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DRC
Glencore puts up $60m to settle tax dispute

With this payment, the Swiss trading giant brings to an end a tax dispute linked to alleged insurance fraud that had been dragging on for several years.

Subscribers only Finance, Commodity Traders 16.04.2026

Morocco
Abdelwali Ali el-Himma, son of royal adviser, sets up string of surprising investments

From avocado farming to the distribution of lifts, the young financier has recently positioned himself in a variety of businesses through the British investment fund 54 Capital. Among his associates is a brother of the businessman Yariv Elbaz.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business Running Story - Makhzen Inc. 10.04.2026

Ivory Coast
President Ouattara plagued by electricity and cocoa crises

Alassane Ouattara launches the coffee and cocoa season in Abidjan on 1 October 2025. © Sia Kambou / AFP

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 06.04.2026

Kenya
Middle East crisis enables Pakistani traders to buy low-cost tea

The drop in sales at Mombasa tea auctions, as a result of the war against Iran, enabled traders from Pakistan to secure large volumes of Kenyan tea at the last sales on 31 March and 1 April.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 06.04.2026

Cameroon
The war over control of palm oil heats up

Palm oil harvesting near Mundemba, Cameroon, in 2012. © Emmanuel Braun/Reuters

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Commodity Traders 03.04.2026

Kenya
Tea trading firms reroute stock to Egypt

Warehouses in Mombasa, one of the world's leading centres for tea auctions, are feeling the full impact of the war against Iran. The fallout from the crisis could yet reach Kenyan producers before the next harvest season gets under way.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 27.03.2026

Ivory Coast
Cocoa big guns on standby

Whilst the new farmgate price, which has been significantly reduced, will not come into effect until unsold stocks from the main harvest have been cleared, major international traders have virtually halted their purchases.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 24.03.2026

Cameroon
Yaoundé looks to secure fuel supplies as Middle East war continues

With the crisis engulfing Iran and highly volatile oil prices, Cameroon is bracing for a potential shortage of fuel and has launched a tender to secure the import of several million barrels in the next quarter of this year.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 23.03.2026

Cameroon, Chad
Nathalie Moudiki fails in mediation of Tradex dispute

Tasked with finding a way out of the dispute opposing Tradex and the brokerage firms Velissa and Losange, the SNH's number‑two adviser attempted discreet mediation in the French capital in February. The talks, however, failed to resolve a conflict that has dragged on for more than fifteen years.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 16.03.2026

Ivory Coast
Cocoa farmers' representative body clashes with sector regulator over unsold stocks

After just a few months in existence, the Organisation Interprofessionnelle Agricole du Café-Cacao, launched by former minister Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, is set to take over significant stocks that have failed to find buyers.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 16.03.2026

DRC
Sino-Congolese firm SACIM's Antwerp sale of Kasaï diamonds

Following a successful late February auction on the Belgian market, which had been under discussion since September 2025, the mining company could repeat the experience several times a year.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 03.03.2026

Africa
The inside story behind the Africa Gold Council

A handful of African executives are working to lay the foundations for an organisation dedicated to developing the gold industry on the continent.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 02.03.2026

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up cocoa sector in response to crisis

Faced with the dramatic fall in world prices and the withdrawal of the cocoa trading giants, President Ouattara has been forced to take decisive action, including changing the harvest marketing schedule.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 26.02.2026

A cocoa farmer dries his beans in the sun in Betykro, in western Ivory Coast, on 16 January 2026.

Guinea
Flurry of oil traders in Conakry

A few weeks before the renewal of the government's main fuel supply contract, several oil traders attempted to make their case to the Guinean authorities. None has been successful thus far.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 25.02.2026

Guinea, Liberia, Mali
How former Endeavour CEO Montessus struck gold again in West Africa

Recruited by Burkinabè entrepreneur Idrissa Nassa, the former head of Endeavour Mining has spent more than a year setting up a new gold group in the region by restructuring the former assets of Britain's Hummingbird, with backing from US fund Orion Resources and Abu Dhabi's ADQ.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 19.02.2026

Sebastien de Montessus in Cape Town, South Africa, in February 2023.

Morocco
Businessman Chakib Alj restarts Yariv Elbaz's old mills for Ramadan

The boss of all bosses is strengthening his grip on Forafric's assets. He is restocking the industrial units in Meknes and Marrakesh with grain for the holy month.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 18.02.2026

Guinea
Nimba Mining selects fresh buyer for bauxite

Created in August 2025, the Guinean public group is negotiating a second contract to sell its bauxite, taking over from Swiss company Mercuria's 1.5 million tonne contract, which has already come to an end. Nimba, which has recruited two mining subcontractors, intends to extract 10 million tonnes in 2026.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 13.02.2026

Egypt
Military agency Mostakbal Misr hires ex-Cargill exec to restore credibility on cereals

A highly experienced figure has recently been recruited to oversee wheat and vegetable oil imports at the state agency, a move aimed at reassuring Cairo's long-standing suppliers, who were unsettled by the air force's foray into strategic food procurement more than a year ago.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 10.02.2026

DRC
Gécamines ready to commercialise Sicomines' production

The Congolese state-owned mining company is set to launch a tender to sell a major portion of the minerals extracted by its joint venture with several Chinese partners.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 06.02.2026

Angola
Luanda mounts diamond charm offensive in Antwerp

Mining Minister Diamantino Azevedo led a large delegation to the Flemish city, the global centre of the diamond trade. Although he met with major dealers there, they are reluctant to set up operations in Angola, which sells most of its precious stones to Dubai.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 05.02.2026

The Grand Place near the Brabo Fountain in Antwerp, Belgium, in November 2025.

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DRC
Glencore puts up $60m to settle tax dispute

Morocco
Abdelwali Ali el-Himma, son of royal adviser, sets up string of surprising investments

Ivory Coast
President Ouattara plagued by electricity and cocoa crises

Kenya
Middle East crisis enables Pakistani traders to buy low-cost tea

Cameroon
The war over control of palm oil heats up

Kenya
Tea trading firms reroute stock to Egypt

Ivory Coast
Cocoa big guns on standby

Cameroon
Yaoundé looks to secure fuel supplies as Middle East war continues

Cameroon, Chad
Nathalie Moudiki fails in mediation of Tradex dispute

Ivory Coast
Cocoa farmers' representative body clashes with sector regulator over unsold stocks

DRC
Sino-Congolese firm SACIM's Antwerp sale of Kasaï diamonds

Africa
The inside story behind the Africa Gold Council

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up cocoa sector in response to crisis

Guinea
Flurry of oil traders in Conakry

Guinea, Liberia, Mali
How former Endeavour CEO Montessus struck gold again in West Africa

Morocco
Businessman Chakib Alj restarts Yariv Elbaz's old mills for Ramadan

Guinea
Nimba Mining selects fresh buyer for bauxite

Egypt
Military agency Mostakbal Misr hires ex-Cargill exec to restore credibility on cereals

DRC
Gécamines ready to commercialise Sicomines' production

Angola
Luanda mounts diamond charm offensive in Antwerp

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DRC Glencore puts up $60m to settle tax dispute

Morocco Abdelwali Ali el-Himma, son of royal adviser, sets up string of surprising investments

Ivory Coast President Ouattara plagued by electricity and cocoa crises

Kenya Middle East crisis enables Pakistani traders to buy low-cost tea

Cameroon The war over control of palm oil heats up

Kenya Tea trading firms reroute stock to Egypt

Ivory Coast Cocoa big guns on standby

Cameroon Yaoundé looks to secure fuel supplies as Middle East war continues

Cameroon, Chad Nathalie Moudiki fails in mediation of Tradex dispute

Ivory Coast Cocoa farmers' representative body clashes with sector regulator over unsold stocks

DRC Sino-Congolese firm SACIM's Antwerp sale of Kasaï diamonds

Africa The inside story behind the Africa Gold Council

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Ouattara shakes up cocoa sector in response to crisis

Guinea Flurry of oil traders in Conakry

Guinea, Liberia, Mali How former Endeavour CEO Montessus struck gold again in West Africa

Morocco Businessman Chakib Alj restarts Yariv Elbaz's old mills for Ramadan

Guinea Nimba Mining selects fresh buyer for bauxite

Egypt Military agency Mostakbal Misr hires ex-Cargill exec to restore credibility on cereals

DRC Gécamines ready to commercialise Sicomines' production

Angola Luanda mounts diamond charm offensive in Antwerp

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Glencore puts up $60m to settle tax dispute

Morocco
Abdelwali Ali el-Himma, son of royal adviser, sets up string of surprising investments

Ivory Coast
President Ouattara plagued by electricity and cocoa crises

Kenya
Middle East crisis enables Pakistani traders to buy low-cost tea

Cameroon
The war over control of palm oil heats up

Kenya
Tea trading firms reroute stock to Egypt

Ivory Coast
Cocoa big guns on standby

Cameroon
Yaoundé looks to secure fuel supplies as Middle East war continues

Cameroon, Chad
Nathalie Moudiki fails in mediation of Tradex dispute

Ivory Coast
Cocoa farmers' representative body clashes with sector regulator over unsold stocks

DRC
Sino-Congolese firm SACIM's Antwerp sale of Kasaï diamonds

Africa
The inside story behind the Africa Gold Council

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up cocoa sector in response to crisis

Guinea
Flurry of oil traders in Conakry

Guinea, Liberia, Mali
How former Endeavour CEO Montessus struck gold again in West Africa

Morocco
Businessman Chakib Alj restarts Yariv Elbaz's old mills for Ramadan

Guinea
Nimba Mining selects fresh buyer for bauxite

Egypt
Military agency Mostakbal Misr hires ex-Cargill exec to restore credibility on cereals

DRC
Gécamines ready to commercialise Sicomines' production

Angola
Luanda mounts diamond charm offensive in Antwerp