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Spotlight | Senegal
Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Former Senegalese president Macky Sall in Paris, France, 8 June 2024. © Antonin Burat/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Concerned that he may be the subject of a vendetta by his successor's administration, Sall is counting on the support of a group of heavyweights from the Senegalese legal world, ready to strike back in the event of prosecution of the former head of state or those close to him.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Cameroon
Brussels backs infrastructure projects

The European Union is planning to provide €50m in support of the Kikot hydroelectric dam project. It is also planning to back projects to renovate railway lines and factories.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy

DRC
Serge Tshibangu, President Tshisekedi's sole representative at Trump's inauguration

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi will be represented at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony by Serge Tshibangu, the head of state's former high representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Nigeria
President Tinubu floods oil-rich Niger Delta with funds

Bola Tinubu wants to get Nigeria's oil production back up to two million barrels per day. His 2025 budget proposal aims to push the international majors to up their output.

Subscribers only Energy

Niger
Berlin prepares its return to Niamey

Almost a year and a half after ending its cooperation with Niger, Germany is about to resume its development aid. An agreement is due to be finalised in the next few days.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ivory Coast
Entrepreneur Yaya Sylla launches AI and defence fair

At the end of February, Abidjan will host an event devoted to defence, space and cybersecurity. It is spearheaded by Ivorian businessman Yaya Sylla, who has invested in Prométhée Earth Intelligence, a French company that hopes to capitalise on the event.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines' new airport project takes wing despite local pushback

An Ethiopian Airlines plane at Addis Ababa airport, March 2021. © Amanuel Sileshi/AFP

Africa's leading airline is aiming to quadruple the number of passengers flying in and through the country by building a new airline hub in Bishoftu. However, farmers in the Oromia region are unhappy about the compensation being offered by the local authorities and the plans for their resettlement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
New ambassador to the US faces raft of challenges

Former minister Lantosoa Rakotomalala, who was appointed by President Andry Rajoelina, has been tasked with strengthening trade relations when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
As Trump looms, South Korea's gigafactories in doubt

With the possible change to the Inflation Reduction Act by the new US administration, South Korean giants LG and Samsung have decided to suspend their investment projects in Morocco's electric battery sector.

Subscribers only Business

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