Africa News

The World Bank is still making substantial payments to construction firms as part of the $550m Tanzania Transport Integration Project. ​The World Bank is still making substantial payments to construction firms as part of the $550m Tanzania Transport Integration Project. Read More

On 30 November, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is supposed to pay Madagascar $103m under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) […] ​On 30 November, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is supposed to pay Madagascar $103m under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) […] Read More

The dredger Chantal Biya, named after Cameroon’s first lady, remains out of action more than three months after it was […] ​The dredger Chantal Biya, named after Cameroon’s first lady, remains out of action more than three months after it was […] Read More

Russian cereals exporters are due to meet Moroccan importers on 29 November for a day of exchanges at the Marriott […] ​Russian cereals exporters are due to meet Moroccan importers on 29 November for a day of exchanges at the Marriott […] Read More

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