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Spotlight | Africa
The collapse of commodity trader Phoenix shakes up rice trade

By poaching veterans from rice trading giant Phoenix Global, which was liquidated in 2020, and taking over its contractual positions, the firm's competitors Swiss Singapore, Olam and Ameropa are now ready, thanks to their vastly expanded African network, to face the current surge in food prices.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business

The Continent

Africa
North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

The countries of the Maghreb and Egypt feel that their representation in the African Union's most influential body, the Peace and Security Council, does not match up to their financial contribution. They want an extra seat on the council.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Central Africa

France, Gabon
How Paris mended fences with Libreville

President of France Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo to the Elysée Palace on 12 November 2021. © Arnaud Journois/PhotoPQR/Le Parisien/MaxPPP

After several years of mutual distrust, Paris and Libreville are entering a phase of unprecedentedly calm waters, thanks in large part to the efforts of France. And as Gabon takes up its two-year seat on the UN Security Council, the immediate future of the relationship looks rosy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Chad
How Glencore will avoid paying a parting bonus to its employees with the Perenco takeover

By deciding on a share sale to Perenco rather than an asset sale, Glencore will not have to pay any compensation to its employees, whose employment rights will likely remain unchanged.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Africa, Russia
After Madagascar, the Patriarch of Moscow sets his sights on Brazzaville

Archbishop Leonid of Klin. © Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church

Closely coordinated with Russian diplomatic efforts, the African campaign of the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill, who has just created an exarchate dedicated to the continent, is moving from east to west.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

France, Niger
French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Défense Conseil International (DCI), a private-sector service provider within the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, will train Nigerien air force personnel to strengthen a helicopter unit. This is a rare incursion into Africa, where Paris is reluctant to "privatise" its military cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Burkina Faso
Akoliya Patel on PR offensive to reassure authorities after Inata gold flop

Burkina Faso withdrew Patel's permit for the Inata mine because it deemed his firm, Balaji, had neither spent enough money on it nor done enough work at the site. Patel is now pulling out all the stops to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at his Kalsaka gold mine.

Subscribers only Mining

Niger
Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Former president of Niger Mahamane Ousmane. © Erickus/Panapress/MaxPPP

Mahamane Ousmane has put together a team to help him take his legal battle to the ECOWAS Court of Justice to try to overturn the results of last year's presidential election, which he claims he won but which officially went to President Mohamed Bazoum.

Subscribers only Politics

Guinea
Who's behind Condé's air ambulance ?

Who owns the Gulfstream IV plane that Alpha Condé, his personal doctor and two bodyguards boarded in the early afternoon of 17 January to travel from Conakry to Abu Dhabi?

Subscribers only Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Political opposition tears itself apart over Volker Perthes' proposal

Sudan's opposition coalition Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) has opted for a radical solution: to silence the dissenting voices.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Universal Coal founders hope for success in copper and zinc with Lukin Resources

After founding and leading Universal Coal into coal production in South Africa, a team of businessmen, led by Hendrik Bonsma, are trying their luck again, this time in copper and zinc.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Morocco
Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

United States President Joe Biden. © Twitter/@JoeBiden

The USA's new ambassador to Algeria, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, will take up her post at the end of the month, but the White House has still not decided on an ambassador for Morocco. Meanwhile, bilateral relations are complicating matters.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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