Yes, and I will be even happier if the PFS is published by end of this quarter, which is still my expectation.

A few tid bits for consideration.

Port of Kribi : China dominates import-export traffic

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(Business in Cameroon) - Asia receives 87% of exports traffic on the deep seaport of Kribi, in South Cameroon, according to statistics recently published by the Autonomous Port of Kribi (PAK), the public company that manages the port platform operational since March 2018.

Moreover, the PAK points out, the bulk of this exports traffic, consisting mainly of logs and sawn timber (99% of goods loaded for export), is directed towards China. Next follows Germany, Belgium, Congo, and France. “In Europe, the exported products are cocoa derivatives, i.e. butter, cake and beans,” the PAK stresses.

According to NGOs, the concentration of most timber exports towards China (an activity carried out by Cameroonian, Chadian, Congolese (DRC) and Central African operators) can be explained by the entry into force of the Flegt agreements in the European Union (EU). These agreements are reputed to be more rigorous in terms of forest exploitation and the traceability of wood sold on the European market.

Building materials and equipment...

To avoid the rigidity of the agreements, several African operators are turning away from the EU, which was their original market, to redirect their exports to China, reputed to be more flexible, the environmental NGOs explain.

In addition to exports, China largely dominates imports traffic at the Kribi port platform. “China is the first importer at the port of Kribi. Most of the products of Asian origin are building materials, electrical machinery and appliances, followed by food products,” official sources indicate.

This preponderance of Chinese imports, mainly dominated by construction materials and equipment, is explained by the number of infrastructure projects that Chinese companies, such as Sinohydro (dams, roads, buildings, etc.) or CHEC, are carrying out in Cameroon and even in the Central African sub-region.

CHEC, for instance, built the deep seaport of Kribi and is currently completing the highway that serves this infrastructure. The Chinese company is also laying the starting blocks for the 2^ndconstruction phase that will provide the Port of Kribi with a 2^ndcontainer terminal, twice as long as the first (350 m).

Brice R. Mbodiam

and

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/guinea-protests-anti-government-demonstrations-continue-200130105621557.html


There is a video report at the above link which is worth a look.

Guinea protests: Anti-government demonstrations continue

A standoff in Guinea as security forces and anti-government protesters battle in the capital.

30 Jan 2020

Anti-government protests have turned violent in the Guinean capital, Conakry, with two people killed by security forces in as many days.

At least 22 people have died since demonstrations began in October.

Al Jazeera's Nicola Gage reports


and

Legislative setback after Alpha Condé fails in Abidjan
Right up until the last minute, the Guinean president Alpha Condé tried to persuade the opposition to take part in the legislative elections in February. [...] Read more

https://www.africaintelligence.com/lce/palace-whispers/2020/01/22/legislative-setback-after-alpha-conde-fails-in-abidjan%2C108390478-bre?CXT=PUB&utm_source=LCE&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PROS_EDIT_FOC&did=108357590&eid=496779.