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Spotlight | Morocco
Mohammed VI's Abu Dhabi investment agreements not yet implemented

Morocco's King Mohammed VI with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on 4 December 2023. © UAE Presidential Court/Handout/Anadolu via AFP

A year after the king's visit to the UAE, none of the agreements announced at the time has been brought into effect. Apart from resolving the difficulties being experienced by some Emirati companies in Morocco, Abu Dhabi wants solid assurances before it invests.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
Head of Entreprise Générale du Cobalt on charm offensive in Brussels

The boss of Gécamines' fully owned subsidiary is discussing how the EU can support its small-scale mining activities in the cobalt sector. The aim is to develop its two pilot projects in Lualaba.

Subscribers only Mining

Cameroon
Garoubé and Ivo Capital Partners battle over €24m in damages sought from Yaoundé

The company Garoubé, which won an arbitration award against the Cameroonian state in September 2021, is now seeing its claim challenged by Ivo Capital Partners which financed part of the proceedings. The Paris Commercial Court is shortly due to rule on the case.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Morocco, Nigeria
Rabat's drive keeps African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project rolling forward

Ecowas leaders in Abuja, on 7 July 2024. © Ecowas Handout/EPA/MaxPPP

The Economic Community of West African States plans to sign a cooperation deal for the construction of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline next month, but their optimism belies the challenges facing the project in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.

Free access Energy

Niger
Ex-ministers unite to free Mohamed Bazoum

Twenty-six African VIPs have come together to call for the liberation of Niger's ex-President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained in the presidential palace since he was overthrown in July 2023.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Exiled Eritrean opposition strives to protect refugee compatriots

The diaspora hopes to make the most of Ethiopia's apparent tolerance of Eritrean dissident groups to improve the lot of Eritrean refugees - and to prepare for a post-Isaias Afwerki era.

Subscribers only Politics

Kenya
Budget cuts derail armoured vehicle deliveries

So far, only a small part of the armoured vehicle contract has been fulfilled by South Africa's DCD Protected Mobility. The reason for this is the financial difficulties encountered by the Kenyan government.

Subscribers only Defence

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
ANC-DA alliance struggles to overcome legal vacuum

South Africa's ruling coalition is creaking in the absence of an applicable legal framework amid growing tensions between its two leading parties.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Libya
UN mission faces uncertain future

After pressure from members of the security council, France in particular, the UN support mission in Libya is under strategic review and must find a new head of mission.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Tunisia
Tunisian prosecutors probe Youssef Mimouni's hotels

Investigators are looking into alleged corruption and money laundering.

Subscribers only Business

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