DRC moves to control coltan | Tigray masterspy lands in Accra | Israel knocks on AU's door

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Daily issue Monday 17 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  AFRICAN UNION _ _   Israel tries to enter African Union by the back door once again     Israel does not want to leave the field open to the Palestinian Authority and is seeking a presence at the AU, after its breakthrough with Sudan and Morocco. But getting an observer seat at the organisation will not be easy.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  DRC _ _   Huafei Energy Investment keen to get cracking on Kalumba and Kibombo power plants   The private Chinese company Huafei Energy Investment has great expectations for its Kalumba and Kibombo dams, whose combined power could exceed 800 MW.  [...]      AFRICA _ _  ITALY _ _   Italy extends its migrant retention system to the Sahel   Rome is distributing aid to Sahel countries so that they can take back migrants intercepted in Italy and is also trying to regain control of the Libyan coastguard, considered the final barrier to people smuggling to Europe.  [...]      CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC _ _  RUSSIA _ _  Published on 14/05 _ _   Russian ambassador to Bangui back to Moscow this summer   Breaking news published on 14/05/21, 1:50 p.m., updated on 16/05/21 - As tensions between Paris and Moscow over their battle for influence reach new highs, Russia's CAR ambassador Vladimir Titorenko, who has held this post since January 2019, will leave this summer.  [...] EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  SUDAN _ _   Islamic finance set to lose its monopoly   As part of its economic reform programme, Sudan is putting in place a two-track system where Islamic and conventional finance will operate side by side.  [...]      GHANA _ _  ETHIOPIA _ _   Former Tigrayan masterspy lands in Accra   Ethiopia's new ambassador to Ghana Hadera Abera Admasu, is a veteran of the country's intelligence service NISS, where he worked for thirty years.  [...]  SOUTH SUDAN _ _   Russian PANH Helicopters returns to UNMISS NORTH AFRICA  MOROCCO _ _   Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again   The advertising agency Boomerang Communication, owned by Jamal Benkhadra, brother of the former minister of energy Amina Benkhadra, will run a campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the 8 September general elections.  [...]      TUNISIA _ _   Saïed in Paris for frank talks about debt, OIF summit with Macron   The French president has put pressure on his Tunisian counterpart by inviting him to Paris on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the summit on African economies. This trip was decided at the last moment because of concerns about Tunisia's financial situation. Several bilateral meetings are planned.  [...]  ALGERIA _ _   Rebrab clan focuses on real estate to bide time during downturn OIL & GAS  MOZAMBIQUE _ _   Total's Mozambique manager Ronan Bescond ponders his future while all projects are frozen   Total's CEO intended to replace its local management, but the events on 24 March in Palma changed everything.  [...] MINING SECTOR  IN FOCUS _ _  RWANDA _ _  DRC _ _  GREAT LAKES _ _   DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan     Tired of seeing coltan from its Kivu and Tanganyika mines processed and re-exported by its neighbours, Kinshasa plans to create facilities and smelters to process the ore on site. The initiative comes amid a warming of relations between the DRC and Rwanda, the country through which most of its coltan passes.  [...] BANKING AND FINANCE  SOUTH AFRICA _ _   Allan Gray voices its support of Glencore   After three years of poor stock performance, Glencore's prices are on the rise. This is good news for South African investment giant Allan Gray. Glencore is one of its main investments and the fund ardently believes it is a good one.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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