steel & mining Morocco, Egypt companies drive North African champions ranking Steel, mining and even outsourcing have enabled North African groups to record good performances in 2021-2022. ... Article 14/16 of "Wealth creators"
port sale After Bolloré takeover, MSC becomes the undisputed African logistics champion The acquisition last December of the French logistics company's network of ports and railways by MSC for 5.7bn euros is, all sectors taken together, ... the deal of the year for 2022. Article 10/16 of "Wealth creators"
heavy hitters Top 500 African Corporate Champions 2023: Dangote, MTN, Sonatrach… Our exclusive ranking After analyzing the results of more than 1200 companies, we unveil our exclusive ranking of the 500 most important companies of the ... continent. Article 3/16 of "Wealth creators"
start here Top 500 African Champions 2023: a user’s guide to our annual ranking Which are the best performing companies on the continent? Who, among the 1,200 largest African companies, have best withstood successive crises, ... from the Covid pandemic to the consequences of the war in Ukraine? In other words, who are our 2023 African champions? Article 1/16 of "Wealth creators"
DELICATE DIPLOMACY CAN 2025: Morocco or Algeria? CAF’s conundrum There is a new twist about which country will host the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN), initially scheduled to be announced in February. Although ... CAF chair Patrice Motsepe was expected to reveal the name in Kigali on 16 March, it looks like that will not be the case.
perceived ally In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Algiers wants to have it both ways Perceived as a privileged ally of Moscow, Algeria has announced the reopening of its embassy in Kyiv “as soon as possible”. ...
scorecard DRC: Lack of trust holds back regional force as Angola steps in 9 March marked half a year since the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi authorised the six-month deployment of the East ... Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) to quell fighting in conflict-plagued eastern DRC. Analysts say little has been achieved by the regional force, with a lack of trust in it being the major stumbling block.
Tough road Mauritius struggles to reset its economy post Covid With general elections just two years away, the government of Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has its work cut out as it tries to revive ... one of the African economies worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic while delivering on a slew of costly promises, including a substantial increase in old-age pensions.
'bad apples' Mozambique: Rwanda extradition treaty payback for fighting jihadists? Rwanda has been helping combat jihadists in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, for nearly three years, in a country nowhere near its own borders. But ... a new extradition treaty signed by Mozambique and Rwanda earlier this month will aid in sending Rwandan asylum-seekers back to Kigali as a trick to net exiled government opponents on the run, according to the refugees.
marine security False flagging: Are vessels using African flags to evade sanctions? African countries like Tanzania, Cameroon, and others have been accused of reflagging Iranian vessels, or false flagging, the practice of re-registering ... vessels under the flag of a different country to evade penalty. By allowing them to transport illegal materials under sanction, the effectiveness of international sanctions and the responsibility of flag states in ensuring compliance remains a challenge.