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Spotlight | Zimbabwe
EU contemplates possible easing of sanctions against regime leaders

The European Council may soon lift its sanctions on certain leading Zimbabwean figures, including the current vice president Constantino Chiwenga. These sanctions have been a source of tension between Brussels and SADC member states.

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Central Africa

Cameroon
2021 a bumper year for Yaoundé's Covid spending

There was no tailing off of Cameroon's spending on anti-Covid-19 measures in 2021.

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West Africa

Guinea
Doumbouya seeks slice of gold exports to replenish its coffers

Equipped with a brand new digital platform for processing foreign trade operations, the Guinean state intends to finally implement a rule that has been in place for several years requiring revenue from exports, especially gold, to be repatriated.

Subscribers only Mining

Burkina Faso
Embaló tries to position himself as mediator between ECOWAS and coup plotters

Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló. © Thomas Padilla/MAxPPP

Following the coup of 24 January, the Guinea-Bissau president would like to establish himself as the natural go-between for the regional organisation and the new strongmen in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Nigeria
OPEC boss Barkindo's departure sparks speculation of move into politics

Nigeria's Mohammed Barkindo will soon step down as head of OPEC's General Secretariat. © Mariya Gordeyeva/Reuters

After steering the oil cartel through the Covid-19 crisis, outgoing secretary-general Mohammed Barkindo will soon return to his native Nigeria. Many speculate that he may move into politics.

Subscribers only Energy

France, Ivory Coast
After Kazakhstan, Jacques Attali resurfaces in Ivory Coast

French consultant Jacques Attali. © Jérôme Domine/Abaca Press via Reuters Connect

The essayist and consultant Jacques Attali has long been a favoured adviser of Kazakhstan, a country shaken earlier this month by a palace revolution. Now it is the turn of the Ivorian prime minister Patrick Achi to enlist his help.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Why Tigrayan forces are attacking Afar militias

Earlier this week rebels from Tigray launched an offensive in the Afar region, alleging the population there had provoked them repeatedly.

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Sudan
Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union. © imago images/photothek via Reuters Connect

In a report to the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Bankole Adeoye has recommended the institution play a greater role in international mediation efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan. So far these efforts have been led almost exclusively by UN Special Representative Volker Perthes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

China, Djibouti
Beijing puts Djibouti at odds with West by helping equip its army

Beijing is pushing ahead with its policy of providing military equipment by donating 160 Dongfeng trucks to the army, having already supplied two vessels to the Djibouti navy last year. However, this strategy could be harmful to Djibouti, which is trying to realign itself with the West on both economic and security matters.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Namibia, South Africa
Azinam bids farewell to continent after long and slow decline

A lack of fresh money and the departure of its co-founder has dealt the final blow to Azinam, which was founded in 2012 to explore the waters of southern Africa.

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Namibia
State-owned Epangelo takes plunge into uranium exploration

The state-owned mining company Epangelo is gearing up to conduct its own explorations for this mineral used in the nuclear industry and for which global demand is expected to rise.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Inner circles | Algeria
Tebboune with a mountain to climb on economic reform

An end to subsidies, the use of foreign loans, an increase in non-oil revenues: with his back to the wall, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune wants to carry out far-reaching economic reforms in the space of a few months.

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Tunisia
How Charfeddine managed to get rid of Nadia Akacha

Tunisian interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine. © Mohamed Messara/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

With the departure of Nadia Akacha, the quarrel between two factions has ended in victory for Minister of the Interior Taoufik Charfeddine. For months, he has been trying to remove his rivals.

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