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Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune takes tough stand with Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. © APP / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP

As a result of the Amira Bouraoui affair, relations between France and Algeria have entered a new period of uncertainty. The head of Algerian intelligence has just cancelled an imminent meeting with his French counterpart.

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Central Africa

DRC
DRC's epic battle to organise December presidential poll

The Commission Electorale Nationale Independante (CENI) headquarters in Kinshasa, on the 5th November 2017. © John Wessels/AFP

Organising the next presidential election will be no mean feat, with tight deadlines, political interference and a penny-pinching finance ministry all conspiring to potentially hobble the event.

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DRC, France
Macron dispatches his advance guard to Kinshasa

In advance of his scheduled March visit, Emmanuel Macron this week dispatched his top adviser on Africa, Franck Paris, to Kinshasa to prepare for this politically sensitive trip.

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West Africa

Mali
Islamist leader Ag Ghali and Malian general Gamou explore potential alliance

The leader of the jihadist JNIM group and the retired army general have met to map out a joint plan to fight Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and take advantage of Bamako's weakness.

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Russia, Togo
Togolese foreign minister Dussey due in Moscow

In the midst of its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is seeking to strengthen its ties with a number of African nations. The visit of the Togolese foreign minister to Moscow from 21 February is part of this drive.

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Mali
Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

MINUSMA | The UN peacekeeping mission finally has a new spokesperson: the UNHCR veteran Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron with Kenya's President William Ruto, prior to a meeting at the Elysee in Paris, on 24th of January 2023. © Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

The new president wants to add his own personal touch to Franco-Kenyan relations, which flourished under his predecessor. French diplomats and businesses have been updating their plans for Kenya after Ruto's recent trip to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

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Sudan
2023 budget compromised by last year's arrears

The 2023 budget, which was finally voted through at the end of January, will have to make good the arrears run up during the preceding three months when the government was starved of funds. The absence of international aid has left many Sudanese public services bankrupt.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
McKinsey bids to redeem itself with Pretoria via pro bono work

The US consulting firm, which admitted involvement in embezzling funds from state-owned firms Eskom and Transnet, hopes to work again in South Africa's public sector. But this time it plans to do so free of charge within a corporate social responsibility framework.

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North Africa

Inner circles | Libya
MBZ's trusted Libyan trio

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. © Ammar Abd Rabbo/Abaca/Reuters

Libya is strategically important for Abu Dhabi and is monitored by a trusted trio of experts, who keep the Emirati leader in the loop. The three men are also the main point of contact on Libya for Western nations.

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Egypt
Cairo throws hat into ring to chair African Union in 2024

For several weeks the North Africa region has been unable to choose between Morocco and Algeria for the first vice presidency of the African Union. Cairo has now thrown its hat into the ring in the hope of resolving the impasse.

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