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Spotlight | DRC, United States
The spectre of sanctions is closing in on the Tshisekedi presidency

Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi. © ZUMA PRESS/MaxPPP

The US treasury has completed its investigation into André Wameso, one of the closest advisers of the DRC president. Though nothing has yet been decided in Washington, if he is placed under sanctions, this is likely to undermine the Congolese administration in the run-up to the next elections in late 2023.

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Central Africa

DRC, Rwanda
Rwanda standoff divides Tshisekedi's inner circle

The DRC president's confrontational stance towards Rwanda in his address to the UN General Assembly was in line with that of several of his government colleagues. Other advisers are trying to soften his tone in the hope of conciliation.

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Cameroon
Phoenix Mining manoeuvres in Yaoundé to relaunch Nkamouna cobalt project

A sign indicating to passers-by that they are entering a mining concession is pictured on 25 March 2010 in Nkamouna forest. © STR / AFP

Phoenix hopes to charm the Cameroonian authorities - and in particular the state investment firm, which holds a 39.5% stake in the Nkamouna project - in order to get authorisation to start building the mining infrastructure in January.

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West Africa

Nigeria
Shell moves into African renewables with Daystar Power

To kick-start its move into renewable energies in Africa, the British-Dutch major has bought Daystar Power, a solar power producer founded by two German entrepreneurs.

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West Africa
Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

The armed forces of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Gabon will have to wait a little longer to receive the first transfers of French armoured personnel carriers under the Integrated Ground Mobility and Protection Programme that Paris launched last year.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Horn of Africa
Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

The government of Tigray accepted yesterday evening a new African Union mediation offer, hours after the Ethiopian government did the same. Three days ago, US envoy Mike Hammer hurried back to the region. Special envoys from Europe and the UN were due to meet on Friday.

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Tanzania
Insecurity prompts Zanzibar to review its lucrative island leasing

The Tanzanian central government is planning to boost its security presence in the Zanzibar archipelago and in recent months has struck security cooperation deals with India and Mozambique.

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Kenya
Ruto consolidates his bastions and chips away at Odinga's with his new government

The new Kenyan president is seeking to consolidate his support in the regions that have supported him the most, while at the same time leaving a fair share for his main allies. The goal is to maximise his chances of re-election in five years' time.

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Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
ExxonMobil reorganises its staff as Rovuma shifts to 100% offshore

The US major does not intend to leave more than 100 trillion cubic feet of gas in the depths of the Mozambique Channel. To extract them, a new crack team of executives is at work to overturn the company's initial choices.

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Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa dispatches 'referendum' observer to occupied Ukraine

Zimbabwe sent the young Tapiwa Masenda to Ukraine to observe the Russian "referendums" in Ukraine. He personally embodied Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vladimir Putin's governments' desire for rapprochement.

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North Africa

Egypt
Sisi blows hot and cold on reopening of Al Jazeera's Cairo office

The Egyptian president with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on 13 September 2022. © Amiri Diwan of the State of Qata/Anadolu Agency via AFP

The Egyptian president's warming relations with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani could pave the way for the Qatari news outlet to reopen its Cairo office, which has been closed since 2013. However, there are still several Al Jazeera journalists behind bars in Egypt.

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Egypt, Libya
Tensions between Cairo and Tripoli paralyse Arab League

The European Union-Arab League gathering scheduled to take place in Cairo on 10 October is likely to be postponed indefinitely.

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