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In Focus | Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Illustrated by Julien Pacaud © Photomontage - O. de Maismont/A. Blin/B. Boureima/Khamenei.ir/AFP/Iranian Presidency/Malian Presidency/Screenshot Office Radio-TV NIger

Africa Intelligence can reveal the details of talks between the Niger junta and Iran for the delivery of uranium. The dizzying saga is being followed closely by Joe Biden's administration and puts the French nuclear fuel firm Orano in a delicate position.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
SNPC boss sought $2bn on Europe trips

Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo is in full fundraising mode. In April, its CEO made three trips to Europe to meet crude oil traders, in the hope of gathering $2bn.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Ivorian authorities sanction Turkish group TEK Transformator

Suspected of fraud, TEK Transformator, a company specialising in the supply of electricity, has been excluded by the Ivorian National Agency for the Regulation of Public Procurement from public procurement procedures for two years.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Africa
World Bank's Banga due to meet Macron to talk Africa

World Bank President Ajay Banga is heading to the Elyséé Palace in Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron today, 30 April, to discuss his institution's strategy for Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Death of Kenyan military chief prompts succession battle

Top officials are due to meet this week to identify a new head of the Kenya Defence Forces following the death in a helicopter crash earlier this month of General Francis Ogolla. President William Ruto will have to juggle three military branches as well as various Kenyan communities.

Subscribers only Politics

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

A gold and copper crown, made in Ethiopia around 1740, from the 1868 battle of Maqdala, housed in the Victoria and Albert museum in central London, on 5 April, 2018. © Daniel Leal/AFP

Ethiopia is hoping to capitalise on the global momentum for the restitution of works of art looted in Africa, in order to win over both public and private institutions. This was given new impetus with Abiy Ahmed's arrival in power.

Free access Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
President Lourenço poised to sign record-breaking contract with Chinese group Kedacom

The Angolan government is about to seal the deal with Chinese video surveillance company, Kedacom. The contract is worth nearly $273.5m.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

North Africa

Libya
Libyan ambassador in Paris carries can for antics of financial affairs attaché

Financial affairs attaché Ahmed H. M. Mohammed was involved in an altercation with the French police but the Libyan prime minister was not satisfied with the way the ambassador, Khaled Kagigi, dealt with the incident.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Morocco
Akhannouch family advocates for caftan's Moroccan heritage

A caftan fashion show in Casablanca, on 6 November, 2021. © Chadi/Xinhua/Newscom/MaxPPP

After a four-year hiatus, Caftan Week will return to Marrakesh next week, running from 9 to 12 May. Underlying preparations for the event, organised by the head of government's family holding company, is a dispute with neighbouring Algeria over the traditional robe's heritage.

Subscribers only Politics

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