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Museveni distances himself from Nkurunziza

Solicited by his Burundian counterpart for help in fending off Paul Kagame, the Ugandan president has pointedly turned his back on him.

Subscribers only Politics 21.12.2018

Kampala and Bujumbura, allies against Kagame

According to our information, senior Ugandan and Burundian security officials are seeking to force the Rwandan president Paul Kagame to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.12.2018

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Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

WB, EIB and AfDB roll out new funds for Jiji/Mulembwe

Blocked in 2017 due to political tensions (AEI 789), the dual hydropower project, financed by the World Bank (WB), the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2018

French expertise deployed in Chad

A delegation from the French agency for technical cooperation, Expertise [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

Refugees a collateral damage for Pierre Nkurunziza

For the last year, about 500 were departing by bus a week from the camps of Nduta and Mtendeli to [...]

Free access Politics 26.10.2018

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Moscow's mission creep

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

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The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow.

Subscribers only Politics 03.10.2018

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

A work group tasked to validate the mining code to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2018

Political perils threaten Ruzizi III

The goal to finish construction of the 147 MW Ruzizi III dam straddling the eponymous river by 2024 is being [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2018

Thyssen rare earths stir up tensions in Berlin

German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp's deal with British concern Rainbow Rare Earths (RRE) to purchase the latter's rare earths production in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

World Bank steps in between State and Adonis Pouroulis' firm

The World Bank has decided to step in to appease souring relations between the Bujumbura authorities and Burundian rare earths [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.06.2018

Ruzizi III: Nkurunziza dodges European sanctions

Although the European Union set up on-going sanctions against Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's regime in 2015 and suspended all direct [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2018

Olucome questions finance minister Manirakiza's ability to manage

Burundian anticorruption watchdog Observatoire de la lutte contre la corruption [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Tanzania will extend its railway line connecting Dar es Salaam and Isaka to reach Kigali, offering an unhoped-for opening for Rwandan and Burundian miners.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining 30.01.2018

Bujumbura no longer happy with Arusha as a venue

The Burundian government of President Pierre Nkurunziza is asking for [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.12.2017

As EU backtracks, Bujumbura counts on Beijing for power

Even as the European Union, which had slapped sanctions on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.09.2017

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Idriss Deby is still the boss in Bangui (WAN 756). Although he personally invited Faustin Archange Touadera to N'Djamena on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

Government gears up to attract mining investors

To change its image among the foreign miners and to try to attract them to the country, the ministry of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 21.03.2017

The government blames the European Union for dam delays

The Burundian authorities claim that the lack of progress on construction of the Jiji and Mulembwe dams is the result of international sanctions

Subscribers only Energy 14.03.2017

ECAir and Camair-Co in the doldrums

The two leading air transporters in the region are faced with creditor action which is endangering their development prospects and their chances of future survival

Subscribers only Business 01.03.2017

Everybody wants their share of Lake Tanganyika cake

With Tanzania and Congo-K having signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.02.2017

Pouroulis’ rare earths firm gets off to blazing start in London IPO

The rare earths explorer Rainbow Rare Earths (RRE) and its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.02.2017

Tanganyika Gold’s way of winning licenses

Tanganyika Gold, a firm owned by Lebanese national Jean Jbeilli, didn’t spare the least effort to win a license to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.12.2016

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Museveni distances himself from Nkurunziza

Kampala and Bujumbura, allies against Kagame

Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

WB, EIB and AfDB roll out new funds for Jiji/Mulembwe

French expertise deployed in Chad

Refugees a collateral damage for Pierre Nkurunziza

Spotlight
Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Spotlight
The young guard invades the corridors of power

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Political perils threaten Ruzizi III

Thyssen rare earths stir up tensions in Berlin

World Bank steps in between State and Adonis Pouroulis' firm

Ruzizi III: Nkurunziza dodges European sanctions

Olucome questions finance minister Manirakiza's ability to manage

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Bujumbura no longer happy with Arusha as a venue

As EU backtracks, Bujumbura counts on Beijing for power

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Government gears up to attract mining investors

The government blames the European Union for dam delays

ECAir and Camair-Co in the doldrums

Everybody wants their share of Lake Tanganyika cake

Pouroulis’ rare earths firm gets off to blazing start in London IPO

Tanganyika Gold’s way of winning licenses

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Document Museveni distances himself from Nkurunziza

Kampala and Bujumbura, allies against Kagame

Spotlight Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

WB, EIB and AfDB roll out new funds for Jiji/Mulembwe

French expertise deployed in Chad

Refugees a collateral damage for Pierre Nkurunziza

Spotlight Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Spotlight The young guard invades the corridors of power

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Political perils threaten Ruzizi III

Thyssen rare earths stir up tensions in Berlin

World Bank steps in between State and Adonis Pouroulis' firm

Ruzizi III: Nkurunziza dodges European sanctions

Olucome questions finance minister Manirakiza's ability to manage

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Bujumbura no longer happy with Arusha as a venue

As EU backtracks, Bujumbura counts on Beijing for power

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Government gears up to attract mining investors

The government blames the European Union for dam delays

ECAir and Camair-Co in the doldrums

Everybody wants their share of Lake Tanganyika cake

Pouroulis’ rare earths firm gets off to blazing start in London IPO

Tanganyika Gold’s way of winning licenses

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Museveni distances himself from Nkurunziza

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Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Spotlight
Moscow's mission creep

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The young guard invades the corridors of power