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Spotlight | African Union, Libya
Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Libya summit in Berlin (January 2020). © Axel Schmidt/Reuters

As chairman of the AU's High Level Committee on Libya, the Congolese president has dispatched his foreign minister to the country to oversee mediation efforts. Meanwhile, the pan-African body is lobbying in New York to have one of its candidates chosen to head up the UN support mission.

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Central Africa

DRC
Kinshasa in Paris charm offensive towards French investors

The Tshisekedi government is seeking to attract investment from France in the hydrogen sector.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Senegal
General Etienne du Peyroux succeeds Michel Delpit as EFS head

General Etienne du Peyroux has just taken up his duties as head of the Eléments Français au Sénégal in Dakar.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

By co-opting long-time foe Norbert Mao into his government, the Ugandan president is preparing the ground for his potential successor, his eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

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Eritrea, Sudan
Red Sea ambitions of Isaias Afwerki thwarted

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki in Khartoum in 2019. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

The Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has been snubbed by the authorities in Khartoum after trying to increase his influence in eastern Sudan by playing on local community tensions.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Prosecutor's office struggles to pursue Gupta case

Although the extradition request for Atul and Rajesh Gupta has been sent to the UAE, concerns are growing about the NPA's ability to bring this sensitive case to trial.

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North Africa

Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara
UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura expected in Algiers and Nouakchott

The UN envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is due to visit Algeria and Mauritania between September and October.

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