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In Focus | Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Illustrated by Julien Pacaud © J. Raedle/Getty Images/AFP ; J. Watson/AFP ; J. Watson/AFP ; K. Jaafar/AFP

From Kinshasa to Tripoli via Libreville, the American president's Africa adviser has, for several months, sought to establish himself as the leading architect of US policy on the continent. But senior figures within the Trump administration question his reliability and his presumed dealings with figures in the business world.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
SNPC's expansion into gas exasperates Ministry of Hydrocarbons

The establishment of a new "gas and new energies" division within the national oil company is perceived internally as a move to favour the SNPC at the expense of its supervisory ministry.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics

Central African Republic
Touadéra sets sights on France-based diaspora ahead of elections

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Bangui on 26 July 2025. © Annela Niamolo/AFP

Like in 2020, the president is seeking to win the votes of Central Africans living in France ahead of the December presidential election. His campaign teams have been busy in recent weeks, although some Central African emigrants remain staunchly opposed to the government.

Subscribers only Politics

Cameroon
Fadil Yuzal, the very low-key Paul Biya broker

Fadil Yuzal is often chosen to organise Paul Biya's travel. With medical-grade Boeings and Airbuses chartered through his company Alfa Jet Services, the Franco-Turkish national pulls the strings of a carefully orchestrated presidential aviation network.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

West Africa

Ivory Coast, Senegal
Crucial negotiations in Dakar on banana imports

Discussions are underway between local producers, led by "banana king" Mamadou Omar Sall, and the main importer, the French company La Compagnie Fruitière. Senegal, which has imposed an embargo on these fruits since the beginning of September, is considering extending it.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

West Africa
Rabat asks the AES to its conference on terrorism

Moroccan diplomats are organising the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism on 2 and 3 December, and Morocco is particularly keen to involve the Sahelian countries in the event.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Gideon Moi is back in business after shaking hands and making up with William Ruto

The president of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), Gideon Moi, in Nairobi on 10 December 2021. © Donwilson Odhiambo / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect

Since its rapprochement with the head of state, former president Daniel arap Moi's family is suddenly seeing the financial outlook for its companies improve. After the death of the president's main ally Raila Odinga, he is counting on the support of this new associate.

Subscribers only Business

Ethiopia
French defence companies to meet African chiefs of staff in Addis Ababa

A defence summit organised on the initiative of French army Chief of Staff, General Pierre Schill, will be held on 27 and 28 November in Addis Ababa. The event aims to promote the offerings of several French industrial and technological defence companies.

Subscribers only Defence

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
A procession of politicos visits CAPSAT military unit

There has been an increase in visits by self-serving parties to CAPSAT, a unit that played a crucial role in the fall of Andry Rajoelina.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Morocco
Veolia sounds out Moroccan and Chinese firms SOMAGEC and SEPCO for desalination plant

At the same time as the horse trading underway in Rabat over the price of a cubic metre of desalinated water, Veolia has begun talks with two companies for the civil engineering work on the plant.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy

Algeria
How Algiers backpedalled on new trade tax

The measure, which targeted import and export operations, quickly raised concerns among container ship owners operating in the country.

Subscribers only Business

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