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Tunisia : Tunis hard at work to get the phosphate sector back on a good footing

While the anger at the pollution from the Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT) site in Gabès has not subsided, President Kaïs Saïed is caught between having to respond to these protests and reviving the national phosphate industry. In free fall for […] ​While the anger at the pollution from the Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT) site in […]

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Sudan : From Washington to El Fasher, chronicle of an abortive truce

Fifteen minutes. That’s how long it took the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) delegation to cut short the hour-long meeting scheduled for 25 October with the United Arab Emirates. Arriving in Washington with the so-called Quad – comprising the US, Saudi […] ​Fifteen minutes. That’s how long it took the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) delegation to

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Sudan’s Military Withdraws From El Fasher in Darfur, Handing City to R.S.F.

The Sudanese military withdrew from a key city in Darfur, where fleeing civilians were reported to be coming under attack from R.S.F. paramilitary forces. ​The Sudanese military withdrew from a key city in Darfur, where fleeing civilians were reported to be coming under attack from R.S.F. paramilitary forces. Read More

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Nobel Prize Winner Wole Soyinka Says the U.S. Revoked His Visa

The author Wole Soyinka, a vocal critic of President Trump, told the Nigerian press he did not attend a visa renewal interview requested by the State Department. ​The author Wole Soyinka, a vocal critic of President Trump, told the Nigerian press he did not attend a visa renewal interview requested by the State Department. Read More

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Cameroon : French Development Agency loan to Sodecoton paused

Relations between the Cotton Development Corporation or Sodecoton and the French Development Agency (AFD) are tense. Cameroon’s flagship cotton company […] ​Relations between the Cotton Development Corporation or Sodecoton and the French Development Agency (AFD) are tense. Cameroon’s flagship cotton company […] Read More

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Senegal : Macky Sall becomes latest addition to Richard Attias’s firm

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall recently joined the international advisory board of Richard Attias & Associates, a company specialising in the organisation of high-level events and led by its eponymous Moroccan businessman. ​Former Senegalese President Macky Sall recently joined the international advisory board of Richard Attias & Associates, a company specialising in the organisation of

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Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda : Ruto’s opponents remain tight-lipped on Tanzanian and Ugandan comrades’ detention

In the midst of their countrys’ election campaigns, Tanzanian and Ugandan opposition figures had been counting on solidarity from parts […] ​In the midst of their countrys’ election campaigns, Tanzanian and Ugandan opposition figures had been counting on solidarity from parts […] Read More

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