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Spotlight | Nigeria
Oil giants threaten Abuja with pause in investments

TotalEnergies Exploration and Production President Nicolas Terraz (left) and Nigeria's Minister of State Heineken Lokpobiri (right) in Pau, France, 21 June 2025. © Official X account of Heineken Lokpobiri

Faced with Aliko Dangote's wishful thinking and proposals for reform of the oil sector, the majors are trying to bring all their influence to bear. What with threats and secret meetings, they hope to bend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's will.

Subscribers only Energy

The Continent

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Mahamat Idriss Déby

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory CoastOuattara set to complete his new palace in native village

SenegalFollowing in Macron's footsteps, Faye falls for luxurious Weston trainers

ChadEx-senior member of French far-right party courts Mahamat Idriss Déby

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Central Africa

Central African Republic
Academics rally behind Touadéra

The president has maintained close ties with the University of Bangui, where he was rector and taught mathematics. Several professors are preparing to campaign for him, but not without ulterior motives.

Subscribers only Politics

DRC
Belgian federal prosecutors examine Tshisekedi family's bank accounts

Félix Tshisekedi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 2023. © Gian Ehrenzellzer / EPA / MaxPPP

Accused of mining predation in Katanga, several members of the presidential family are under investigation by the Belgian federal prosecutor's office. It has requested to see the history of bank accounts belonging to the Congolese first lady, as well as the president's children and brothers.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Ivory Coast
President plans to meet Macron during Paris trip

The Ivorian president could meet with Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of his trip to France, which began on 14 November with a first stop in Mougins (southeast).

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
EU pushes for changes in new Kenyan maritime regulations

Supported by Brussels, European logistics firms are opposing certain provisions introducing a ceiling on foreign workers and shareholdings.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Ramaphosa and von der Leyen move closer to critical minerals agreement

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, 9 October 2025. © Nicolas Tucat/AFP

A South Africa-European Union summit is taking place in Johannesburg today to put down the markers for an agreement on the supply of manganese. This agreement should help the EU reduce its dependence on China.

Free access Mining, Diplomacy

Mauritius
French president steps up cultural heritage cooperation

During his visit to Mauritius, the French president will discuss the long-term loan of around 50 19th-century plaster busts depicting slaves from East Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
The UN's evolving role in Western Sahara's future

With the prospect of holding a referendum in the region receding, the United Nations mission in the disputed territory is likely to gradually shift towards overseeing the autonomy process.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Morocco
UM6P eyes Spain for next European branch

The flagship of Moroccan scientific research could soon set up its next European branch in Madrid.

Subscribers only Business

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