Egypt, Morocco
French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Egypt
Egypt lures foreign steel investment as local firms struggle

The Egyptian government is encouraging the arrival of foreign investors in the steel industry. Local companies, which are already struggling to cope with rising steel prices, are concerned about this new competition.

Gabon
Final throw of legal dice over Grand Marché de Libreville

In the coming months there will be an epilogue to the dispute over the Grand marché de Libreville between the Malta-based firm Webcor ITP and the Gabonese state at the French Court of Cassation.

Palace Intrigues
Vital Kamerhe, OIF summit, Denis Sassou Nguesso, François Gouyette

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRC President Tshisekedi's promise to Vital Kamerhe

Africa French-speaking nations summit brought forward due to World Cup clash

Congo Sassou's luxury Airbus A340

France-Algeria French ambassador in Algiers, François Gouyette, still struggles to find his feet

Africa, France
OIF seeks to rival Commonwealth by boosting Francophone business

Ahead of November's summit of French-speaking states in Tunisia, Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), will lead a 70-strong economic and trade delegation on a trip to Hanoi.

Africa
French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

MEDEF, the largest employer federation in France, is hoping to bag some big names for a mini-summit on the economies of French-speaking states scheduled to take place in Paris in August.