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Attorney Pascal Agboyibor founded Asafo & Co shortly after being ousted from the US firm Orrick in 2019.

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

Star attorney Pascal Agboyibor was abruptly fired by US law firm Orrick in 2019 amid allegations of rape and sexual harassment which are still being investigated by the Paris bar association. The Togolose lawyer, who denies the accusations, has quickly bounced back in DRC, where his own new firm has won lucrative government contracts.

Subscribers only Business

Central Africa

Congo, France
Local French politicians observed Congo elections in March

The European Union decided not to observe Congo's presidential election in March but a group of Lyon politicians, together with Guinea's honorary consul in the city, did travel to Brazzaville for that purpose.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Gabon
Webcor joins KCI and Sericom in seeing its claims against Gabon rebuffed

Holders of unpaid Gabonese debts, who have spent the past 10 years cleaning up in arbitration tribunals, continue to press their demands in French courts. But claims of malfeasance and lack of corroborating evidence have scuppered some such efforts.

Subscribers only Business

DRC
China's Newtech Armor wins equipment contract with DRC army

Earlier this month, the Congolese army bought 5,000 bulletproof vests from Chinese supplier Newtech Armor.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

West Africa

Ghana
ExxonMobil ready to call it quits on Deepwater-Cape Three Points

The American supermajor is seriously considering selling its only asset in Ghana.

Subscribers only Energy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa
Strategia Worldwide and Africa Matters set up joint ESG venture

British consulting companies Strategia Worldwide and Africa Matters have set up a partnership to help firms operating in Africa to deal with their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, particularly in the extractive industries.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Court rules BHP and Anglo American must pay $2m Samancor tax arrears bill

Mining multinationals BHP Billiton and Anglo American lost their almost ten-year legal battle with Samancor Chrome Holdings, owned by Croatian Danko Koncar, over who was responsible for paying South African tax authorities 27m rands in tax arrears.

Subscribers only Mining

Patrick Rajoelina, public relations advisor.

Madagascar
President hires PR guru to promote his herbal Covid 'remedy'

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina is not giving up on the potion that he claims can cure and prevent Covid-19, and has ordered his new public relations advisor to restore its battered reputation.

Subscribers only Politics

Zambia
Israel's Avnon sells Skylock anti-drone system to Lusaka

Zambia's interior ministry has awarded a contract for anti-drone defence systems to a British-Israeli joint venture formed by Skylock and Silent Sentinel. Skylock's parent company Avnon Group has considerable experience in the African security market.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

North Africa

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba (r) received his Tunisian counterpart Hichem Mechichi in Tripoli on 22 May.

Tunisia
Tunisian PM returns from Tripoli talks almost empty-handed

The Tripoli economic forum gave businessmen from Tunisia and Libya a chance to network and get in on Libya's reconstruction business. But in terms of signed contracts, the gathering turned out to be a disappointment.

Subscribers only Business

Morocco
Nigeria's Cellulant plugs into Moroccan mobile money

Nairobi-based fintech Cellulant Corp is setting its sights on Morocco and its burgeoning mobile and online payments market.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

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