Africa News

Speaking on 5 November at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, Nigeria’s Omar Farouk Ibrahim remained optimistic. Secretary general of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) since 2020 and former executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp, Ibrahim knows […] ​Speaking on 5 November at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, Nigeria’s Omar […]

As the Élysée Palace finalises decisions about the future of its military presence on the continent, the Commandement pour l’Afrique (CPA) […] ​As the Élysée Palace finalises decisions about the future of its military presence on the continent, the Commandement pour l’Afrique (CPA) […] Read More

Five ships loaded with Russian soft wheat are due to leave Russian ports on 18 November bound for Egypt. Each of these Panamax bulk carriers can carry between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of the grain. ​Five ships loaded with Russian soft wheat are due to leave Russian ports on 18 November bound for Egypt. Each

Adama Bictogo, founder of the family firm Lagune Exploration and brother of the National Assembly’s president, is in the running to take over as chair of the GPMCI from the boss in Ivory Coast of Canada’s Allied Group. ​Adama Bictogo, founder of the family firm Lagune Exploration and brother of the National Assembly’s president, is

Stev Simplice Onanga took up his post on 13 November as President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new adviser on hydrocarbons, replacing Denis […] ​Stev Simplice Onanga took up his post on 13 November as President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new adviser on hydrocarbons, replacing Denis […] Read More

Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons. ​Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons. Read More

A constant flurry of cargo flights between an airfield on the outskirts of Kampala and destinations in Sudan and, more […] ​A constant flurry of cargo flights between an airfield on the outskirts of Kampala and destinations in Sudan and, more […] Read More

MPs from the Mount Kenya region still loyal to William Ruto have spent the last few weeks setting up a […] ​MPs from the Mount Kenya region still loyal to William Ruto have spent the last few weeks setting up a […] Read More

First water, now electricity. Phosphate giant OCP Group has recently taken on a new mission to fight against draughts in […] ​First water, now electricity. Phosphate giant OCP Group has recently taken on a new mission to fight against draughts in […] Read More

The sudden replacement of interior minister Eugénio César Laborinho by Luanda governor Manuel Homem at the start of the month sent shock waves through Angola’s political circles. Laborinho, a member of the MPLA Bureau Politico since 2018, had taken over […] ​The sudden replacement of interior minister Eugénio César Laborinho by Luanda governor Manuel Homem