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Washington and Kinshasa suspect a vast network, operating under the cover of an American humanitarian association, of financing the Banyamulenge community militias.

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

Washington and Kinshasa believe a vast network operating under the cover of an American association is financing the Banyamulenge community militias. According to FBI and Congolese intelligence evidence, hundreds of thousands of dollars may have been used to finance the war effort in South Kivu.

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Central Africa

DRC
Oil and mining poised for shake up after major cull in president's office

In a bid to slim down his teams, Félix Tshisekedi has cut the number of colleges advising him while finding new positions for the top aides who have been dismissed such as Marcellin Bilomba or Michel Eboma Ablavi, who are likely to retain their political influence.

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DRC
French MP Carlos Martens Bilongo to make first ever visit to DRC

The French MP Carlos Martens Bilongo (La France Insoumise-Nupes), a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, will be in Kinshasa for work from 22-26 January.

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West Africa

Guinea
West African elections slow ECOWAS negotiations with junta in Conakry

The Guinean junta wants to speed up talks with the West African regional organisation on a return to civilian rule in the hope that this will lead to more foreign aid. But it will have to be patient, as ECOWAS is currently focused on elections in Benin and Nigeria.

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 7 January 2023.

Ivory Coast
As he tussles with cocoa giants, Ouattara turns to China

The Ivorian president is trying to steer Chinese industrial projects towards the cocoa sector so as to bypass the major international players with which Abidjan is at odds.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya's prolonged drought decimates heritage wildlife ecosystem: Amboseli National Park, 18 December 2022.

Kenya
Could Kenya's GM U-turn prompt regional policy shift?

Purportedly to help it deal with one of the worst droughts in its history, Kenya plans to import genetically modified seeds to grow food. The dramatic policy shift is unpopular on many levels, not least among wary neighbouring countries.

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Somalia
Ambassadors close to Farmajo's master spy to be shown the door

The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, will soon name new ambassadors in the Gulf States in order to balance out his political influence in the region.

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Southern Africa and islands

Angola
US Supreme Court setback for Aenergy's $550m damages claim

The US justice system has again ruled that it lacks jurisdiction over a dispute between the Portuguese electricity firm Aenergy and the Angolan state. The decision boosts Luanda's hopes that it can have a separate Aenergy claim against it dismissed in a court in the District of Columbia.

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South Africa
Secretary of Defence Kudjoe quietly steps down in a storm of criticism

Sonto Kudjoe, ex-SSA director, submitted her resignation to Thandi Modise after being lambasted for her ministerial bookkeeping and threatened with a lawsuit.

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North Africa

Algeria
New wealth tax produces meagre results

The wealth tax, which was introduced by the government soon after Abdelmadjid Tebboune's election as president, did not produce the hoped for results in 2022. Only a hundred or so people actually paid it.

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Libyan PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah, in Misrata on 17 December 2022.

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba gets closer to Abu Dhabi

The Libyan prime minister, who is close to Turkey, is also keen to strengthen ties with the United Arab Emirates, despite the Gulf state's support for General Haftar.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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