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Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi blames his successor, Duma Boko, for accepting clauses in the diamond distribution agreement that are less favourable to the state. ​Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi blames his successor, Duma Boko, for accepting clauses in the diamond distribution agreement that are less favourable to the state. Read More

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot relays a personal message from Macron to Tebboune. ​French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot relays a personal message from Macron to Tebboune. Read More

Chad’s defence ministry, headed by General Issakha Maloua Djamous, confirmed on 24 January that it was the end user of two […] ​Chad’s defence ministry, headed by General Issakha Maloua Djamous, confirmed on 24 January that it was the end user of two […] Read More

The Indian industrial group Arise IIP is quietly eyeing the Autonomous Port of Douala’s (PAD) timber terminal, which is operated […] ​The Indian industrial group Arise IIP is quietly eyeing the Autonomous Port of Douala’s (PAD) timber terminal, which is operated […] Read More

The provisional budget presented by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for the 2026 general elections is becoming something […] ​The provisional budget presented by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for the 2026 general elections is becoming something […] Read More

Islamist movement Ennahdha has lost its economic backer, Namaa Tunisie. In March, the Tunisian courts began to implement a ruling […] ​Islamist movement Ennahdha has lost its economic backer, Namaa Tunisie. In March, the Tunisian courts began to implement a ruling […] Read More

Invited to the ministerial meeting on the war in Sudan this Tuesday 15 April at Lancaster House in London, Turkey […] ​Invited to the ministerial meeting on the war in Sudan this Tuesday 15 April at Lancaster House in London, Turkey […] Read More

Demex Trading, a Dubai-registered Russian trading company, has been under US Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions since January and is reorganising to continue distributing its petroleum products in West Africa. It had by last year become a key player […] ​Demex Trading, a Dubai-registered Russian trading company, has been under US Office of Foreign

The head of Burkina Faso’s junta, Ibrahim Traoré, and millionnaire Mahamadou Bonkoungou have quietly made contact again. Tensions had been […] ​The head of Burkina Faso’s junta, Ibrahim Traoré, and millionnaire Mahamadou Bonkoungou have quietly made contact again. Tensions had been […] Read More

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday. ​A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday. Read More