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Inner circles | Africa
Donald Trump puts together a critical minerals 'task force'

President Donald Trump and Massad Boulos, his main Africa adviser, in the midst of negotiations with DRC on battery minerals at the White House on 9 July 2025. © Daniel Torok/White House/ZUMA Press Wire/MaxPPP

With the United States lagging behind China in the race for Africa's strategic minerals, the US president is in dealings with a plethora of stakeholders, whose actions he is trying to align. It's an ecosystem where diplomats, financiers and military officials rub shoulders.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders

Central Africa

Equatorial Guinea
Presidential Boeing temporarily seized in Rome

An Equatorial Guinean presidential plane was seized in Rome in August by a maintenance company claiming unpaid bills from the national airline Ceiba. The Italian courts ordered the seizure to be lifted within a few days.

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Congo
Denis Sassou-Nguesso makes his big return to UN General Assembly

The Congolese head of state is expected in New York, where he will attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, a forum he has avoided in recent years.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
President Ouattara's clan scrutinises government negotiations in France

The new French PM (then Defence Minister) Sébastien Lecornu and Ivorian Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara in Abidjan, 20 February 2025. © Luc Gnago/Reuters

The Ivorian presidency was particularly pleased with the appointment of Sébastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister. Abidjan has a special relationship with Lecornu but is concerned about who the next foreign minister might be.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Ivory Coast, Mali
China's Ganfeng chooses Abidjan for its Malian lithium exports

The lithium export route from the Goulamina mine. © Indigo Publications

The world's third largest lithium producer, the group has chosen the Ivorian port to export its ore from the Goulamina mine. The junta in Bamako has approved this logistical decision, despite its difficult relations with Abidjan.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

South Sudan
Salva Kiir's armed foes team up

Salva Kiir with former First Vice President Riek Machar at the State House in Juba, on 22 February 2020. © ALEX MCBRIDE / AFP

Various groups opposed to the South Sudanese president have joined forces to coordinate their attacks on pro-government troops.

Free access Defence, Politics

Sudan
EU and AU attempt to keep momentum up on Sudan's critical infrastructure

The EU and the AU are keen to remain actively involved in the issue of critical infrastructure in Sudan. The two bodies are organising a meeting in New York on 24 September.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
BP thwarts Gunvor's plans in Shell petrol station acquisition

BP wants to assert its right of pre-emption over Shell's shares in their joint storage terminal in the port of Durban. This means the future buyer of Shell's assets will have to incur additional expenses for leasing the space, which is essential for importing products.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders

North Africa

Morocco
Zouhaïr Bennani in running to buy Intelcia from billionaire Patrick Drahi

Talks are well underway between the boss of the Label'Vie-Carrefour stores in Morocco and the French-Israeli telecommunications tycoon, whose company is heavily in debt.

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Morocco
Behind the scenes of the $3bn green aluminium mega-deal with Beijing

Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch (second left) in Beijing on 4 September 2024. © Adek Berry/Pool/EPA

After three years of back-and-forth between the country and China, the instigators of a massive industrial project have finally come to terms. At the heart of the negotiations is a mysterious Chinese financier well-established in Morocco.

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