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In Focus | DRC
Former warlord Roger Lumbala's dangerous liaisons with Tshisekedi clan

Roger Lumbala in 2013, then a member of M23. © Isaac Kasamani/AFP

A former warlord and government minister, Roger Lumbala is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity committed in the early 2000s and is being held in France pending trial. Africa Intelligence delves into the investigation, in which President Félix Tshisekedi and some of his advisers and military officials make an appearance.

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Central Africa

Central African Republic
Opposition lobbies Antonio Guterres over constitutional reform

A coalition of opposition parties, the BRDC, is hoping to spur UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres into action following the ousting of judge Daniele Darlan from the country's constitutional court, which she also presided.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Bitter battle for presidency of Ivorian employers' union

The two candidates campaigning to take over from Jean-Marie Ackah at the head of the CGECI, Ivory Coast's main employers' union, are both members of the powerful GLCI Masonic Lodge.

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Senegal
Gaby Peretz steals the limelight at Dakar air show

Israeli military equipment broker Gaby Peretz, a supplier and funder to the Senegalese army, took centre stage at the first Africa Airforce Forum, which was held in Dakar.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda, on 7 May 2022. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters

It seems very plausible that gaffe-prone Muhoozi, the eldest son of the ageing head of state Yoweri Museveni, will run to succeed his father in four years.

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Kenya, South Africa
In Nairobi, Ramaphosa will seek to prove his worth to Ruto

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. © MaxPPP / REUTERS

Visiting Kenya this Wednesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to make concessions to his counterpart William Ruto. The aim is to engage in cooperation and thus avoid alienating a potential competitor on the continental stage.

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Egypt, Sudan
Egyptian Sudan expert takes up top post at Khartoum embassy

The current director of the Sudan and South Sudan department at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hani Salah will take up the post of ambassador to Sudan before the end of November.

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Southern Africa and islands

Zimbabwe
Anglo American ordered to pay up in tax dispute

A woman walks past Anglo American Platinum's Unki mine in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. © Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Veiled threats from Anglo American's management over future investments in the sector have not been enough. The mining giant, which is being sued by the Zimbabwean tax authorities for more than $24m in Unki platinum mine royalties, has seen the courts take the taxman's side and allow the seizure of its bank accounts.

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South Africa
Defence minister spills beans on cost of military missions abroad

Two months after being questioned by an opposition MP, Defence Minister Thandi Modise at last specified the cost of two of the @SANDF_ZA overseas missions.

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North Africa

Egypt
Little sign of progress over $100bn global South adaptation fund

The host country of COP27 has been working hard to try to secure a commitment from global North countries to finance climate change adaptation in the global South. But no preliminary agreement has been reached on this issue, which will be discussed from today.

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Libya
Expertise Consultancy security firm bosses at daggers drawn

The British security firm flourished after its launch in 2016 but its Libyan operations are now jeopardised by a bitter dispute between its two partners.

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Tunisia
Francophonie summit programme shapes up

The 38th Francophonie summit bringing together 88 member states and governments from the International Francophonie Organisation, the OIF, will begin, as planned, on 18 November in Djerba in Tunisia.

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