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Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who was elected a month ago, has arrived in Paris from his country for a short rest, his aides say. ...

Reskilling Energy

South African wind power can help absorb coal industry job losses, Siemens Gamesa says

South Africa’s wind power industry can help absorb the jobs lost through a retreat from reliance on coal, Janek Winand, managing director for ... Siemens Gamesa South Africa, tells The Africa Report.

pricey contract

Ali Haddad and the mystery of the $10 million in US lobbying

In July 2020, a lobbying contract worth $10m was signed on behalf of Algerian businessman Ali Haddad with the American lobbying firm Sonoran ... Policy Group LLC. Incarcerated since 2019, the ex-chairman of the ETRHB group denies such a claim.

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appeasing putin?

BP quits South Africa aviation sector under cloud of Russia sanctions

Last year, South Africa’s authorities were enraged when BP refused to refuel Russian planes at South African airports out of fear of Western ... sanctions. But on Wednesday, BP entirely quit its contract to refuel planes at all airports across the country. It denies this change is linked to pressure from Pretoria.

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DRC: What’s in Khaled Sadek’s $1.3bn offer to Congo Airways?

After signing a massive investment agreement with Kinshasa and Congo Airways in early March for significant advances in the Congolese aviation ... sector, the Egyptian businessman has six months to prove the seriousness of his proposal.

t'is the season

New campaign to boycott Algerian dates in Morocco

Just ahead of Ramadan, Moroccan internet users called for a boycott of Algerian dates, several quintals of which were destroyed at the start ... of the week of 12 March in Casablanca. Accused of 'flooding the Moroccan market' and of being carcinogenic, these dates were deemed to promote 'unfair competition'.

future past

South Africa: How independent music label Matsuli has kept local jazz alive

A small independent label seeks South African jazz jewels. The purpose? To release them on vinyl and keep the story alive. ...

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

Reskilling Energy

South African wind power can help absorb coal industry job losses, Siemens Gamesa says

pricey contract

Ali Haddad and the mystery of the $10 million in US lobbying

Article 4/4 of "Washington, the capital of African lobbying"

down time

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

Reskilling Energy

South African wind power can help absorb coal industry job losses, Siemens Gamesa says

pricey contract

Ali Haddad and the mystery of the $10 million in US lobbying

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international intrigue

Burkina Faso, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire… Ari Ben-Menashe, lobbyist for countries in crisis

Lieutenant Colonel Damiba, Nabil Karoui, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Laurent Gbagbo, General Hemetti, etc. These are some of the clients of this effective ... Israeli-Canadian lobbyist, known for his questionable methods...

merry-go-round

Ethiopia: Getachew Reda rejoins the government he once fought

Ethiopia’s government has confirmed Getachew Reda, a senior Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) official, will lead a new interim administration ... in the northern region, as the parties move ahead with implementing a ceasefire.

NO PAY

Ghana: Special Prosecutor unpaid for 17 months as anti-graft advocates fume

Ghana's special prosecutor on corruption Kissi Agyebeng has had to wait 17 months since he was sworn into office on 5 August 2021 before being ... paid; a development anti-graft campaigners describe as embarrassing and unacceptable.

UNDER PRESSURE

Kenya: New legal woes for Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

On 20 March, 43 former Facebook moderators announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against the social media giant’s parent company, Meta, ... primarily for “unlawful dismissal.”

Rampant inflation

Kenya: Mounting dismay as Ruto unable to deliver on economic promises

A lot has drastically changed since William Ruto’s administration assumed office six months ago, from tax mobilisation to scrapping subsidies ... and cutting the infrastructure budget. But overall, the Kenyan government has so far done too little to deliver on the president’s promise to turn around the economy, leaving the public and business community bemoaning.

Road rage

Kenya: Public uproar over $6m car purchases for President, deputy, & prime cabinet secretary

President William Ruto’s administration is on the spot, following the allocation of KSh802m ($6.1m) to purchase new cars for himself, his deputy ... Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as Kenyans strain under the high cost of living.

HOTLY CONTESTED

South Africa: Can John Steenhuisen steer the DA to trump ANC?

On 1 and 2 April, John Steenhuisen, the leader of the South African official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), will go to the organisation ... seeking a mandate to lead the party. If he succeeds, his face will be on the ballot paper in what is set to be the most fiercely contested election in the 30 years South Africa been a democracy.

financial strength

African banks are well placed to weather global SVB, Credit Suisse storm

African banks have the financial strength to withstand recent shocks to the global financial system, such as the collapse of Silicon Valley bank ... in the US and the need for Credit Suisse to be rescued by rival UBS.

Deja vu

Côte d’Ivoire turns to the IMF again, three years after its last loan

To stabilise its balance of payments, Abidjan has entered into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.6bn loan. ...

turned tide?

Is Morocco’s ‘King of Solar’ Mustapha Bakkoury in disgrace?

Since the opening of an investigation into alleged mismanagement at the head of Masen, the senior official has kept a low profile, only visiting ... agency headquarters to conduct routine business. Has the tide finally turned for the kingdom's renewable energy gentleman?

BALANCING RISK

Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank…who are the main players in South Africa’s banking sector?

The outlook for South Africa’s banking sector remains stable despite a volatile macroeconomic environment, according to Moody’s Investors ... Service.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Russia draws in Africa with charm offensive against Western ‘neo-colonialism’

On 19 and 20 March, some 40 African delegations travelled to Moscow ahead of the Russia-Africa summit scheduled for July in St Petersburg, to ... discuss cooperation and the fight against the influence of “former colonial powers”.

BATTLEGROUND

Is the upcoming DRC presidential election being played out in Washington?

As was the case during DRC's last presidential election, the heavyweights of Congolese politics have rushed to the lobbying firms in Washington ... with national elections scheduled for the end of 2023. For the last few months, political operatives have been waging a war of influence by proxy, as our investigations reveal.

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