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Spotlight | Libya
Ankara recalibrates its forces with Saddam Haftar

Libya's eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, on 31 March 2025. © Abdullah Doma/AFP

The Turkish government is strengthening its ties with the self-styled Libyan National Army, while its military officials are holding talks with generals in both the west and east of the divided state. In return, Ankara could secure a lucrative deal on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

The Continent

Palace Intrigues
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Sesakho Magadla, Ousmane Ndiaye

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Central African RepublicFaustin-Archange Touadéra puts together his first diplomatic high-level meeting

South AfricaPetroSA's boss wages war against the media

AfricaOusmane Ndiaye, former Africa head of TV5 Monde, takes up the pen

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
More Emirati armoured vehicles arrive to bulk up army

UAE-produced Kasser II mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, on display at the Defense and Security 2023 exhibition, in Bangkok, 6 November 2023. © Narong Sangnak/EPA/MaxPPP

The Congolese army is currently taking delivery of more than a hundred armoured vehicles supplied by the Emirati company International Golden Group (IGG). Some units have already been deployed, notably against the M23 in the east.

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Central African Republic, Gabon
Heads of state Touadéra and Oligui Nguema turn on mining seduction operation in Luanda

The Central African and Gabonese heads of state will seek to promote mining investment opportunities in their respective countries during the US-Africa Business Summit on Monday 23 June.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy

West Africa

Africa
Washington prepares its trade offensive

Former US President Joe Biden speaks to Angolan President João Lourenço while touring the Lobito Terminal with African leaders during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit, 4 December 2024, in Lobito, Angola. © Cameron Smith/White House/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wir

Unveiled in May in Abidjan, the Donald Trump administration's economic diplomacy strategy is beginning to take shape. However, a degree of uncertainty remains regarding the resources needed to implement it.

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Nigeria
Sahelian juntas shun Bola Tinubu's economic summit

The Nigerian president is organising a summit on 20 and 21 June which will focus on economic issues in West Africa. It is being shunned by his counterparts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Civil coalitions battle it out around UN Special Envoy

Ramtane Lamamra attends the London Sudan Conference, in London, 15 April 2025. © Isabel Infantes / AFP

Ramtane Lamamra track record of the Sudanese situation is the subject of a fierce dispute between two political coalitions, who are arguing with each other via letters to the UN.

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Kenya
The Treasury's wavering position upsets Kenya Airways restructuring plans

The Kenyan airline, still largely under public ownership, is still looking for potential buyers. However, the government's shifting strategy casts doubt on its future shareholder structure.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Despite Ramaphosa's announcement, US participation at G20 still in doubt

US President Donald Trump has not confirmed whether he will attend the next G20 summit in Johannesburg in November.

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North Africa

Tunisia
The army bolsters hold on Tunisian Sahara

The Ministry of Defence has taken over the Office for the Development of the South and the Sahara to assert its economic ambitions.

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