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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, who was sworn in on 19 June in Pretoria, is due to announce his government ​South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, who was sworn in on 19 June in Pretoria, is due to announce his government Read More

Tamoil RCA’s woes continue. On Wednesday 19 June, on the orders of the Central African energy minister Bertrand Arthur Piri, ​Tamoil RCA’s woes continue. On Wednesday 19 June, on the orders of the Central African energy minister Bertrand Arthur Piri, Read More

The European Commission has upheld its ban on Libyan air carriers operating in the EU. ​The European Commission has upheld its ban on Libyan air carriers operating in the EU. Read More

The head of the Sodiat conglomerate Maminiaina Ravatomanga, known as “Mamy” and who is President Andry Rajoelina’s eminence grise, has ​The head of the Sodiat conglomerate Maminiaina Ravatomanga, known as “Mamy” and who is President Andry Rajoelina’s eminence grise, has Read More

More than a decade after announcing its Bonga North project, located 120km off the Nigerian coast, and two years after ​More than a decade after announcing its Bonga North project, located 120km off the Nigerian coast, and two years after Read More

A few tweaks to wording aside, Burkina Faso’s new mining code is all but ready. The bill, which Africa Intelligence ​A few tweaks to wording aside, Burkina Faso’s new mining code is all but ready. The bill, which Africa Intelligence Read More

Ashebir Woldegiorgis is leaving nothing to chance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The president of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee (EOC) has set himself the target of surpassing the four medals his country won at the last Games in Tokyo, in 2021, an ambitious and highly symbolic goal for Ethiopia, which has produced some of

French prime minister Gabriel Attal was scheduled to visit Morocco at the end of July for talks with his Moroccan counterpart, Aziz Akhannouch. This meeting was to be followed by a session of the two countries’ High Joint Commission, the ​French prime minister Gabriel Attal was scheduled to visit Morocco at the end of July

There has long been anecdotal evidence of the wormy creatures taking to the air, but videos recorded in Madagascar at last prove the animals’ acrobatics. ​There has long been anecdotal evidence of the wormy creatures taking to the air, but videos recorded in Madagascar at last prove the animals’ acrobatics. Read More

Parisian lawyer William Bourdon, head of Bourdon & Associés and former secretary-general of the International Federation of Human Rights, sent ​Parisian lawyer William Bourdon, head of Bourdon & Associés and former secretary-general of the International Federation of Human Rights, sent Read More