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Yves Brahima Koné, the head of the Conseil Café-Cacao, has decided to calm relations between his organisation and exporters who have been unable to fulfil their contracts for the main harvest season. ​Yves Brahima Koné, the head of the Conseil Café-Cacao, has decided to calm relations between his organisation and exporters who have been unable […]

MBH Power, a Nigerian company belonging to Singapore’s Tolaram Group, has just won a major contract to connect over 600 localities in western and eastern Senegal to the grid. ​MBH Power, a Nigerian company belonging to Singapore’s Tolaram Group, has just won a major contract to connect over 600 localities in western and eastern Senegal

As US foreign policy officials mull whether to lift the sanctions the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) slapped on ​As US foreign policy officials mull whether to lift the sanctions the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) slapped on Read More

Kenyan President William Ruto wants to put a lid on opposition to the planned High Grand Falls dam, a vast ​Kenyan President William Ruto wants to put a lid on opposition to the planned High Grand Falls dam, a vast Read More

Josua Gehrig was arrested on 31 July 2022 while attempting to enter the Tigray region with 1.2m birr ($22,000) in ​Josua Gehrig was arrested on 31 July 2022 while attempting to enter the Tigray region with 1.2m birr ($22,000) in Read More

Junta leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is having to deal with the seemingly trivial matter of unpaid bills for private jet trips taken between 2006 and 2010. Gabonese government members and the late president Omar Bongo’s advisors – including his ​Junta leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is having to deal with the seemingly trivial matter

Senegal: Senegalese engineer Frédéric Zanklan takes charge at Eramet companyFrédéric Zanklan, who was appointed director general of Grande Côte Opérations ​Senegal: Senegalese engineer Frédéric Zanklan takes charge at Eramet companyFrédéric Zanklan, who was appointed director general of Grande Côte Opérations Read More

The announcement of the line-up of Senegal’s new government, which was revealed on the evening of 5 April, has sparked ​The announcement of the line-up of Senegal’s new government, which was revealed on the evening of 5 April, has sparked Read More

Gunvor has offered $950m in an attempt to stymie the agreement between GOC and Vitol over Carlyle’s assets. However, Vitol has also put a lot of money on the table. ​Gunvor has offered $950m in an attempt to stymie the agreement between GOC and Vitol over Carlyle’s assets. However, Vitol has also put a lot

Kenya has won another reprieve from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD has exempted it from signing ​Kenya has won another reprieve from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD has exempted it from signing Read More