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The US firm Mercury Public Affairs has been busy lobbying Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on behalf of ​The US firm Mercury Public Affairs has been busy lobbying Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on behalf of Read More

Despite having announced plans in 2022 to deliver a hydrogen compression and production unit to Maghreb Oxygène, a gas production ​Despite having announced plans in 2022 to deliver a hydrogen compression and production unit to Maghreb Oxygène, a gas production Read More

President Andry Rajoelina, with 84 seats out of 163 in Madagascar’s national assembly, will have a free hand for his second term in office. The country’s high constitutional court on 27 June confirmed the victory of his platform, Isika Rehetra Miaraka Amin’i Andry Rajoelina (IRMAR), which means “we all stand together with Andry Rajoelina” and

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated. ​A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated. Read More

Several Rwanda-related issues were on the agenda at the latest meeting of the European Council’s Africa Working Party (COAFR) on ​Several Rwanda-related issues were on the agenda at the latest meeting of the European Council’s Africa Working Party (COAFR) on Read More

To revive the struggling aeronautical industry, Jalel Tabib, who heads the foreign investments agency FIPA, plans to extend the country’s World Bank-backed Aftercare support programme to the sector. ​To revive the struggling aeronautical industry, Jalel Tabib, who heads the foreign investments agency FIPA, plans to extend the country’s World Bank-backed Aftercare support programme to the

They are following the example of Turkey’s armaments agency, Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi. ​They are following the example of Turkey’s armaments agency, Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi. Read More

Aurelien Marcel Mintsa Mi Nguema, the Fang half-brother of transitional president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, was suspended on 17 June ​Aurelien Marcel Mintsa Mi Nguema, the Fang half-brother of transitional president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, was suspended on 17 June Read More

After a slow start, the DRC’s national electrification and rural energy services agency ANSER is trying to make the most ​After a slow start, the DRC’s national electrification and rural energy services agency ANSER is trying to make the most Read More

On Monday 1 July, Empresa Mineira de Lunhinga, a subsidiary of the state-owned diamond company Endiama that mines the kimberlite ​On Monday 1 July, Empresa Mineira de Lunhinga, a subsidiary of the state-owned diamond company Endiama that mines the kimberlite Read More