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Spotlight | DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
Pretoria's thwarted plans for the DRC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) shaking hands with the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) during the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Kinshasa, DRC, 17 August 2022. © Elmond Jiyane/EPA/MaxPPP

After the SADC summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa remains wary of his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi, who has distanced himself from Pretoria in favour of new countries like Kenya.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

The Continent

The New Guard
South Africa, Uganda, Morocco, Algeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South Africa Fasiha Hassan, Gauteng's MPL pushing to rejuvenate ANC

Uganda Elison Karuhanga, the Lake Albert-connected oil lawyer

Morocco Boucharab, former IT chief of OCP, LVMH and Total, heads into the cloud

Algeria Benghanem keen to put Algeria back on investors' radar

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Central African Republic
CAR Constitutional Court faces increasing pressure

The Constitutional Court, headed by Daniele Darlan, is due to rule by the end of the month on the legality of the drafting committee for a new constitution, set up on 26 August by Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Niger
Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

Omar Hamidou Tchiana in September 2013 when he was Niger's Mining Minister. © Joe Penney/Reuters

The French giant has been negotiating for several months to renew its contract for the distribution of drinking water throughout the country. But Niamey wants to exclude a group of private shareholders, led by businessman and opponent Omar Hamidou Tchiana, from its local subsidiary, SEEN.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Rwanda
Last minute discussions impact UCC and CCC's bid for Kigali airport deal

The twists and turns of who will build the Rwandan capital's airport with Qatari funds are continuing.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Sudan
Foreign ministry appoints new Africa expert

The Sudanese ministry of foreign affairs has a new director running its Africa department since late June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Unpaid internet bills hamper maritime surveillance

Operator Telmad has cut off the phone lines and internet access of the cash-strapped body that collates information on Madagascar's maritime traffic.

Subscribers only Defence

South Africa
With Ramaphosa enquiry, Advocate Gcaleka seeks to restore image of Public Protector institution

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has had to leave the institution in the hands of her deputy, Kholeka Gcaleka, who is fighting to restore the institution's credibility after serious questions were raised about its capacity to remain unbiased.

Subscribers only Politics

Botswana
Ex-Botswana Rail boss, Len Makwinja, embarks on coal trading

Leonard "Len" Makwinja, an experienced entrepreneur in mining and logistics in Gaborone, is moving into coal trading: South African and global demand is seeing strong growth and there are several projects underway to upgrade railway connections to South Africa.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

North Africa

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on the 12th of July 2022. © Islam Alatrash/SOPA Images/Sip via Reuters Connect

Germany's special envoy for Libya, Christian Buck, was refused a visa by Abdelhamid Dabaiba's government in Tripoli. Other Western diplomats have been prevented from travelling to Misrata to meet Dabaiba's rival, Fathi Bachagha.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Egypt
Sisi protégé Mohamed Badran makes bold political comeback

Six years after leaving Egypt, Mohamed Badran has returned to his homeland to take part in Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's "National Dialogue". After the 2013 military coup, the former student leader had a meteoric rise with the help of the presidency and the intelligence services.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa
Ministers of Transportation in the Union for the Mediterranean to meet in Cairo

The Ministers of Transportation in countries that are members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will meet on 3 October in Cairo.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

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