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Spotlight | Mozambique
ExxonMobil makes steady progress on its LNG project

ExxonMobil's Rovuma LNG megaproject. © ExxonMobil

Unlike TotalEnergies on Mozambique LNG, US major ExxonMobil intends to accelerate its development of Rovuma LNG despite many challenges.

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Central Africa

DRC
Vital Kamerhe embarks on low-key tour from Johannesburg to Tel-Aviv

Challenged by President Félix Tshisekedi's entourage, who suspect him of harbouring a hidden agenda, the President of the Congolese National Assembly has embarked on a diplomatic tour to try to influence the course of the war against the M23 rebels.

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Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby lobbies hard for his AU Commission candidate

The president is using all his diplomatic resources to try to secure the post of Commissioner for Economic Development at the African Union for his personal choice: Amine Idriss Adoum. He's aiming to rally the Central African states behind this sole candidate.

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West Africa

Ivory Coast
Parliament speaker ordered to pay €9.5m to Africa Global Logistics boss

Ivory Coast speaker Adama Bictogo has been ordered to pay €9.5m to Africa Global Logistics' Martine Coffi-Studer in the final episode of their lengthy legal dispute over a plot of land.

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Nigeria
Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani has plans for an African summit on AI

Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, is making plans for an African summit on artificial intelligence with Nigeria at the forefront.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
As foreign minister exits to take up top AU post, politicians jostle to replace him

Newly elected chair of the AU Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (centre) and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (left) at the AU HQ in Addis Ababa, 15 February 2025. © Amanuel Sileshi/AFP

Mahmoud Youssouf is off to Addis Ababa to serve as president of the African Union Commission, leaving a coveted vacancy back in Djibouti. With just over a year before the country heads to the polls, several hopefuls want to capitalise on the imminent reshuffle.

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Kenya
Ruto and his allies discuss Odinga's future role

William Ruto (left) and Raila Odinga during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 February 2025. © Amanuel Sileshi/AFP

Despite Raila Odinga's failed attempt to secure the position of AU Commission Chair, the former opposition leader is still seen as a key player on the Kenyan political scene. The presidential camp and the opposition are manoeuvring to attract him to their side.

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North Africa

Algeria
Sonatrach's delicate increase in gas production

A Sonatrach gas site in Ouargla, near Hassi Messaoud, Algeria on 22 February 2023. © APP/NurPhoto via AFP

Algeria's state-owned energy firm has steadily increased gas production since the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is worried about reserves and hopes that exploiting the country's vast shale gas resources will resolve the problem.

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Egypt
Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

The French president is due to visit Egypt before the middle of the year, against a backdrop of geostrategic upheaval and at a time when it has become one of the favoured African countries among major French groups.

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