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Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Kenyan deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto. © Zuma Press/MaxPPP

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out access to his media empire to support his protégé Raila Odinga for president. His main opponent, deputy president William Ruto, is turning to social media as a result.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Chad, United States
US politicians engage in discreet diplomacy in N'Djamena

The President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby (right), received Republican US Congressman Trent Kelly in N'Djamena on 30 May 2022. © Presidency of the Republic of Chad

Following the lead of the State Department, a number of US political representatives have been reaching out to the transitional authorities in Chad. The Republican representative for Mississippi was received by Kaka on 30 May.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Chad
Savannah unleashes charm offensive on Kaka following ExxonMobil exit

The British junior, newly arrived in Chad, intends to do everything in its power to gain the approval of the country's authorities. It is preparing to develop huge electrification projects in its production area of Doba and near N'Djamena.

Subscribers only Energy

DRC
Regulatory body overturns tender process for Nzilo II power station

The public procurement regulatory authority has reversed the ministerial decision to award Lualaba Power the contract for the construction of the Nzilo II hydroelectric power station. This brings the two other contenders back into the race.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

West Africa

West Africa
Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

A DT-26 intelligence drone sold by Delair in 2019 to the Niger National Guard. © Delair

The military contingents of Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon deployed within the Multinational Joint Task Force are to receive a dozen intelligence-gathering drones from the French firm Delair. The project is being overseen by Coginta, an NGO active in supporting security initiatives in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence

Mauritania
BP considering BirAllah gas project withdrawal

As it continues to shed assets across the continent, the British major is unlikely to spud a new well on its conventional gas development BirAllah. Behind its half-hearted attempts at denial are signs it is planning to abandon the project it shares with Kosmos Energy.

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Niger
Niger sows seeds for uranium boom

An uptick in global interest for nuclear energy has rekindled focus on Niger's uranium resources. But the production from a new mine is still a relatively long way off.

Subscribers only Mining

France, Sahel
Change at top of Operation Barkhane

This summer, a two-star general will likely become the number two of Operation Barkhane, taking over for another fighter pilot, General Fabien Kuzniak.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
Jubba Airways under threat of liquidation

The fate of the Somali airline Jubba Airways, which operates in several countries in the Horn, will be decided this month by the Kenyan courts.

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Southern Africa and islands

Angola
MPLA eyes billion dollar bonanza from Sonangol asset sale

The selling off of the assets of state-owned Sonangol should provide the ruling party with a huge war chest with which to fight the forthcoming elections.

Subscribers only Energy

North Africa

Libya
Tripoli continues battle against Al Kharafi and Siba Plast in Paris

Libya and its sovereign wealth fund LIA are battling to protect their French assets from being seized by the Kuwaiti group Al Kharafi and a mysterious Tunisian entity, Siba Plast. These assets include a building housing one of Fnac's outlets in Paris, as well as more than €150m in liquid assets.

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Algeria
EU delegation on mission to Algiers

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi will travel to Algiers on 27 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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