With backing from the presidency and influential diaspora networks, Algeria is investing in music, sport and culture to recast the country’s image, attract foreign investment and position itself as a more appealing tourist destination.
The French energy giant’s project, which has been on hold since 2022 and is intended to supply the country’s largest copper mine, is at last set to get underway following an agreement reached with the Zambian authorities.
Having historically opposed international missions scrutinising its human rights record, Eritrea has adapted its strategy. In Geneva, several countries echoed its talking points during the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.
RocksEnergia, a company registered in the US, is launching the construction of Libya’s first antimony smelter. The project forms part of the White House’s proactive mining diplomacy strategy targeting strategic minerals.
Chinese-made Wing Loong II attack drones operated by the Nigerian Air Force have become the focus of increasingly acrimonious negotiations between state-owned aerospace group AVIC and military officials struggling to cover their operating costs.
The head of state is caught between his Somali counterpart and ally Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Galmudug leader Qoor Qoor, to whom his son-in-law is particularly close. For now, he has chosen to err on the side of caution.
France’s diplomatic body has put the finishing touches on its list of appointees to chancelleries in Dakar, Maputo and Dodoma. Still, a handful of key posts have yet to be filled.
Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.
In the government reshuffle, Denis Sassou-Nguesso has appointed Fabrice Davy Okassa as his adviser on hydrocarbons. The move underlines the Italian major’s growing influence in the Congolese oil sector.
Gabonese defence officials have just placed an order with AD Con for a vast military arsenal valued at €200m. The company is also hoping to secure new contracts in Ivory Coast.
Ruling party candidate for the election on 12 April, the finance minister has surrounded himself with a few close associates and a team under the control of the outgoing president Patrice Talon to lead his campaign. These are figures who would be part of his inner circle if he is elected.
The delicate attempt to unite Sudan’s political class around a common roadmap fell apart on the margins of talks in Addis Ababa at the start of June. Beneath the veneer of agreement on a preparatory committee, deep fault lines paralysed international mediation.
More than 20 Malagasy and foreign companies are vying to build and operate the country’s first gold-refining plant. Africa Intelligence reveals the main contenders for this strategic project.
Appointed foreign affairs minister in June 2024, he has since been handed some of Pretoria’s most sensitive missions, including his country’s G20 presidency and a bruising diplomatic row with the United States. He has relied on a tight circle of loyal officials to navigate the turbulence.
Driven by the central bank governor since 2019, the digitalisation of banking services has pushed Morocco’s three main establishments towards a new model, which has seen each bank closing around 100 branches.
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