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European Union, Russia, SADC
Russia and the EU square off over influence in Gaborone

To cope with the growing international interest in the Southern African Development Community, where Russia has been building on Soviet-era ties, Vladimir Putin pulled out the big guns by appointing his main Africa expert, Andrey Kemarskiy, to the embassy in Gaborone. [...]

Published on 05.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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African Union
Alrosa
Andrey Vadimovich Kemarskiy
European External Action Service
Jan Sadek
Lemogang Kwape
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Oleg Ozerov
Rita Laranjinha
Rosatom
Southern African Development Community
Stergomena Lawrence Tax
Vi Holding
Viktor Sibilev
Vladimir Putin
Wagner

Africa
Moscow close to pulling Africa-Russia conference off African continent

Ego wars between African leaders rivalling to host the planned Africa-Russia conference are discouraging its organisers from scheduling the event on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.10.2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, October 23, 2019.

Central Africa
Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

The Russian foreign ministry cherishes its relations with the International Civil Defence Organisation, whose member states are due to gather in Abidjan in October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2021

Guinea
Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

Tinkisso Ressources, a new Guinean company, in mid-April applied for a permit to look for nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye, which is better known for its gold mines.

Subscribers only Mining 05.05.2021

Inner circles | SADC
Jorge Cardoso gets to grips with SADC's security potential to contend with Cabo Delgado crisis

Of all the directorates of the Southern African Development Community, the one charged with regional political, defence, and security issues is by far the most strategic. Headed by Angola's Jorge Cardoso, it has to humour the changing moods of the organisation's rotating presidents at a time when a SADC military response is increasingly expected in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.02.2021

Jorge Cardoso, head of the SADC Organ for Cooperation in Politics, Defense and Security.

Botswana, DRC, SADC
Kinshasa and Gaborone in two-way duel for top job at SADC

As the only two SADC member states entitled to put forward a candidate for the post of executive secretary at the next summit scheduled for August, the DRC and Botswana are gearing up for a fierce battle to land the four-year appointment.

Free access Diplomacy 25.02.2021

Faustin Luanga Mukela, DRC's candidate for the post of executive secretary at SADC.

Botswana, SADC
Botswana's SADC secretary general hopes ride on Elias Magosi

As the Southern African Development Community deals with its biggest security crisis of the past decade, Botswana has shown its aspirations by launching the race for the organisation's next secretary general with the nomination of its candidate:

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2021

Elias Magosi, Botswana's candidate to head the Southern African Development Community.

Africa
Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

Even as support for the Polisario Front on the continent dwindles, there is still a small group of SADC countries that have taken Algeria's position against Morocco's presence in Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2021

SADC
SADC sits on its hands over Cabo Delgado

An extraordinary summit meeting of Southern African Development Community states has failed to offer much-needed solutions to the growing security crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. Maputo's reluctance to accept foreign help has certainly played an important role.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.12.2020

Mozambique
Cabo Delgado, an international battlefield?

Having turned down all official foreign intervention, Filipe Nyusi has called on his partners to help him contain the Cabo Delgado insurrection.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 28.02.2020

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Rita Laranjinha
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Guinea Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

Inner circles | SADC Jorge Cardoso gets to grips with SADC's security potential to contend with Cabo Delgado crisis

Botswana, DRC, SADC Kinshasa and Gaborone in two-way duel for top job at SADC

Botswana, SADC Botswana's SADC secretary general hopes ride on Elias Magosi

Africa Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

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Nigeria
Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

European Union, Russia, SADC
Russia and the EU square off over influence in Gaborone

Africa
Moscow close to pulling Africa-Russia conference off African continent

Central Africa
Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Guinea
Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

Inner circles | SADC
Jorge Cardoso gets to grips with SADC's security potential to contend with Cabo Delgado crisis

Botswana, DRC, SADC
Kinshasa and Gaborone in two-way duel for top job at SADC

Botswana, SADC
Botswana's SADC secretary general hopes ride on Elias Magosi

Africa
Pretoria still opposed to fellow AU member Rabat's stance on Western Sahara

SADC
SADC sits on its hands over Cabo Delgado

Mozambique
Cabo Delgado, an international battlefield?