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Spotlight | Nigeria
Power struggle between governor and defence minister plays out in Zamfara State

Security forces patrol in Jangebe, Zamfara State, 3 March 2021. © Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

Since 2023, attacks and kidnappings have multiplied in Zamfara in northwestern Nigeria. Efforts to rein in criminal gangs have been hampered by the bad blood between the governor and his predecessor.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Central African Republic
Wagner covets mining permits granted to Kigali

A Russian officer from Wagner provides security for Faustin-Archange Touadera during the referendum campaign to change the constitution, in Bangui, 16 July 2023. © Leger Kokpakpa/Reuters

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, which is well-established in the Central African Republic, is taking a dim view of the growing ties between President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.

Subscribers only Defence, Mining

Equatorial Guinea
French court thwarts claim by Malabo's Cypriot creditor

The Cypriot company Chantway Trading Limited, headed by Russian businessman Andrey Borisenko, will not seize Malabo's real estate assets in Paris.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Nigeria
Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Facing the prospect of a cabinet reshuffle, Adebayo Adelabu has tried to hasten the launch of his new electricity strategy. But the draft plan is currently back in the hands of consultancy firm PwC, which needs to amend it.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa
Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

The pan-African banking group has just lost two of its mainstays: Stéphane Ouédraogo and Thierry Hott. Ouédraogo and Hott are both well-connected in the sub-region, and had shared their contacts with Vista Bank.

Subscribers only Finance

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Burundi
State keeps tight grip on news media

The headquarters of Radio-Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB) in Bujumbura. © Marco Longari/AFP

The recent adoption of a supposedly more liberal media law has done little to curb threats faced by journalists in Burundi. Amid a precarious economic climate, President Évariste Ndayishimiye's administration continues to clamp down on the press.

Subscribers only Politics

Africa
Louise Mushikiwabo capitalises on achievements in run-up to French-speaking nations summit

The arrival of new African and Latin American members has bolstered the OIF club of French-speaking nations, which has become an attractive proposition for non-francophone states. Ghana and Angola in particular will be in the spotlight at an OIF summit next month in France.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
How state-owned Transnet evaluated ICTSI and APM Terminals' Durban container bids

A 2022 report filed in the court case contesting the award by South Africa's rail and port giant of the contract to operate Durban container terminal two is critical of both competing companies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

North Africa

Algeria
Ambassador Saïd Moussi posted to Lisbon after Paris withdrawal

The seasoned Algerian diplomat, who left France in July after being recalled from the embassy following Emmanuel Macron's approval of Morocco's autonomy plan for the Western Sahara, is set to be appointed ambassador to Portugal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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