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In Focus | Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Illustrated by Julien Pacaud. © Photomontage - G. Cacace/M-A Kurtar/AFP ; S. Karpukhin/Reuters

The Guinean junta is keeping up pressure on the gold group owned by Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov to get payment of a $200m debt. But the billionaire still has strong connections within the local mining sector, enabling Nordgold to continue to export gold to Dubai in breach of Western sanctions.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Equatorial Guinea
Arthur Eze lays down his terms on Vaalco on Venus oil field's 'bloc P'

The influential Nigerian businessman will not contribute to the development costs of the Venus oil field, in which he now holds a 20% stake. All these investments will be borne by the US junior Vaalco until the field comes on stream.

Subscribers only Energy

Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadéra to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris again

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Central African counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadéra at the Élysée Palace in Paris, on 22 June 2023. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

The Central African Republic president will hold talks with his French counterpart at the Elysée Palace in mid-April. They are expected to sign off on a roadmap for restoring bilateral relations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Benin
Atos to boost Benin's aviation intelligence

The debt-burdened French IT services group has been selected to modernise the Beninese army's airborne capabilities in collaboration with France's Défense Conseil International (DCI).

Subscribers only Defence

Nigeria
Road map for launch of new anti-kidnapping unit

Though kidnapping is on the rise, General Adamu Laka's 26 March appointment as the new head of the Nigerian Counter Terrorism Center will postpone the establishment of a new anti-kidnapping cell.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Nairobi risks falling foul of EU deforestation rules

Unlike its neighbours Uganda and Ethiopia, Kenya has yet to announce a national plan to bring its coffee sector into line with European anti-deforestation regulations, having been too preoccupied with other reforms in the sector.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Empty coffers hamper ANC election campaign

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Durban, on 24 February 2024. © Rogan Ward/Reuters

The ruling party, led by Cyril Ramaphosa, has been running a decidedly low-key campaign on account of a lack of funds.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Tunisia
National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

The international branch of the state sanitation body Office National de l'Assainissement, which was set up in 2010 with Franco-Tunisian businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, has struggled to get off the ground but is launching a fresh attempt at international expansion.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch tackles touchy social matters

A decrease in butane gas subsidies, pension reform, unemployment benefits... Halfway through his term, a plateful of strategic and sensitive matters await Morocco's prime minister.

Subscribers only Politics

Morocco, Rwanda
Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch during a visit to the Netherlands in 2022. © Ramon van Flymen/ANP via AFP

Invited by Paul Kagame to the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Tutsi genocide, the King of Morocco has sent his prime minister in his place to Rwanda.

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