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South Africa : French development agency mulls €300m loan for South Africa’s Transnet

The Agence Française de Développement’s (AFD) will decide in 2025 or 2026 whether to approve a €300m loan to Transnet to help […] ​The Agence Française de Développement’s (AFD) will decide in 2025 or 2026 whether to approve a €300m loan to Transnet to help […] Read More

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Nigeria : Lagos ports attract interest from Emirati giants DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports

Lagos state commissioner for trade and investment Folashade Ambrose-Medebem has over the last few weeks been in talks to attract […] ​Lagos state commissioner for trade and investment Folashade Ambrose-Medebem has over the last few weeks been in talks to attract […] Read More

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France/Morocco : Airbus, Naval Group and Alstom eye big dividends from Macron’s Rabat trip

President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Morocco promises to be a productive one. As relations between the Royal Palace and the Élysée Palace continue to improve, on 28 October the French leader will begin a tour that’s set to have […] ​President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Morocco promises to be a productive one. As

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Sudan : UN chief not yet ready to send peacekeepers to Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres discussed Sudan with African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki in Addis Ababa this week and is due to present a […] ​United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres discussed Sudan with African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki in Addis Ababa this week and is due to present a […] Read More

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Cameroon : Cameroon’s secret plan to thwart Abbas Mahamat Tolli’s candidacy for AfDB president

Since the start of the year, Yaoundé has led neighbouring Chad to believe that it would be supporting Abbas Mahamat […] ​Since the start of the year, Yaoundé has led neighbouring Chad to believe that it would be supporting Abbas Mahamat […] Read More

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Ivory Coast/Kenya/Morocco : Washington set to open Development Finance Corporation office in Rabat

Washington’s most recently created development agency, the US Development Finance Corporation, which was set up in 2019, is to open a new bureau of representation in Rabat, in December. ​Washington’s most recently created development agency, the US Development Finance Corporation, which was set up in 2019, is to open a new bureau of representation in

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