Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Archives

Publication

Year

Month

Edition

The Continent
Central Africa
West Africa
Eastern Africa and the Horn
Southern Africa and islands
North Africa

Inner circles | Africa
Xi Jinping's new Africa envoys

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Johannesburg, in August 2023. © Alet Pretorius/Pool/Reuters

China conducts more trade with Africa than any other country, and maintains its pole position year after year. Its president and foreign minister achieve this thanks to an impressive diplomatic machine.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

The Continent

Africa
Pierre Castel's family goes on counter attack to ensure control of group

Pierre Castel in Bordeaux, France, 2019. © GEORGES GOBET/AFP

The split between Castel CEO Gregory Clerc and the founder's family is now final. The latter is seeking the resignation of the ex-tax lawyer, who has become omnipresent in its business affairs.

Subscribers only Business

Central Africa

DRC
Trump administration tries to force through candidate to head MONUSCO

David Gressly, former deputy head of MONUSCO, pictured here in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2021. © Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Washington has put forward two American candidates to head the United Nations mission in the DRC. Among those being considered is former UN official David Gressly. Significantly weakened in the region, the global organisation urgently needs to restructure its presence in Central Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Senegal
Secret mediation underway between Macky Sall and Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Macky Sall (right), Ousmane Sonko (center)and Bassirou Diomaye Faye (left), in Dakar on 28 March 2024. © Presidential Palace/EPA/MaxPPP

Seeking to build closer ties with his successor, the former president has initiated discussions with the current head of state via a member of the latter's family. The move caused some tension in Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's camp.

Subscribers only Politics

Nigeria
ENI receives several offers for its SPDC shares

The Italian company was the last major to put its shares in the SPDC joint venture on the market. It has now received several bids. The Renaissance consortium appears to be in a strong position to take over, but its interest is viewed with suspicion in Abuja.

Subscribers only Energy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Burundi
Gitega mends fences with IMF despite franc dispute

By promising reforms, the government has returned to the International Monetary Fund's good graces. The latter had suspended its programmes after the Ndayishimiye administration refused to devalue its currency at the beginning of the year.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy

Ethiopia
AfDB invites Finance Minister Ahmed Shide to London

The Ethiopian finance minister is due in the British capital on 15 and 16 December for the 17th replenishment of the African Development Bank's concessional window, the African Development Fund.

Subscribers only Finance

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Junta head Randrianirina makes secret trip to Dubai

President of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina in Antananarivo on 17 October 2025. © Rijasolo/AFP

Meetings held with Emirati, American and Israeli diplomats and with Erik Prince... The Madagascar strongman made a confidential trip to the city-state, where he took part in numerous sensitive talks.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
OCP and Fortescue's short-lived green hydrogen dream

The two firms had earmarked around $13bn for a green ammonia and hydrogen venture in southern Morocco. But the phosphate giant and the Australian miner have since abandoned their pact, leaving the door open for France's Engie.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining

Morocco
King's digital darling, Zaki Narjisse, pursues breakthrough in tech

Netopia Solutions has just acquired local firm Harmony Technology, notably with the aim of taking advantage of the consulting firm's particularly extensive client portfolio.

Subscribers only Business

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Archives