Race for Horn of Africa corridors hots up | Sonko's business ties | A new US ambassador in Malabo

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Monday 6 May Read this issue     Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia Horn of Africa corridor competition intensifies as regional rivalry deepens   Ethiopia, Africa's most populous landlocked country, hopes to diversify supply routes to reduce its dependence on Djibouti. The future transport corridors are attracting the attention of international development partners and of the Gulf States, which are battling for influence in the region.   Subscribers only | Diplomacy     Central Africa     DRC DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles   Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Katmerciler has finalised a contract worth tens of millions of dollars with Kinshasa that had been stalled since 2020.   Subscribers only | Defence     In brief Equatorial Guinea New US ambassador in Malabo revealed   Subscribers only | Diplomacy     West Africa     Senegal Ousmane Sonko's discreet business connections     Senegal's new prime minister has forged links with two influential entrepreneurs over the past few years. One of them is an established businessman in Senegal, while the other is a rising star in the local construction and public works sector.   Subscribers only | Business     In brief Ivory Coast Ivorian transport minister in Paris to discuss Abidjan metro   Subscribers only | Infrastructure     Southern Africa and islands     In brief Angola Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa hires former colleague   Subscribers only | Finance, Politics     North Africa     Morocco French courts dismiss appeal lodged by textile king Maurice Bidermann's heirs   The tycoon's tax residence is at the heart of a dispute between his widow and the French tax authorities.   Subscribers only | Business       Libya Battle begins for control of Libya's High State Council   Those seeking a new Libyan government are trying to replace the council's president, Mohamed Takala, who refuses to back their plan.   Subscribers only | Politics

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