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In Focus | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
CIA follows Hemeti trail from N'Djamena to Bangui

The vice president of the transition in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as 'Hemeti'. — The vice president of the transition in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemeti". © Studio Pachamama // AFP/Alex McBride

US intelligence agencies are closely following the activities of Sudan's deputy junta leader in Chad, the Central African Republic and in his own country. They suspect him of links to an alleged plot to topple Chad's interim president and are scrutinising his mining interests and dealings with Russian entities including the paramilitary firm Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
Paris Appeal Court rejects Commisimpex claim on French aid to Congo-Brazzaville

On 23 February 2023, the Paris Appeal Court rejected a claim from construction company Commisimpex that it had the legal right to seize aid paid to the Republic of the Congo by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Burkina Faso
Burkinabe military split over junta leader Traoré's new directions

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's new president, in Ouagadougou, 15 October 2022. © Olympia de Maismont/AFP

In the wake of the brutal end to Burkina Faso's military cooperation deal with Paris, Burkinabe officers appear increasingly divided as regards junta leader Ibrahim Traoré. Traoré for his part is wary of some of them and keeps certain figures well away from the decision-making process.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Niger
EU seeks military personnel for new training mission in Niger

The EU has launched an internal force generation campaign to identify member states willing to deploy military personnel to Niger as part of a training mission to support the Niger Armed Forces (FAN).

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Tension between police and army over joint security operation in northern Rift Valley

Kenyan police officers patrol in Turkana, on 15 November 2012. © Siegfried Modola/Reuters

The deployment of the police and armed forces within days of each other to deal with security problems in the counties of north western Kenya has run into problems, caused by the failure of the commanders of the two forces to share information.

Subscribers only Defence

Ethiopia
A closer look at Mahlet Hailu, Ethiopia's future ambassador in France

Representative to the United Nations in Geneva since 2020, and in New York before that, the French-speaking Mahlet Hailu will replace Henok Teferra Shawl at the Ethiopian Embassy in Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Scattered Islands and Apollo 21 on French foreign minister's Madagascar agenda

French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, in Brazil, 8 February 2023. © Adriano Machado/Reuters

Catherine Colonna is scheduled to make a lightning visit next month to Antananarivo, where, as well as signing aid agreements, she is due to discuss two thorny subjects with President Andry Rajoelina.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Mozambique
TotalEnergies and Saipem on hiring spree as Mozambique LNG set to resume

After a two-year hiatus, the Mozambique LNG mega-project in Cabo Delgado province looks set to get going again. TotalEnergies and its subcontractors have already resumed some activities and are on a hiring spree.

Subscribers only Energy

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