Weekly summary report : Eastern and southern Africa

Power Brokers and their Connections

Published this week in the EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA section IN FOCUS  ZIMBABWE _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze   Though under US sanctions imposed in mi-2020 due to his ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kuda Tagwirei is still very much in business through a galaxy of companies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius.  [...]  SPOTLIGHT _ _  TANZANIA _ _  14/05/2021 _ _   President Hassan kick-starts her diplomatic service   Newly installed President Samia Suluhu Hassan has put career diplomats back in charge at the top of the foreign ministry. Although not much more than a symbolic departure from the Magufuli era, it has been enough to attract overseas delegations.  [...]  RUNNING STORY _ _  MOZAMBIQUE _ _  13/05/2021 _ _   Kagamé envisages military support for Nyusi   The Rwandan president has dispatched a team of officers to assess the potential for his army to support Mozambique in its battle against the Islamist insurgents in Cabo Delgado.  [...]      MADAGASCAR _ _  13/05/2021 _ _   Mining minister Ravokatra digs in heels over code revamp   Fidiniavo Ravokatra has no plans to make concessions on his tax reforms despite an outcry from mining companies.  [...]      SOUTH AFRICA _ _  13/05/2021 _ _   Luxury giant Kering reviews its ostrich leather and crocodile skin supply chains   In the firing line of environmental and animal rights campaigners, Kering has been reassessing its supply arrangements for mohair wool, crocodile skins and ostrich leather in South Africa.  [...]      SOMALIA _ _  12/05/2021 _ _   Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo   The emirate is distancing itself from the outgoing Somali president and spy chief Fahad Yasin could be the first to pay the price. As a sign of his loss of influence, Yasin is being sued for a raid on a local radio station late last month.  [...]      MOZAMBIQUE _ _  12/05/2021 _ _   Business magnate Helder Tembe guides Century Aviation into Mozambique   Financier Helder Tember, who heads a number of investment companies, has helped Ghanaian helicopter operator Century Aviation to get a foothold in Maputo.  [...]      MADAGASCAR _ _  11/05/2021 _ _   Air Madagascar's fleet continues to dwindle   Madagascar's national airline has three main planes and only one is working.  [...]      KENYA _ _  11/05/2021 _ _   US firms compete for consulting contract with Kenya's expanding air force   Defence contractors RMGS and Apogee-SSU are bidding for a contract with the Kenya Air Force, which is undergoing a major transformation following the recent acquisition of a number of aircraft. The winning contractor will be funded by the United States to enhance security cooperation between the two states.  [...]      FRANCE _ _  DJIBOUTI _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   Macron cautiously endorses Ismail Omar Guelleh   Djibouti's president is set to be inaugurated on Saturday, after an election boycotted by most of the opposition. France is sending junior foreign minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne to represent it at the ceremony.  [...]      EAST AFRICA _ _  UNITED STATES _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman enlists help of Africa specialist Payton Knopf   Joe Biden's new special envoy to the Horn of Africa, an expert on the Arab world, has embarked on a tour of the region taking expert Payton Knopf along with him.  [...]      SUDAN _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   Hamdok prepares Sudan for regional autonomy   Sudan, whose federalism has until now remained largely theoretical, is working to grant fiscal and budgetary autonomy to a set of newly drawn regions. This is one of the projects that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok plans to present to donors next week in Paris.  [...]      ZIMBABWE _ _  14/05/2021 _ _   Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge      KENYA _ _  12/05/2021 _ _   Public operator KenGen revives Olkaria energy park plans      DJIBOUTI _ _  11/05/2021 _ _   Minor reshuffle expected after Guelleh is sworn in      DJIBOUTI _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case      UGANDA _ _  10/05/2021 _ _   Museveni revs up inaugural engines OIL & GAS  KENYA _ _  12/05/2021 _ _   Kenyatta and Suluhu's surprise pipeline plans raise many questions   The plan to build a pipeline from Tanzania's undeveloped gas reserves to the Kenyan port of Mombasa is highly contentious.  [...]      RUNNING STORY _ _  MOZAMBIQUE _ _  FRANCE _ _  11/05/2021 _ _   Consortium hired to dismantle Total's LNG project   TechnipFMC, the French major subcontractor on its vast gas project that is now in limbo, have hired a group of firms to take down and remove the infrastructure still in Palma.  [...] MINING SECTOR  SOUTH AFRICA _ _  14/05/2021 _ _   As Eskom falters, mining industry struggles to generate its own electricity   Mining companies keen to build their own renewable energy plants have run into a wall of South African red tape and are increasingly frustrated by the shortcomings of the public utility company Eskom, which are affecting the entire sector.  [...]      MADAGASCAR _ _  13/05/2021 _ _   Rio Tinto pushes its agenda in tax renegotiations   QMM, Rio Tinto's division in Madagascar, has scheduled bi-monthly meetings with authorities to discuss its fiscal regime, up for renewal, and recruited a brand new communications team, as well as agency 35° Nord to reinforce public relations over the next year.  [...]      UGANDA _ _  12/05/2021 _ _   Australians warned about Museveni's new production sharing contracts   Uganda is a risky place to invest due to lack of clarity on the future of existing exploitation permits and due to changes in taxation under the new Mining Act, according to a consulting firm advising Australian mining and energy groups.  [...]    FREE  _ _ Discover our subscription offers

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