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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara mulls replacing prime minister in reshuffle

Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara casts his ballot during the municipal and regional elections, in Abidjan, on 2 September 2023. © Sia Kambou / AFP

The Ivorian leader got a boost from the results of recent regional and local elections and is now thinking about reshuffling his government as he looks ahead to the presidential poll of 2025. The main issue is whether or not to reappoint Prime Minister Patrick Achi.

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Central Africa

Africa
Paris set to subcontract military cooperation

Paris has set up committees to look into how to boost security cooperation with foreign partners, especially those in Africa, while reducing the French army's visible footprint on the continent.

Subscribers only Defence

DRC
Carter Center hopes to observe December presidential election

The prospect of the Carter Center observing the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC is firming up.

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West Africa

Niger
Coup leader Tchiani keeps tabs on fellow junta members

Image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel, on 19 August 2023, of General Abdourahamane Tiani reading a statement on national television. © ORTN-Télé Sahel/AFP

With distrust rife with the junta, its leader has taken control of the technical hub of the external intelligence service, complete with its eavesdropping technology.

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Nigeria
Nigeria stands aloof from scramble for carbon credits

Nigeria has immense potential in the carbon credits market, which is largely dominated by East African countries. But Bola Tinubu's new administration doesn't seem particularly interested.

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Africa
Macron appoints interim Africa adviser

French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 21 September 2023. © Daniel Leal / AFP

While the French President is taking his time to decide on the name of his new Africa adviser, a diplomat is to be seconded to the Elysée Palace to take over from Franck Paris in collaboration with Nadège Chouat.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto seeks support of Talai elders ahead of 2027 vote

Kenyan President William Ruto (right) and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 August 2023. © Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

Kenyan leaders nationwide are vying for the support of this group of traditional kingmakers, renowned for their historical heritage and supposed mystical powers.

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Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Luanda turns again to Zdravexport for healthcare professionals

The Moscow-based firm, which provides Angola with doctors, has signed a new contract with the government. Luanda will spend $26.5m to hire up to 341 healthcare professionals from CIS countries.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

North Africa

Inner circles | Morocco
Benchaaboun seeks to stimulate economic recovery with Mohammed VI Fund

Mohamed Benchaâboun in Rabat, Morocco on 20 February 2020. © Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency

Since being appointed in November 2022 to head the multi-billion-euro Mohammed VI Investment Fund, former finance minister Mohamed Benchaaboun has surrounded himself with former colleagues at the Banque Centrale Populaire - of which he was head for nearly 10 years.

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Libya
Mayor of Derna in eye of storm following devastating floods

There is mounting popular discontent with Abdoulmenam Al-Ghaithi, the mayor of Derna in Cyrenaica, following the devastating floods and the recent cancellation of local elections.

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