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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
ConocoPhillips up against the wall as EGLNG terminal threatened

View of the world's first tubular beam suspension bridge for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Punta Europa, Equatorial Guinea, on 5 February 2014. © Pascal Fletcher/Reuters

The fall in Equatorial Guinea's gas production will rapidly result in a reduced output of its liquefied natural gas, while the most recent US majors to arrive on the offshore scene in the country seem unable to reverse the trend for the moment.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Central African Republic
Tamoil RCA's assets at risk of being seized by BGIFBank

The banking group is claiming €7 million from the Rochefort International subsidiary and threatening to seize its collateral assets. This is another blow for the marketer, more than a dozen of whose service stations have already been seized by the state.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
US Treasury maintains pressure on Ouattara over money laundering

For several months, the US administration has been holding a series of working meetings with the Ivorian authorities. The aim is to trace illicit financial flows that it suspects are linked to the Lebanese Hezbollah.

Subscribers only Finance

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

A man reading the newspaper in downtown Addis Ababa, on 3 November 2021, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the front page. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has succeeded in getting the Ethiopian media in Addis Ababa to fall into line. He is now trying to do the same with Ethiopian journalists based abroad or in exile and even recently solicited his French counterpart with this in view.

Subscribers only Politics

Kenya
New US chargé d'affaires to take up post in Nairobi

The identity of the future US ambassador to Kenya is still unknown. The current US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Susan Burns, is expected to take up her post in the Kenyan capital this week as chargé d'affaires.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Following Trump's tariffs hike, Antananarivo lobbies to keep AGOA going

The American president may have just introduced 15% taxes on exports from Madagascar to the US, yet private and public stakeholders are trying to remain optimistic and are banking on an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy

North Africa

Egypt
First Egyptian wheat trader sanctioned by Kiev

Adamz Grain is accused of having bought wheat harvested in Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia (in the east of the country).

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Morocco
Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

Real estate developer Mfadel Group, led by Yassine Mfadel, has taken on the exclusive right to use the Radisson Hotels brand in Morocco and is the sole franchisor of the hotel group in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Business

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