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Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Kenya's President William Ruto in Beijing on 5 September 2024. © Wu Hao/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

A multi-agency committee has issued recommendations on several thousand hectares of land in Ndabibi illegally sold in the 1990s. The document was submitted last year but has never been made public by the president. It spells bad news for many, and good news for a select few, including the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

DRC
Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

The former insurgents now fighting under the Wazalendo or VDP banner against the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo are increasingly frustrated with the military authorities.

Subscribers only Defence

Central African Republic
Touadéra keeps an eye on his hydrocarbons minister nephew

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Beijing on 5 September 2024. © Li He/Xinhua via AFP

Central African Republic Energy Minister Arthur Bertrand Piri is trying to sell shares in a petroleum products storage company to the Cameroonian firm Neptune Oil. The situation is being closely monitored by his uncle, President Faustin Archange Touadéra, and by Prime Minister Félix Moloua.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Businessman Tommy Tayoro Nyckoss's football offensive

The Ivorian businessman and son-in-law of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh failed to buy the historic football club Africa Sports d'Abidjan and instead got hold of Sporting Club de Gagnoa.

Subscribers only Business

Senegal
With elections looming, ex-PM Amadou Ba kickstarts his comeback

Amadou Ba at an election meeting in Dakar, Senegal, 22 March 2024. © Luc Gnago/Reuters

The former head of government and unsuccessful candidate in March's presidential election is about to make his political return official with a rally on 9 September in Dakar that follows several weeks of intense negotiations.

Subscribers only Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, Mayotte island
Mayotte seeks to boost trade with Kenya

With the Comoros still claiming sovereignty over the fourth island of the Indian Ocean archipelago, France's 101st department is hoping to extend its economic and diplomatic influence in the region.

Free access Business, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Transnet to defend its choice of Durban port operator in court

South Africa's state-owned rail and port operator is preparing for a two-day trial before the High Court in Durban on 16 and 17 September.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

North Africa

Libya
UN Libya envoy looks to High State Council to resolve central bank crisis

The head of the UN support mission in Libya, Stephanie Koury, is trying to agree a new central bank governor but must obtain the agreement of the High State Council's president, itself a deadlocked position following a disputed 6 August election.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics

Morocco
One year after earthquakes, Rabat maintains firm control over Al Haouz reconstruction

Morocco prefers to use the special fund created in the immediate aftermath of the natural disaster and budget reallocations to rebuild damaged areas. It is limiting its reliance on international aid to local grassroots initiatives and NGOs.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance

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