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Inner circles | South Africa
Coalition partner Steenhuisen uses his team to stand up to dominant ANC

John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance, in Benoni, South Africa, on 26 May 2024. © Jemal Countess/UPI via MaxPPP

The Democratic Alliance leader is struggling to make his voice heard within South Africa's new ten-party coalition. Steenhuisen, who now serves as agriculture minister, relies on a small circle of loyalists to try and counterbalance the dominant ANC.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

DRC
Attorney general Firmin Mvonde acquires luxury flats in Brussels

The prominent Congolese magistrate, who in February described the death of former minister Chérubin Okende as a suicide, recently forked out $910,000 for property in the Belgian capital.

Subscribers only Politics

Central African Republic
Ghanaian company to make prepayment meters for Enerca

Alpha TND's contract is worth $1.5m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy

West Africa

Nigeria
Cocoa industry relieved at delay in EU anti-deforestation regulation

The Nigerian cocoa market, which is made up of small-scale producers and is largely deregulated, fears the impact of the European legislation on its exports. The industry is trying to rally support for its cause.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Togo
Moscow all set to open embassy in Lomé

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with his Togolese counterpart Robert Dussey in Saint Petersburg on 16 February 2021. © Handout/Russian Foreign Ministry/AFP

Russia has just got the go-ahead from the Gnassingbé government to open an embassy on its soil next year, marking a further phase in the rapprochement between the two countries.

Subscribers only Defence

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Somalia
National football coach takes pay complaint to FIFA

Rachid Loustèque is owed some €30,000 in back pay.

Subscribers only Business

Djibouti
Djibouti strives to comply with FATF anti-money laundering guidelines

It now has one year to implement the recommendations or risk being placed on the grey list.

Subscribers only Finance

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Elon Musk's Starlink gets helping hand in Antananarivo

The contacts of its local boss Tom Cushman have proven extremely useful.

Subscribers only Business

North Africa

Tunisia
ABCI points to irregularities in ICSID arbitration process with Tunis

In 2023, ABCI Investments was awarded only modest compensation for the 1989 expropriation of its Banque Franco-Tunisienne. But it is not giving up and is now questioning the conditions under which arbitrators are appointed.

Subscribers only Finance

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy set to get go-ahead to take over Société Générale subsidiary

It looks as though the Moroccan financial authorities will approve the purchase of a majority stake in Société Générale Marocaine de Banques by the wealthy businessman.

Subscribers only Finance

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