Amid debt overhaul, DRC probes China contract | Dismantling Mozambique’s LNG | US to train Kenyan pilots

Power Brokers and their Connections

Daily issue Tuesday 11 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  DRC    In the midst of reviewing its deals with Beijing, Kinshasa launches probe into China's N'Djili airport contracts     A new anticorruption watchdog is digging into the details of a Kabila-era deal that tasked Chinese firms Sinohydro and WIETC with renovating N'Djili airport.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  CHAD    Mahamat Déby's handy African Union contacts   The new leader in N'Djamena, also known by the name "Kaka" - grandmother in Chadian Arabic - can draw on a strong network of well-connected Chadians in the African Union.  [...]  FRANCE   AFRICA    French development agency changes its director for africa EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  MADAGASCAR    Air Madagascar's fleet continues to dwindle   Madagascar's national airline has three main planes and only one is working.  [...]      KENYA    US firms compete for consulting contract with Kenya's expanding air force   Defence contractors RMGS and Apogee-SSU are bidding for a contract with the Kenya Air Force, which is undergoing a major transformation following the recent acquisition of a number of aircraft. The winning contractor will be funded by the United States to enhance security cooperation between the two states.  [...]  DJIBOUTI    Minor reshuffle expected after Guelleh is sworn in NORTH AFRICA  MAURITANIA   AFRICAN UNION    In AU commissioner race, Mauritania plays deft hand to gain Algeria's support   Behind the scenes, Nouakchott has been rallying influential supporters to back its candidacy in the upcoming election for the AU education commissioner seat.  [...]      ALGERIA    Bourouag brothers, the architect and the MP, snap up first hospital contract   Groupe Bourouag Construction has been picked to finish a hospital build near Constantine that had been started by a Canadian firm then put on ice for ten years, further growing the company's presence in the health sector.  [...] OIL & GAS  MOZAMBIQUE   FRANCE    Consortium hired to dismantle Total's LNG project   TechnipFMC and Saipem, the French major's subcontractors on its vast gas project that is now in limbo, have hired a group of firms to take down and remove the infrastructure still in Palma.  [...]  SENEGAL    Still a long wait for final arbitral hearing between Petronor and Senegal MINING SECTOR  BOTSWANA    Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone   Botswana is becoming increasingly attractive to the solar energy sector and battery-metal mining juniors. Among the latest to be lured by its opportunities is Vigor Group, based in neighbouring Namibia.  [...]      DRC    Chamber of mines, civil society anxious as generals take charge of two eastern provinces   Given that problems at mines in the east of the country are often linked to the armed forces, the installation of military governments in Nord Kivu and Ituri is a source of concern.  [...]  BURKINA FASO    Ouagadougou settles VAT debt with miners Discover our subscription offers

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