At the regional level, the Turkish naval defence industry made its first breakthrough back in 2021 with the sale of two ...

Nearly a year after establishing its subsidiary in Conakry in March 2024, China's leading steelmaker Baowu Steel has strengthened its presence in the Simandou mega-mining project, where it is both a ...

Well established in West Africa, the leading Moroccan bank is now looking to expand its footprint on the continent, starting ...

After taking over the Réagir party at the end of January, he has embarked on a tour of the country ahead of a presidential ...

Group El Kateb owned by Tunisian businessman Abderraouf El Kateb plans to invest in a call center based on the island of Djerba. The group will operate in the hotel, travel, farming and greenhouse ...

A former member of the now defunct Federal Democratic Movement and today leader of a group of anti-government rebels based inside Uganda (see "Museveni plays it carefully", page 2 in this issue), Fred ...

The tender call for the installation of a second submarine cable link to Mauritania was launched in August and has attracted two foreign firms and one local company.

The Association of Honorary Consuls of Cameroon (Amicale des Consuls Honoraires du Cameroun) will soon be making its appearance. These diplomats are in the process of setting up this influential ...

A former Mauritian ambassador to France is to be chairman of Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and is expected to try to make the state-owned radio and television service less anchored to ...

The last four Belgian military personnel who were still working in Niger returned home in December. Despite the suspension of its defence collaboration with Niamey following the July 2023 coup that ...

Ever since 23 December, when a man bound for Dubai via Addis Ababa was arrested at Antananarivo's Ivato airport with a diplomatic bag containing 53kg of gold ingots, there has been no sign of Julien ...