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In Focus | DRC
The covert operation that targeted Dan Gertler's enemies around Tshisekedi

From left: Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and his former adviser Vidiye Tshimanga. © Claire Seichepine/Studio Pachamama (Sipa USA/Alamy Stock Photo/YouTube)

Africa Intelligence can reveal that the person who set the trap that precipitated the fall of DR Congo presidential adviser Vidiye Tshimanga had previously tried to approach the country's oil minister, Didier Budimbu. Three Israeli businessmen were also targeted.

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Central Africa

Gabon
Social storm grows for Port-Gentil private security providers

The primary security providers protecting the oil infrastructure in Port-Gentil have been rocked by unrest within their ranks, and the situation is beginning to worry their clients.

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Central Africa, Gabon
Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

The examining magistrate that the presidents of Brazzaville and Libreville least wanted to see take over the African hearings of the 'ill-gotten cases', Serge Tournaire, is now handling the investigation.

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West Africa

Senegal
Dakar sets out to improve artisanal gold mining regulation

Mining experts commissioned by the government have drawn up a strategic report on how to better regulate traditional gold mining. Some of their suggestions include scrapping export duties and setting up a mining police force.

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West Africa
MINUSMA struggling as sanctions on Russia ground its aircraft

Since September, the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, has been directly affected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) decision to block the UN use of Russian aircraft

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Tanzania
Samia Suhulu Hassan keen for Qatari investment

The Tanzanian president is trying to put the Magufuli era and its private sector woes behind the country. She has been sending gestures to reassure its Qatari partners about investing, starting with its gas sector.

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia
Hassan Sheikh torn between Cairo and Addis Ababa

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. © REUTERS

The Somali president's inner circle is torn on where to stand with the two rival Nile powers, Ethiopia and Egypt. With Sheikh expected to attend the coming Arab League summit, pressure is mounting.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Ramaphosa's international relations expert, Ramokgopa, sees her star continue to rise

The president's international relations adviser Maropene Ramokgopa is preparing for the diplomatic marathon that will take Cyril Ramaphosa to Nairobi and London. She is also playing a key role in the run-up to the ANC congress in December.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Zimbabwe
Chiadzwa diamonds inches towards conclusion

After over six years of legal wrangling, the $375m legal dispute between state-owned miner ZMDC and its former partner in the Chiadzwa diamond field could soon be settled. Zimbabwe's courts want to see the case closed.

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North Africa

Algeria
Series of scandals rock Béjaïa port

Béjaïa port company is tightening up container control procedures following cases of false import declarations. Ten customs officers suspected of complicity have been taken into custody.

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Egypt
Cairo-Khartoum GERD commission back in business

Frozen for four years, the Egyptian-Sudanese commission on the waters of the Nile is up and running again. This joint committee allows Cairo to align Khartoum with its positions in the tripartite negotiations on the large Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics

Algeria, France
After a slow start, Medef turns to Tebboune-era employers' organisation CREA

On the sidelines of the Franco-Algerian high-level intergovernmental committee held in Algiers on 9 and 10 October, Medef vice-president Fabrice Le Saché had a long discussion with Kamel Moula, president of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, CREA.

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