, however, all the would-be candidates are wary.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Central Africa
BEAC and extractive industry professionals prolong negotiations on rehabilitation funds

Oil and mining companies operating within CEMAC had undertaken to reach an agreement with the bloc's central bank by 1 January, but are now aiming to do so four months later.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran quietly exits cashew sector

Cashew Industries West Africa is quietly closing its doors. Its billionnaire owner decided to stop investing in the entity earlier in the year.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Ivory Coast
Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

For almost 10 months, Abidjan has been unable to pay its bills to natural gas producer Foxtrot International

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

The private sector wants to harmonise customs tariffs in the East African Community. Tensions over trade have strained diplomatic relations between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the year.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga announces his candidature for chair of the African Union Commission, at the State House in Nairobi on 27 August 2024. © Simon Maina/AFP

The Kenyan candidate can count on several allies in each of Africa's regions to support his run for the coveted post. The grievances that drove widespread protests in Kenya earlier this year have also informed his campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
How petroleum minister ignored warnings over launch of new state oil firm

Gwede Mantashe during his swearing in as South African Minister of Mineral Resources, in a South African Parliament sitting on 3 July 2024, in Cape Town. © Rodger Bosch/AFP

Two consultancy firms warned of major flaws in South Africa's draft law on the creation of a state oil company, and even questioned its legitimacy. The ministry of petroleum resources has ignored their caveats.

Subscribers only Energy

Angola
João Lourenço postpones Paris trip

The Angolan president and likely next AU chairperson was due to travel to France early this month but now plans to go in January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

French president Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI of Morocco during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

The new partnership between OCP and Engie is a major step forward in energy cooperation between Morocco and France, and the two national powerhouses are already looking for a site for a future green hydrogen production plant.

Subscribers only Energy

Tunisia
Former minister Mohsen Hassen branches out into Tunisian hotel sector

Tunisia's former trade minister has expanded his already impressive business empire by venturing into the hospitality industry with a four-star hotel in the heart of Tunis.

Subscribers only Business

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