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Spotlight | Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and British prime minister Keir Starmer. © G. Baker/Pool/AFP/WPA POOL/Getty via AFP

The Nigerian president and the UK prime minister held discreet talks at 10 Downing Street in early October. Since July, Britain's new Labour government has stepped up its contacts with Nigeria, where the UK foreign secretary is expected on 4 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

The Continent

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalSall confides in Ouattara

Central African RepublicTouadéra faces lengthy wait for top-level French delegation

South SudanNational football squad's troubles continue

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Angola, DRC
Kinshasa's strategy to get Common Interest Zone up and running

Determined to assert its rights over its offshore oil resources, the Congolese government is progressing on the development of the Common Interest Zone with Angola under the lead of hydrocarbons minister Sakombi Molendo.

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Central African Republic
Sacked manager Raoul Savoy threatens to sue FIFA

He is claiming €160,000 in unpaid wages.

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West Africa

Africa
French retailer Casino at loggerheads with its African franchises

Philippe Palazzi, Stéphane Rémon et Adnan Houdrouge. © Joël Saget/AFP//Stéphane Rémon//Vincent Fournier/Jeune Afrique-REA

The French group is still suffering the consequences of selling its large-format stores to Intermarché and Auchan. The companies running its franchises in Africa want to terminate their contracts and move to competitor Coopérative U, which offers a wider range of products at a lower price.

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Mozambique, Nigeria
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné expected in Abuja and Maputo

He is due to arrive in Nigeria on 31 October.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi on 22 October 2024. © X/@TheVillaSomalia

As the African Union's military engagement in Somalia enters a third chapter in January, Kenya is keen to keep its boots on the ground to counter the threat posed by Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Fifteen months from the elections, the president's eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba is making less noise about succeeding his father. But he hasn't stopped trying to extend the army's influence, with his father's help.

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Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

It will shortly be taking delivery of a CASA C295 cargo aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence

North Africa

Libya
Ankara benefits twofold from warming east-west relations

The rapprochement between Tripoli interior minister Imad Trabelsi and the Haftar clan is helping Ankara to strengthen its military presence in western Libya as well as opening up opportunities in the eastern region of Cyrenaica.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy

Morocco
Investors continue to circle round Jbiel mine

Its copper and cobalt potential is attracting interest.

Subscribers only Mining

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