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Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS appears divided on military intervention

Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace, thus further escalating regional tensions after the coup two weeks ago, but support for ECOWAS military intervention to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum seems to be waning, revealing differences of opinion among the 15 West African member states on how to proceed. Niger’s airspace has been closed […]

Morocco’s Akwa Africa to acquire Totalenergies business in Mauritania

Akwa Africa, a subsidiary of Moroccan Akwa group, is set to acquire Total Energies fuel distribution subsidiary in Mauritania, the competition council said. The council said it was informed about the sale without offering details on the transaction which Financial Afric said would amount to 185 million dollars. Akwa Africa was established to help the […]

Comoros: President Assoumani tipped to win fourth term amid controversy

The Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Comoros will vote in an election on Sunday (14 January) that is widely expected to deliver a fourth term to incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, whose opponents accuse him of stifling dissent. In 2019, the 65-year-old Assoumani was re-elected president after constitutional reforms that extended presidential […]