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Cashew Industries West Africa is quietly closing its doors. Its billionnaire owner decided to stop investing in the entity earlier in the year. ​Cashew Industries West Africa is quietly closing its doors. Its billionnaire owner decided to stop investing in the entity earlier in the year. Read More

Talks between extractive industry professionals and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) on repatriating funds set aside to rehabilitate […] ​Talks between extractive industry professionals and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) on repatriating funds set aside to rehabilitate […] Read More

East African business leaders are cranking up their fight against customs duties. The East African Business Council (EABC), a trade […] ​East African business leaders are cranking up their fight against customs duties. The East African Business Council (EABC), a trade […] Read More

In his bid to take the helm of the African Union Commission, Kenyan former prime minister Raila Odinga is seeking […] ​In his bid to take the helm of the African Union Commission, Kenyan former prime minister Raila Odinga is seeking […] Read More

Mohsen Hassen, who was briefly Tunisia’s trade minister in 2016 under President Béji Caïd Essebsi, is now wearing the hat of […] ​Mohsen Hassen, who was briefly Tunisia’s trade minister in 2016 under President Béji Caïd Essebsi, is now wearing the hat of […] Read More

One of the new projects agreed by the just-established alliance between Moroccan phosphate giant OCP and French energy company Engie […] ​One of the new projects agreed by the just-established alliance between Moroccan phosphate giant OCP and French energy company Engie […] Read More

The Ministry of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, headed by Gwede Mantashe, is hoping to submit the South African National Petroleum Company […] ​The Ministry of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, headed by Gwede Mantashe, is hoping to submit the South African National Petroleum Company […] Read More

Initially scheduled for early November João Lourenço’s official trip to Paris will now take place next January. The Angolan president […] ​Initially scheduled for early November João Lourenço’s official trip to Paris will now take place next January. The Angolan president […] Read More

The supporters of Olivier Boko – “OB” – have been left shaken by his arrest during the night of 22-23 September for breaching state security, attempting to corrupt an agent of the state and money laundering. With the presidential elections […] ​The supporters of Olivier Boko – “OB” – have been left shaken by his

A secret defence document, stamped with the seal of Russia’s double-headed eagle, currently sits on the desk of Senegal’s Armed Forces Minister Birame Diop. Numbered 3098-R, the nine-page file is a […] ​A secret defence document, stamped with the seal of Russia’s double-headed eagle, currently sits on the desk of Senegal’s Armed Forces Minister Birame