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Spotlight | Morocco
French agro-industrial giant Avril edges closer to take control of Lesieur Cristal

Olive tree field belonging to Moroccan agro-industrial company Lesieur Cristal near Meknes,
Morocco, 2015. — Olive tree field belonging to Moroccan agro-industrial company Lesieur Cristal near Meknes, Morocco, 2015. © Fadel Senna / AFP

The French company is betting on improved Franco-Moroccan relations to secure a majority stake in the kingdom's table oil leader, which would allow it to roll out its long-stalled African expansion.

Subscribers only Business

Central Africa

Congo, Senegal
Details of Congolese PM's Dakar trip revealed

Anatole Collinet Makosso is kicking off a visit to Senegal during which he will meet with his counterpart Ousmane Sonko, as well as Congolese nationals.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

DRC, Rwanda
Kinshasa orders Kigali to share Lake Kivu geological findings

The Congolese government has instructed a Parisian law firm to order Rwanda to provide it with geological exploration findings from the lake shared by the DRC and Rwanda.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara loses close ally over Thiam's removal from looming presidential race

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, on 10 October 2024. © Andrew Esiebo / Getty Images Europe / Getty Images via AFP

In a letter to the Ivorian president that has been consulted by Africa Intelligence, Philippe Serey-Eiffel, one of the head of state's long-term advisers, has spoken out about the negative consequences of removing Tidjane Thiam from this year's election.

Subscribers only Politics

Nigeria
Interior minister to talk security in Helsinki

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is in Finland looking for inspiration for the surveillance of his country's own land borders, especially with Niger.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
All-change at electoral commission a year from 2026 vote

Twelve months from the next polls, the Ethiopian electoral commission is undertaking an in-depth reform of the country's voting laws, while also changing its leadership.

Subscribers only Politics

Eritrea, Uganda
Kampala quietly blocks arrival of Eritrean asylum seekers

The Ugandan government wants to step up its fight against human trafficking and money laundering networks set up by Eritrean émigrés.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

By transferring its internal auditors to the new state-owned oil company, PetroSA has placed them in a situation of non-compliance with the law on public finances.

Subscribers only Energy

Mozambique
Glass half empty for TotalEnergies deputy's visit

TotalEnergies' President of Exploration and Production met two of President Daniel Chapo's advisors and Minister of Natural Resources Estevao Pale.

Subscribers only Energy

North Africa

Morocco
Royal Navy considers fitting its ships with Israeli missiles

Rabat recently took delivery of a number of new weapons systems that are expected to be used by the Moroccan fleet, yet the choice of vessels to be equipped is proving more complex than expected.

Subscribers only Defence

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