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Spotlight | Senegal
After legislative setback, Macky Sall ponders key appointments

Senegalese president Macky Sall. © Arthur Nicholas Orchard / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP

The Senegalese president must appoint a handful of senior officials this month, including a new prime minister - and these are decisions that the setback of the government majority in the legislative elections of July has made more strategic than ever.

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Central Africa

Africa, France
Lyon's lesser-known business school pampers African decision-makers

From Samuel Eto'o to Guillaume Soro, many African celebrities have turned to the Ecole de Commerce de Lyon as an easy way to pick up a degree in management. Its director, Hervé Diaz, is generous with the school's honorary degrees.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Congo, Guinea, Turkey
Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé.

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West Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara flying off for diplomatic missions in the Vatican and UN

Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara is due to fly to the Vatican on 11 September to meet the pope, and following that he'll head to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

France
Judge Dominique Blanc no longer on 'ill-gotten gains' case

There will be a new judge on the case of the "ill-gotten gains" in France involving the presidential families of Gabon and Congo as the investigations continue and charges pile up.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Inner circles | Kenya
Who are the seven figures at the heart of the Electoral Commission crisis?

Wafula Chebukati, the chairman of the IEBC, announced the results of the presidential election on 15 August. © Reuters

No sooner had William Ruto's victory in the 9 August presidential election been declared than there was an unexpected division in the Electoral Commission, part of which refused to recognise the results. This split is now at the heart of several appeals at the Supreme Court.

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Tanzania
Suluhu's stick and carrot approach to revive mining sector

Tanzania president, Samia Suluhu Hassan. © USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

The Tanzanian president has been taking steps to reconcile relations with the mining sector after six years of tensions under her predecessor. While she is keen to attract new investors, she is equally determined to have them on her terms.

Subscribers only Mining

Southern Africa and islands

Zimbabwe
Ziscosteel revival divides Mnangagwa government

Kuvimba Mining House and its German technical partner SMS Group have been chosen to revive Ziscosteel, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's major industrial projects. Not everyone in government is convinced by this choice.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Egypt
Sisi makes last-ditch attempt to assert his leadership in Africa before COP27

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © Reuters

The continent's finance, economy, environment and development ministers have been invited for talks in Sharm el-Sheikh from 8 to 9 September to find a common position ahead of the COP27. In the run-up to the international climate summit, the Egyptian president has made all kinds of efforts to establish himself as the leader of the pack.

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Libya
Erdogan caught in the crossfire of Tripoli clashes

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. © Zuma Press/MaxPPP

The renewed fighting between Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Fathi Bachagha's respective camps on 27 and 28 August in Tripoli showed the limits of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's balancing act. The Turkish president has been trying to mediate between the sparring factions while looking after his own troops on the ground.

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Algeria
Bifa signs first licence agreement with US giant Mars

Algerian leader in the manufacture of biscuits, pastries and chocolates, Bifa Algeria, has acquired its first international licence from the US giant Mars.

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