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In Focus | Rwanda, South Africa
Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

The mining and defence specialist and heir to the dynasty that co-founded AngloVaal has been investing heavily in "technology metals" with help from the US, worried about being left behind by China. As he had done in the 1990s with British and South African army veterans, who found the first private military companies to help his activities, Menell now has a retired US admiral and a former British army officer on board.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Cameroon
Biya's right-hand man, General Ivo Desancio Yenwo, selected to protect the British embassy

The British Foreign Office has just put its trust in the private security provider Essoka Security, founded by one of Cameroon President Paul Biya's top security experts.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Cameroon
Outlook is bleak for struggling Sogea-Satom subsidiary

Without fresh work, Sogea-Satom's subsidiary in Cameroon ended last year in difficulty as it began carrying out yet another workforce reduction plan in October. Prospects for 2022 are poor.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

The Kasumbalesa dry port project (DRC) was launched in 2018.

DRC
Major players and unknown firms vie to build Kasumbalesa dry port

Nine companies were last November permitted to take part in a restricted call for tenders to build the dry port in Kasumbalesa. They include Malta Forrest, MW Afritec and the Société Zhengwei Technique Congo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

West Africa

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

The World Bank's mediation entity is seeking an independent expert to help resolve a dispute between bauxite producer CBG and people living near its mines who are unhappy with the level of compensation paid for damage to their health and livelihoods.

Subscribers only Mining

Niger
Sonatrach wins its bid for another 10 years on Kafra

On 4 February the MD of Sipex (Sonatrach), Nacera Meraghni, went to Niamey as the head of an important delegation to sign a new 10-year production-sharing contract (PSC) on the Kafra block, located in the north of Niger.

Subscribers only Energy

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum (L) at a G5 summit on 9 July 2021.

France, Sahel
Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

Breaking news, published on 11/02/2022 at 17:40 - On the eve of the upcoming EU-AU summit, Emmanuel Macron is expected bring together leaders from Europe and the Sahel on 16 February to discuss the future of the French and European presence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya's intelligence agencies are on high alert to try to prevent attacks by radical Islamist groups aimed at destabilising the country in the run-up to general elections. The groups are suspected of targeting Nairobi and Mombasa and counties that lie on the border with Somalia.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (right) welcomed his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) in Cairo, 7 February 2022.

Egypt, Horn of Africa
Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn

The Egyptian president snubbed an African Union summit and instead attended the Beijing Olympics in the company of his financial sponsor, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Sisi is continuing his strategy of encircling his Ethiopian rival and consolidating his position in Sudan and Djibouti.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks

While President Filipe Nyusi is hard at work to give the coalition in Cabo Delgado more fighting power, his staff reassures private investors.

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Botswana
Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

After recruiting former BCL boss and Chamber of Mines president Montwedi Mphathi in 2020, the Ontario-based Premium Nickel Resources has signed up former Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra to head up operations at the $400m-plus project.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Morocco's PM Aziz Akhannouch and Qatar's emir Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha, February 2022.

Morocco
After split with Algiers, Rabat scours horizon for new gas supplies from Madrid to Doha

Having been slow to build its own LNG terminal, Rabat has been forced to turn to Spain for gas but has yet to find suppliers willing to deliver at satisfactory rates. This quest was a key focus of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch's recent visit to Qatar.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

Morocco
South Africa's Sanlam teams up with IRG Real Estate to launch its own property firm

Sanlam Pan Africa is entering the real estate investment market alongside one of the Moroccan specialists in this sector, which has been expanding rapidly in the Kingdom over the past two years.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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