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In Focus | Benin
Talon dynasty puts Afrobeats festival, MMA and cinema to work in soft power offensive

Despite the recent failed coup, WeLovEya festival will be held this month, doubling as a showcase for presidential scion Lionel Talon's cultural and sports diplomacy machine. Afrobeats stars and billionaires will rub shoulders as the event morphs into a hub of influence, business deals and soft-power projection.

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

A polling station for the presidential and legislative elections in Bangui, 27 December 2020.

Central African Republic
Vote organisation delays pile up prior to presidential elections

Organisation of the presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, planned for 28 December, is behind schedule to the point of raising fears that some voters in several regions of the country will be left out.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Nigeria
NNPC to sign $4.7bn loan with Aramco

Negotiations for a massive loan between the Nigerian national oil company and its Saudi counterpart, which have been underway for two years, are nearing completion. The sum will partly be used to refinance a previous loan, known as Project Gazelle.

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Niger
Niamey pays off debts to the World Bank

Following payment of an outstanding bill of $15m by Niger, the World Bank has restarted the main projects it finances in the country, after an interruption lasting a few weeks.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
A minister clamps down in Kenya Development Corporation scandal

Having become an ally of William Ruto, Lee Kinyanjui, former governor of Nakuru County, wants to shed light on this nearly four-million-dollar case that threatens the president's plans, as well as his own.

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Tanzania
BRICS competition and instability put Western backers on alert

The violence that marred the end of October general elections has led some countries to reconsider their support for the country. Faced with the difficulty of withdrawing donations and loans, the IMF, like other organisations, is stalling.

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Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
What with regular breakdowns and flaws, ports are vulnerable to fraud

Container scanners supposed to secure Malagasy ports are operating at reduced capacity, allowing thousands of goods to pass through unchecked. This results in significant revenue losses for the state and weakens the foreign trade framework.

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Johannesburg, in October 2022.

Madagascar
Jacob Zuma offers support to Colonel Michael Randrianirina

The head of the junta sets great store by the advice of the former South African head of state. Cyril Ramaphosa's predecessor travelled specially to Dubai to support Madagascar's new strongman on his secret visit there.

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North Africa

Morocco
Two new South Korean companies covet the Casablanca shipyard tender

While the issue of its concessionaire has been dragging on for several years, it is now the turn of port construction firms Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries to apply to operate the shipyard in the economic capital.

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in Rome on 24 July 2025.

Algeria
Pope Leo XIV's visit takes shape

The pontiff's and the Algerian president's teams are outlining the various stages of a papal visit, which would be a first for the country. The event is expected to take place before mid-2026.

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