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Spotlight | Senegal
Secret war of the generals around Macky Sall

Senegalese President Macky Sall. © SEYLLOU / AFP

Senegal's military bigwigs are unhappy at a recent overhaul of the army hierarchy. The President's veteran aide-de-camp, Meissa Cellé Ndiaye, is suspected of placing his favourite as the new army chief of staff, even as the president himself is facing accusations of nepotism.

Subscribers only Defence

Central Africa

Inner circles | DRC
DRC presidential advisers split on how to handle Rwanda

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi at the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September 2022. © Peter Foley/EPA/MaxPPP

Felix Tshisekedi has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel movement that is advancing in eastern DRC. But many of those around him are more ambivalent about how to deal with Kigali.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Chad
Moussa Faki's damning AU report infuriates N'Djamena

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on June 23, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. © Luke Dray/Getty Images/AFP

The report on the situation in Chad, written by the AU Commission chair Moussa Faki, will be presented this Friday to the Peace and Security Council in his absence. It is a strongly worded text that essentially calls for the suspension of the country from the pan-African organisation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

DRC
Alphonse Kaputo to honour Gécamines redundancy and pension obligations

The boss of the state-owned mining company is looking to pay out monies owing to former staff who have either been laid off or have retired, as well as to the spouses of workers who are now deceased.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi plots to acquire Bouygues stake in Abidjan toll bridge

Two of the main shareholders in Socoprim, which runs the Henri-Konan-Bédié toll bridge in Abidjan, have reservations about a state pension fund acquiring Bouygues's shares in the venture.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

West Africa
ECOWAS to hold summit on 4 December

The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on 4 December in Abuja, which hosts the headquarters of the regional organisation, for their annual ordinary summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to defer ATMIS withdrawal as it contends with al-Shabaab

Among the items on the agenda of friday's African Union Peace and Security Council meeting is the Somali authorities' request to delay the withdrawal of the pan-African organisation's transitional mission, so as not to lose momentum in the fight against al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Sonangol sticks to refinery ambitions amid delays and funding shortfalls

Despite being the continent's leading producer of crude, Angola is still importing petroleum products on a large scale. Nearly all of its refining projects are in limbo on account of a lack of investment and persistent delays.

Free access Energy

Angola, UAE
Angolan navy looks to procure three warships from Abu Dhabi Ship Building

La marine de guerre angolaise pourrait prochainement renforcer sa flotte à l'aide de trois nouvelles corvettes de 71 m, conçues par Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).

Subscribers only Defence

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