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Spotlight | Uganda
The behind-the-scenes players pushing for Museveni's & General Electric's refinery

Outlines of the Kabaale industrial park in Hoima, home of the oil refinery. © UNOC/All rights reserved

The Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is still determined to see through the Kabaale refinery project, even though there is now no chance that an investment decision will be taken prior to the 2021 presidential election in which he is intending to stand for a new term.

Subscribers only Energy

Central Africa

Chad
N'Djamena banks on traceability to boost its share of gold market

As its neighbours in the Sahel and Sudan struggle with security issues, Chad is trying to change its image as a centre for gold smuggling with the aim of attracting new investment.

Subscribers only Mining

Cameroon
Glencore takes SONARA to court over unpaid invoices

The Swiss trading company Glencore is not intending to make life easy for SONARA, which has been in serious financial difficulty since a fire wreaked damage on its facilities in Limbe.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Mali
Transitional government begins to take shape after coup d'état

Meeting of a delegation from ECOWAS with military leaders from the CNSP in Bamako, 22 August 2020. © H.DIAKITE/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The coup leaders have been reaching out to prominent figures who had already cut off ties with President Keita and could be ready to lead the transitional government. Africa Intelligence can reveal what the new line-up could look like.

Subscribers only Politics

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Kenyatta tends to his family business

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. © Reuters

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, who will not be seeking re-election in 2020, is already thinking ahead to his post-State House future and is involving himself actively in the business decisions being taken by the holding company run by his brother.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Somalia, United States
PAE to run anti-terrorism screening systems at Somalian airports

The American contractor Pacific Architects & Engineers is to operate an automated targeting system to screen travellers with a view to identifying individuals suspected of terrorist and criminal acts.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Angola, Brazil
Lisbon plays peacemaker in religious turf war between Bolsonaro and Lourenço

Tensions between the Angolan branch of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and the church's headquarters in Brazil have become so acute that President Jair Bolsonaro felt called on to intervene in the dispute.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Mozambique
Dyck Advisory Group deploys on ground to counter Cabo Delgado insurrection

To coordinate ground offensives more effectively with the aerial bombardments being conducted by his aircraft against the self-proclaimed jihadist insurrection, Colonel Lionel Dyck is overseeing training for the Mozambican police.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Malawi
Lilongwe seeks faster progress on Mpatamanga dam

The Malawian government is gearing up for the final phase of the ambitious Mpatamanga (350 MW) hydroelectric project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

North Africa

Egypt, Libya
Sisi's support for Khalifa Haftar wavers

Khalifa Haftar and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in December 2019. © Egyptian Presidency/dpa

Fearful of a direct military confrontation with Turkey, Egypt is tempering its support for its Libyan ally and may opt to back the speaker of parliament Aguila Salah Issa.

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