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Spotlight | South Sudan
The secret story of the fake sheikh behind a €12bn deal with Salva Kiir's government

Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan, during the COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai on 2 December 2023. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images via AFP

A preliminary oil contract signed by South Sudan with an obscure company based in the United Arab Emirates raises concerns about potential fraud. Behind this entity lies a man suspected to be implicated in international financial crimes.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Congo, Gabon
Delta Synergie audit: Denis Sassou-Nguesso wary of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's intentions

The announcement in March by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions of the launch of an audit of Delta Synergie, the family holding company of the Bongo clan, is continuing to cause concern in Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Congo
Investment group L'Archer Capital seals alliance with auditing giant RSM France

The Congolese investment group L'Archer Capital has signed a strategic partnership with auditing giant RSM in a bid to reach new markets, while RSM is pursuing its own development strategy on the continent.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Senegal
Macron and Faye to discuss repayment of French firms at forthcoming tête-à-tête

With Senegal's new president due to make his first official visit to France on 20 June, Emmanuel Macron intends to raise with him the delicate issue of Dakar repaying debts owed to a handful of French companies, such as Eiffage.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
Foreign minister assembles AU Commission campaign team

Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf in Beijing, China, 20 February 2019. © Pool/Getty Images via AFP

Veteran diplomat Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has yet to officially throw his hat into the ring, but he is already gathering allies for his likely bid to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm, a post Kenya's former PM Raila Odinga is also eyeing.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Vanilla museum awaits final green light from Paris

In the next few weeks, the House of Vanilla initiative will go before a commission of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive final approval.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Morocco
Marrakech pampers Quebec business delegation

Eager to attract investors, the Marrakech region hosted a delegation from Canada for the first time, on the fringes of a meeting of French-speaking entrepreneurs last month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Tunisia
Belgian development agency's programme faces problems in Tunisia

Le projet d'insertion THAMM Plus, porté par Enabel, connaît des difficultés en Tunisie. Une dizaine d'actifs seulement ont été formés à ce jour, et ils doivent finalement se contenter du marché national.

Subscribers only Business

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