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Of a dozen oil companies competing for Portuguese oil group Galp Energia’s 80% stake in the promising PEL 83 block off the coast of Namibia, four majors Shell, Petrobras, Chevron and TotalEnergies are now clearly jockeying for victory. The stakes […] ​Of a dozen oil companies competing for Portuguese oil group Galp Energia’s 80% stake […]

Mr. Wine, a pop star turned politician who ran for president, is in the hospital, but his injuries are not life-threatening, one of his lawyers said. ​Mr. Wine, a pop star turned politician who ran for president, is in the hospital, but his injuries are not life-threatening, one of his lawyers said. Read More

Liberia’s Joseph Boakai has solicited his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso to help him turn around his deteriorating relations with his predecessor George Weah. ​Liberia’s Joseph Boakai has solicited his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso to help him turn around his deteriorating relations with his predecessor George Weah. Read More

French media giant Canal+, which owns 45.2% of Multichoice, needs to find a partner with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) credentials in order to get round the obstacles preventing it from completing its takeover of Africa’s largest pay-TV operator. ​French media giant Canal+, which owns 45.2% of Multichoice, needs to find a partner with Black Economic

Burundi’s persistent economic crises have led President Evariste Ndayishimiye to step up his quest for fresh external finance. In mid-August, […] ​Burundi’s persistent economic crises have led President Evariste Ndayishimiye to step up his quest for fresh external finance. In mid-August, […] Read More

Bangui has in recent weeks entered into preliminary talks with the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), […] ​Bangui has in recent weeks entered into preliminary talks with the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), […] Read More

Last month, Yousef Bataineh, the front-runner for becoming the next secretary general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), quietly […] ​Last month, Yousef Bataineh, the front-runner for becoming the next secretary general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), quietly […] Read More

At last week’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose attendance had been in doubt in the run-up to the event, did not meet his Congolese counterpart, Félix Tshisekedi. As with most of the major politico-military […] ​At last week’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose

Washington is drawing up a new influence strategy in West Africa following the decision of General Abdourahamane Tiani’s junta in […] ​Washington is drawing up a new influence strategy in West Africa following the decision of General Abdourahamane Tiani’s junta in […] Read More