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Spotlight | Morocco
Big wig businessman Chakib Alj comes to the rescue of Forafric

Head of Moroccan employers federation CGEM, Chakib Alj, in Rabat on 26 April 2024. © Jalal Morchidi/EPA-EFE via MaxPPP

On the brink of bankruptcy, the Moroccan milling group is about to be bought out by one of its main competitors, Cap Holding. This is an ambitious move for its CEO, who also chairs Morocco's employers' organisation, the CGEM, and will now have to pay off the colossal debts of Yariv Elbaz's group.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Central Africa

Congo
Fragmented campaign set-up for presidential elections

Weakened by internal divisions and palace infighting, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso's campaign is being prepared without, for the time being, calling on major international communications agencies.

Subscribers only Politics

Cameroon
Alliances falter within Chantal Biya's clan

Internal rifts, contested alliances and behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, the first lady's inner circle is showing cracks as a cabinet reshuffle looms.

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West Africa

Togo
Confusion surrounds Kpatcha Gnassingbé's detention

After spending 16 years in prison, Faure Gnassingbé's younger brother is still behind bars in Lomé, even though he was expected to be released.

Subscribers only Defence

Burkina Faso, Togo
Ex-interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is deported to Ouagadougou

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in Ouagadougou, on 2 March 2022. © Olympia de Maismont/AFP

The former Burkinabé coup leader was expelled on 18 January from Togo, where he had been living in exile since his overthrow by Captain Ibrahim Traoré in September 2022. Traoré and his supporters accuse him of orchestrating a coup attempt aimed at removing them from power early this year.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Debt restructuring talks enter final stretch

Ethiopian finance minister Ahmed Shide in Addis Ababa, on 2 August 2022. © Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu via AFP

Ethiopia is about to clinch a bilateral debt deal with one of its official creditors, putting into effect a framework agreed last summer. At the same time, it is in talks with holders of a billion-dollar eurobond that expired in December 2024.

Subscribers only Finance

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Luanda tightens grip on online betting

To improve oversight of operators’ winnings and tax collection, the gaming regulator plans to introduce a payment system operated through a single provider. Two companies are competing for this call for tenders.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

Madagascar
Commander-in-chief over the southern Indian Ocean zone expected in Antananarivo

French General Jean de Monicault is expected to arrive in the Madagascan capital around 21 January for a series of meetings on defence cooperation between Paris and Madagascar.

Subscribers only Defence

North Africa

Morocco
Rabat speeds up drafting of new Western Sahara autonomy plan

Morocco's minister of foreign affairs, Nasser Bourita, in Brussels, on 23 October 2025. © Eric Lalmand/Belga/AFP

The royal palace intends to present a detailed proposal for the disputed territory ahead of MINURSO's strategic review, which is scheduled for April. The document should specify the political representation of the Sahrawi refugees currently living in the Tindouf camps of Algeria.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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