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In Focus | Tunisia
Saied rallies his base with 25 July Movement ahead of parliamentary election

Tunisian President Kais Saied. © Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters

Less than a year after the Tunisian parliament was suspended, President Kais Saied's supporters are hoping to win a majority in the house at the end of the year. To do so, they have been federating their numbers via the hundreds of local factions headed by a national entity.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby prepares to give more time to rebel talks in Doha

The president of the transitional government, Mahamat Idriss Déby. © Chad Presidency

The President of the Chadian transition is considering giving additional time to the Qatar talks between armed groups in order to reach a conclusion.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Chad
Glencore continues to sell its oil while waiting for its debt to N'Djamena to be restructured

In February, the Swiss group made a proposal to restructure its loan to N'Djamena. However, until an agreement has been reached with Chad, facilitated by Minister Djerassem Le Bemadjiel who is acquainted with the Swiss group, the latter will continue to pay itself back in kind.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders

DRC
With AJN, serial entrepreneur Klaus Eckhof could dig deeper into Manono lithium

The deal AJN Resources has struck with the Congolese state should enable the company and its CEO, the DRC mining-savvy Klaus Eckhof, to start lithium exploration in the Manono area, in addition to gold prospection in the eastern part of the country.

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DRC
Businessman Rahim Dhrolia wins Nzilo II power station contract

Despite run-ins with the central office for government contracts, the minister of hydraulics chose Lualaba Power, led by Rahim Dhrolia, to build Nzilo II for close to half a billion dollars.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

West Africa

Niger
TotalEnergies waves goodbye to distribution and hands over its stations to Star Oil

Owned by the Mauritanian businessman Al Houssein, Star Oil will soon take over all the oil facilities previously in the hands of TotalEnergies.

Subscribers only Energy

Africa
Francophone Africa loses key United Nations posts

Top: Senegal's Mankeur Ndiaye (left), replaced by Rwandan diplomat Valentine Rugwabiza (right) as head of the UN Mission in Sierra Leone. Bottom: Guinea's Bintou Keita (left), who was succeeded by Ghana's Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa at the DOP (right). © UN Photo/Loey Felipe/Evan Schneider/Simon Ruf/Eskinder Debebe

A number of senior UN posts, which have traditionally gone to diplomats from francophone Africa, are now being fought over by anglophone and lusophone African states. Meanwhile, the position for head of the Department of Peace Operations, Paris's preserve for the best part of two decades and currently headed by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is being chased by China.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
EU divided over $300m World Bank grant to Abiy

The first major disbursement to Ethiopia from an international financial institution since the start of the civil war in 2020 went ahead despite the reluctance of key political figures in the European Union.

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Southern Africa and islands

Zimbabwe
Government looks to speed up reopening of ZiscoSteel ahead of presidential elections

Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) facilities in Redcliff, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. © Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Thanks to funding from Kuvimba Mining House, the state-controlled firm with links with controversial business magnate Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa hopes to speed up the reopening of former industrial flagship Ziscosteel in time for the 2023 elections.

Subscribers only Mining

Angola
Iskandar Safa's French shipyard CMN hopes to dock back in Luanda

The shipbuilder, a subsidiary of Privinvest owned by the Franco-Lebanese entrepreneur Iskandar Safa, has recently been trying to get back in Angola's good books. CMN signed a major contract in the country in 2016 but it was considerably scaled back by Luanda under pressure from the IMF.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

North Africa

Algeria
Rebrab's oil seed treatment plant almost finished but may not open

Cevital's oilseed crushing plant should be completed by the end of 2022. © Africa Intelligence

A factory allowing Cevital to import oil seeds for its refinery in Béjaïa should be completed by the end of this year, but there are still several obstacles to overcome before it can begin production.

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