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Spotlight | Africa
Starmer government prepares new Africa strategy

British under-secretary of state for Africa, Lord Collins of Highbury, in attendance at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on 12 August 2024. © Sipa USA/Alamy

The Labour government, in power in the United Kingdom since 4 July, is working on a new Africa strategy, which should be ready for the end of the year. It has already identified countries to get priority treatment and drawn up a schedule of visits.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

The Continent

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Central African Republic

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

NigeriaO'tega Ogra, his master's digital voice

KenyaGranville Wafula sets tech to work for music industry

Central African RepublicAmadou Dahirou, from molecular biology to the livestock ministry

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Central Africa

DRC
Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

The Congolese army wants to protect its unmanned aircraft from the MANPADS of the M23 and their Rwandan army auxiliaries before deploying them in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence

Chad
Authorities to mark inauguration of new sports stadium with great fanfare

The Mandjafa stadium on the outskirts of N'Djamena will be inaugurated in 2025. Built by a Chinese company and financed by Beijing, its construction is being closely monitored by President Mahamat Idriss Déby.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

West Africa

Senegal
Delegation of Russian MPs expected in Dakar

A delegation of Russian MPs is scheduled to travel to Dakar in September, but the political uncertainty in the country could force them to postpone their visit.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Nairobi looks to US rather than Russia for its nuclear programme

Day 2 of the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit, in Nairobi, on 28 August 2024. © NuPEA/x.com

Kenya's nuclear agency has approached American partners in the hope of making progress on plans to build a power plant on the coast. The project continues to face opposition from the local community and environmental NGOs.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whom Zambia irked with its candidate for the AfDB presidency and its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has issued veiled critiques of his counterpart Hakainde Hichilema behind his calls for cohesion within the regional bloc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
Rabat rolls out red carpet for Russian wheat

Grains are loaded onto a ship at the Russian port of Rostov-on-Don on 26 July 2022 © Stringer/Anadolu via AFP

Under pressure from millers, Moroccan authorities have resumed imports of Russian wheat after a two-year virtual absence. Moscow is now the country's second-largest supplier.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Morocco
Western Sahara: MEPs challenge Josep Borrell

In a letter sent to the head of European foreign affairs on 10 September, a dozen MEPs condemned the change in policy on Western Sahara brought about in July by Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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