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Spotlight | Africa
Tehran has begun implementing its new African road map

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) is welcomed with an official ceremony by President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (R) in Harare, Zimbabwe on 13 July 2023. © Iranian Presidency/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Since he became president in 2021, Ebrahim Raissi has been trying to use the support of a small number of African capitals to enable Iran to break out of its isolation on the international stage.

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Central Africa

DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's sister-in-law goes head-to-head with Fifi Masuka Saini over Lualaba governor role

Faced with the president's brother's wife Isabelle Kibassa's growing ambitions to take over the reins of the southern mining province, Lualaba's interim governor Fifi Masuka Saini's position looks increasingly under threat.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics

Cameroon
Elite rapid intervention unit buys South African fighting vehicles

The Cameroonian military's Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), which provides protection to President Paul Biya, is soon to receive a batch of Ratel infantry fighting vehicles

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West Africa

Nigeria
Siemens uses press to favour its position, much to President Bola Tinubu's discontent

German firm Siemens is using the media to pressure President Bolu Tinubu into reevaluating the $2b contract it signed in 2019.

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Ivory Coast
Ouattara mandates Standard Chartered to raise €813m

Ivory Coast plans to raise more than €800m in syndicated debt at a time when the country's public finances are in difficulty and the government is struggling to pay its domestic debt.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

China, Kenya
Ruto's party bigwigs plan trip to Beijing

At the invitation of Kenya's ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, a CCP delegation held a symposium on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Nairobi, Kenya, 23 February 2023. © Li Yahui/Xinhua/Xinhua via AFP

A delegation from President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance is to meet with the Chinese Communist Party on its home turf later this week. They want to know the secret to its longevity.

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Djibouti
First lady's niece builds up her investment portfolio

Businesswoman Tolmone Almis Haid, a niece of First Lady Kadra Mahamoud Haid, is quietly diversifying her business interests in Djibouti, particularly in the health sector.

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Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Rio Tinto and Antananarivo finally seal the deal on QMM tax treaty renewal

The Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto has just secured the renewal of its tax agreement for a 25-year period, in exchange for paying more significant tax contributions to the Madagascan state.

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North Africa

Egypt
Egypt makes major changes in African ambassadorships

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Baghdad Airport in Iraq on 27 June 2021. © Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Several of Cairo's new representatives will take up their roles in African capitals in the coming weeks. The reshuffle follows the resumption of negotiations over the GERD in July.

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