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Algeria
EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is in talks with the Algerian authorities to get the Medusa project back on track. The submarine fibre optic cable system, due to come into service in 2024, will be the longest in the Mediterranean. [...]

Published on 16/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.

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The construction site of Maspero station of the Cairo Metro's line 3, in November 2020.

Djibouti
EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

The Djiboutian government is in favour of an over-the-counter arrangement for the second phase of the Doraleh desalination plant, but the European Investment Bank and the EU are both pressing for a tender process.

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Afreximbank, Standard Bank and French banks among last financiers of hydrocarbons in Africa

More and more banks, caught between the hammer of oil companies and the anvil of NGOs, are turning their backs on fossil fuel projects in Africa. Only a handful are still showing support for the sector.

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Portugal pulls out the stops to safeguard its influence in lusophone Africa

Embassies, international bodies, military support, language ties... Portugal is using all the resources at its disposal to maintain its position in Africa, particularly in its former colonies, where it still has strong economic links. Its resources are limited, however.

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Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa (right), with Angolan president João Lourenço, in 2018.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Algeria
EIB negotiates with Algiers to kick-start stalled Medusa submarine cable project

Inner circles | Egypt
National Authority for Tunnels plays key role in Sisi's pharaonic projects

Djibouti
EU's $40m overspend on Doraleh desalination plant

Spotlight | Africa
Afreximbank, Standard Bank and French banks among last financiers of hydrocarbons in Africa

Inner circles | Africa, Portugal
Portugal pulls out the stops to safeguard its influence in lusophone Africa