A few hours before his much-publicised trip to Senegal, the former president quietly travelled to the United Kingdom to ...

The former diplomat, who has also held various posts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, has recently ...

Recently installed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is putting the last touches on his government and has assigned a new minister of state to the Africa portfolio. Director of policy, advocacy and ...

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's envoys are taking their diplomatic offensive to the next level. On 20 July, the governor of Darfur and president of the Sudan Liberation Movement-MM (SLM-MM), Minni Minnawi, ...

Benin's minister of foreign affairs, Corinne Amori Brunet, who was appointed in May, aims to strengthen the country's international presence by opening new diplomatic missions. The former ambassador ...

After Botswana's courts upheld Nova Africa Resource's $21m acquisition of Mupane Gold Mining in May, the company is refining plans to revive the eastern Botswana mine, near Francistown. The purchase, ...

Ever since a new armed group launched an attack in the north in late June, the Central African president has been regularly gathering a handful of ministers and military officers to assess the ...

A technical team from Senegal's finance ministry is expected to travel to the United States capital shortly. Its members will meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials as part of Dakar's ...

On the one hand, the Trump administration is consulting with businesses and partners on the continent regarding a possible reform of the trade framework. On the other, the continent's foreign ...

The government's reorganisation of petroleum supplies has seen this company emerge as one of the most influential players in the sector. Owned by the powerful Nahdi family, which has close ties to the ...

The Lebanese businessman has built up a considerable portfolio of mining licenses. With his French son-in-law, Karl Rolly, this informal adviser to President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema directly or ...