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Tunisia : US banks eye Tunisian market

Jean-Michel Saliba, Middle East-North Africa director at Bank of America’s investment division, BofA Securities (formerly Bank of America Merrill Lynch), led a delegation of US financiers this month to Tunis. ​Jean-Michel Saliba, Middle East-North Africa director at Bank of America’s investment division, BofA Securities (formerly Bank of America Merrill Lynch), led a delegation of US

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Uganda : Ugandan activist lawyer to keep fighting geothermal project despite EACJ setback

Having spent years trying to block geothermal exploration at a potential UNESCO world heritage site in Uganda, Adam Kyomuhendo is ready to appeal the East African Court of Justice’s dismissal of his bid to injunct the project. ​Having spent years trying to block geothermal exploration at a potential UNESCO world heritage site in Uganda, Adam

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Ivory Coast : French ex-minister’s venture capital fund for Africa seeks investors

Launched last March by the French firm Ring Capital, the venture capital fund Ring Africa, dedicated to startups in French-speaking Africa, hosted a closed-door presentation in its Paris office in early October with about 20 potential investors in attendan ​Launched last March by the French firm Ring Capital, the venture capital fund Ring Africa, dedicated

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Ivory Coast : Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is due to visit France in early November on a private trip. A meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is not currently on the agenda. ​Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is due to visit France in early November on a private trip. A meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is

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Kenya : Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Last week’s senatorial defenestration of Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, has upended the country’s political landscape, especially in his central […] ​Last week’s senatorial defenestration of Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, has upended the country’s political landscape, especially in his central […] Read More

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Morocco : Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

French-Moroccan businessman Driss Benhima, a former CEO of the national airline Royal Air Maroc, is working hard to convince the Moroccan renewable energy agency Masen to approve a project proposed by French firm MGH Energy in May. Talks intensified in […] ​French-Moroccan businessman Driss Benhima, a former CEO of the national airline Royal Air Maroc,

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