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Inner circles | Africa, Rwanda
How Kigali is exporting its military expertise across Africa

Rwandan Chief of Staff Jean-Bosco Kazura is currently holding a series of meetings with African chiefs of staff (photo from 2013). © UN Mission in Mali/Flickr

By participating in Mozambican operations, the Rwandan army, already busy in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, has become one of Kigali's key exports. President Paul Kagame relies on a structure geared to external operations, and on allies beyond Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Chad, South Sudan
Petronas keen to conclude Perenco mega-deal

Malaysian oil major Petronas is trying to divest itself of all of its mature producing assets in the region. These may be bought by French company Perenco.

Subscribers only Energy

DRC, European Union
EU put its military training plans in Kinshasa on standby

Porté par le haut représentant de l'Union européenne pour les affaires étrangères, Josep Borrell, depuis le mois de mars, le projet de déploiement d'une mission de formation militaire des Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) a été suspendu par Bruxelles depuis cet automne.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

West Africa

Guinea
Guinea's mining agency points finger at state power company and army in memo to Doumbouya

ANAIM director Lamine Cissé. © Facebook/Lamine Cissé

In November, Guinea's mining agency ANAIM presented its operations and projects to new president Mamady Doumbouya. MD Lamine Cissé highlighted the money it is losing due to the shortcomings of the public electricity company and the army's demands.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining

West Africa
Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

The fertiliser trader, a key figure in the Sahelian agricultural sector for the past twenty years who was close to Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré and Beninese president Thomas Boni Yahi, is the target of a lawsuit by a Malian client.

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Mali
Emirati firm Tristar to supply MINUSMA for $300m

No longer wanted in the Central African Republic, but still welcome in Mali. Although the Dubai-based fuel supplier Tristar Transport recently lost its MINUSCA contract to its rival Hashi Empex.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © Yoweri Museveni/Twitter

The deployment of Ugandan troops in eastern DRC is primarily aimed at reassuring investors in Uganda such as oil companies CNOOC and TotalEnergies.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy

Sudan
Hemeti seeks to defuse eastern tensions

Conscious of the role that unrest in the east of the country played in the downfall of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in late October, the deputy chairman of the sovereignty council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka "Hemeti", last week set up an ad hoc special committee in the hope of finding a rapid solution to the eastern crisis.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Brazil, Namibia
New Brazilian ambassador to consolidate Windhoek partnership via agriculture, industry and maritime ties

Brazilian diplomat Vivian Loss Sanmartin. © Twitter/@diplocam_minrex

The new Brazilian ambassador to Namibia, Vivian Loss Sanmartin, brings with her a roadmap focusing on maritime, agricultural and industrial cooperation to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Botswana, South Africa
Masisi tries out agricultural protectionism at risk of irking Pretoria

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi will introduce a moratorium on vegetable imports (photo August 2020). © Mokgweetsi Masisi/Facebook

In order to keep his election promises to help rural communities to develop the Botswanan agricultural sector, President Masisi is introducing a moratorium on vegetable imports. A measure that is likely to displease his South African neighbour, which supplies most of the country's agricultural needs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Libya
Bachagha, Nayed, Saleh and Gaddafi mobilise to save Libyan presidential election

As the postponement of the election of 24 December becomes more likely, a dozen candidates will gather on Sunday in an attempt to solve the political deadlock and allow the vote to go ahead as scheduled.

Subscribers only Politics

Israel, Morocco
Top Moroccan business leaders book a trip to Tel Aviv

In addition to Chakib Alj, the head of the employers' association CGEM, several leading Moroccan businessmen are planning to make their first business trip to Israel. Initially scheduled for 12 December, it will now take place as soon as the health situation permits.

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