For three days, the Kenyan head of state rolled out the red carpet for Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi. Bihi himself took advantage of the trip to meet one of the leaders of the opposition to Somali president Farmajo, with the help of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.
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As Cameroonian authorities prepare for a second round of negotiations with separatist leaders from the Anglophone West, the government awarded its army a hefty budget increase.
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The businessman-adventurer has long been one of the main characters of the "Françafrique" era. André Guelfi, Pierre Falcone and Vincent Miclet helped to fashion the myth of the deal-maker who could be found in Africa's presidential palaces and the bars of Paris's luxury hotels, setting up multi-million-dollar deals with just a few phone calls.
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Business Bolloré's competitors now have until mid-January to eat into the French giant's transportation action in West Africa after France re-issued a request for bids it had abandoned.
Offshore exploration in Equatorial Guinea should pick back up in 2021. If Levene Energy and Vaalco, winners of the last bidding round, can reach an agreement, that is.
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Energy Since gas discoveries in 2015, the oil ministry has been calling on international experts to advise it on Mauritania's future strategy. French groups have carved out the lion's share of the market.
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Energy To keep his case against George Soros from being dismissed by the New York courts, Beny Steinmetz claims evidence introduced to the ICSID proves he is not guilty of corruption.
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Mining Since early Novemver MBDA France (owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo) has been beating a path to the Sahel.
The recent rapprochement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has led business between the tech communities of Tel Aviv and Dubai to boom. Start-ups and investors from both countries are forging close links to make forays into Africa.
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Business Scotland Yard and a number of other British agencies will take a first group of Kenyan anti-terrorism police through their paces in London early next year.
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Donald Trump's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has prompted Rabat's ambassador in Paris, Chakib Benmoussa, to push France and the EU to follow suit.
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Diplomacy President Kaïs Saïed and his chief of staff Nadia Akacha are fuming after Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's official visit to France on 14 December.
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Politics The decision to award a Bouygues subsidiary an airport modernisation contract comes as Morocco is striving to persuade Paris to follow Washington's lead in recognising the kingdom's sovereignty over Western Sahara.
