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In Focus | Central African Republic
Guterres gets tough in wake of peacekeeper abuse scandals

The Gabonese contingent of the Minusca in 2019. © UN/Minusca/Igor Rugwiza

The decision was as sudden as it was shrouded in mystery: on 15 September, four months before Gabon joined the Security Council, the UN told Gabonese peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic to leave the country, citing cases of sexual abuse.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Central Africa

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine outside Kolwezi, Lualaba province, DRC. © Kenny Katombe/Reuters

Repelled by DRC mines' bad reputation, BMW has turned to Morocco and Australia for its cobalt supplies, while Volkswagen prefers to deal with Chinese battery manufacturers. At the same time through their supplier BASF, the car makers are funding a project to support Congolese artisanal mining cooperatives, managed by German development agency GIZ.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders

DRC
Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

Breaking news, published on 20/02/22, at 19h45 - To put an end to the legal action Kinshasa has been planning to launch against him over the past months, mining magnate Dan Gertler has struck a compromise financial deal covering all claims against him.

Subscribers only Business

West Africa

Ivory Coast, Morocco
TGCC pips Ivorian and Indian rivals to military hospital contract

One of the flagship contracts of the 2016-2020 military budget, the construction of four military hospitals in Ivory Coast, is on the verge of being awarded to Casablanca-based TGCC. This is much to the dismay of its Ivorian rivals, who had been banking on home advantage, and Indian firms, which had secured the financing.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Benin, France, Togo
French Grand Orient leader wraps up low-key African tour

The Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France (GODF), Georges Sérignac. © Pierrick Villette/Avenir Pictures/Abaca via Reuters Connect

The Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France, one of the main French Masonic orders, Georges Sérignac, has just wrapped up a low-key African tour on 21 February to Togo and Benin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa
AU security commissioner Bankole Adeoye hires heavyweight advisers

The African Union's most sought-after commissioner, Bankole Adeoye, has finally found a way to hire advisers to help him manage a portfolio where crises and coups are piling up dangerously.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ethiopia
Dialogue between Oromo parties and Abiy Ahmed worsens

The Oromo Federalist Congress is uninclined to take part in the national dialogue process, according to internal sources, because of uncertainty about the future of its leaders Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba following their recent release from prison.

Subscribers only Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Angola, UAE
Lourenço's last try for Saurimo diamond hub success

Angolan President João Lourenço. © João Lourenço/Twitter

During the Dubai Diamond Conference, the Angolan government will showcase its new Saurimo diamond hub, which has been slow in finding investors.

Subscribers only Mining

Zimbabwe
Harare calls on Armenian IU Networks to update tax management system

Zimbabwe has called upon Armenian IU Networks, specialised in IT solutions for former Soviet block countries, to design and implement a new system for its revenue authority.

Subscribers only Business

South Africa
South African refineries dwindle as operators BP, Shell, Total and Sasol pull out

South Africa has only one oil refinery left in operation and even that could close within a year following the string of cancelled projects and accidents on out-dated facilities.

Subscribers only Energy

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