Vol 66 No 23 | MOZAMBIQUEUNITED STATESFRANCE President Chapo returns empty-handed from Houston 12th November 2025 ExxonMobil won’t recommit to its gas export scheme until Maputo agrees resumption terms with TotalEnergies Over US$50 billion of gas investments are riding on the outcome of a financial fight between President Daniel Chapo’s government and France’s TotalEnergies Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanné. The...
Vol 66 No 23 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICBELGIUMFRANCE Hard labour 21st November 2025 Arrested on 26 May 2024 in Zémio, in the south-east of the country, by Wagner paramilitaries, Joseph Figueira Martin was beaten and tortured before being imprisoned at Camp...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 20 | LIBYAFRANCE Sarkozy’s jailing exposes the rot at Françafrique’s heart 29th September 2025 Former president sought funds from Gadaffi in return for support The conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy is an indictment of the murky operations at the heart of Françafrique, the French government’s influence-peddling in... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 17 | FRANCEAFRICA Paris resets military ties in Africa, tilting to Europe 14th August 2025 After their exit from the Sahel, French troops prioritise flexible partnerships and blunting Russia’s influence When France’s Secretary of State for la Francophonie and International Partnerships, Thani Mohamed-Soilihi told journalists on 27 July that the security crisis in the Sahel was no longer...
Vol 66 No 11 | FRANCEAFRICA Paris all at sea over Africa reset 30th May 2025 President Macron’s new policy ideas keep foundering on the domestic priorities of African leaders Two more sharp reminders of the cultural and political realities have jolted President Emmanuel Macron as he struggles to reshape France’s relations with Africa which have reached a...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 7 | LIBYAFRANCE Claims of secret deal with Gadaffi in Sarkozy’s corruption trial 31st March 2025 Prosecutors say ex-French president got campaign funds from Tripoli before NATO bombed Libyan leader The trial of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who may face a seven-year sentence if convicted on corruption charges, is shedding light on France’s backchannel talks with the government... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 5 | CHADFRANCE French troops bid a hasty adieu 7th March 2025 The departure ends an era amid mounting challenges to President Mahamat with a deepening social crisis and overspill from Sudan’s war On 31 January, a quiet ceremony took place at the Sergeant Adji Kossei air base in Ndjamena to mark the complete departure of all French troops from Chad,...
Vol 66 No 1 | CHADFRANCE Dropping France, Mahamat Kaka tilts to Turkey and the UAE 31st December 2024 Ndjamena’s strategic switch helps Abu Dhabi more than Russia for now Taking Paris by surprise on 20 December, the Chadian government ordered French troops to leave the country by the end of January, marking a final rupture after some...
Vol 65 No 25 | FRANCEAFRICA Macron tilts to Anglophone Africa after Sahelian exits 3rd December 2024 After a spate of reverses in the region, the French President is boosting ties with Ghana and Nigeria One data point sums up the commercial stakes: there are more French companies in Nigeria than there are in the rest of West Africa. It also painted the...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 25 | CHADFRANCE After Macron’s minister leaves, Déby cancels military accord 4th December 2024 France’s exit from the Sahel region speeds up as N’djamena ends its defence cooperation agreement with Paris Chad’s decision to end its military cooperation deal with France is another major blow to France which had been actively courting President Mahamat Idriss Déby aka ‘Kaka’ to... READ FOR FREE