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Access Our Must-Read Articles Consult our Website     Inner circles | DRC Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu   The military intelligence chief has put together a team of senior officials to hold talks with Rwanda mediated by Angola. Despite limited resources, he has demonstrated an ability to negotiate firmly.   Subscribers only | Defence, Diplomacy | 20.09.2024     The Continent     Palace Intrigues Congo Limited attendance at Julienne Sassou-Nguesso's wedding   Russia Putin's Africa man in tête-à-tête with Ahoua Don Mello   DRC An unhappy Francophonie summit   Subscribers only | Politics, Diplomacy | 17.10.2024     Central Africa     Congo Brazzaville hopes debt swap programme will resolve its financial woes The Republic of Congo gave the green light last month to a restructuring of its public debt via a programme of swapping treasury bills approaching maturity for longer-term financial products. This remedy for cash flow tensions could prove risky.   Subscribers only | Finance, Politics | 12.11.2024       Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's low-profile meetings in Paris     On the sidelines of the Francophonie summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France, last week, Gabon's transitional president met with Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara and Emmanuel Macron's personal envoy for Africa, Jean-Marie Bockel.   Subscribers only | Diplomacy | 08.10.2024     West Africa     Nigeria Tullow Oil eyes maiden venture in Niger Delta   After 40 years of prospecting in Africa, the British junior is working behind the scenes to acquire a stake in Nigeria's oil-producing region for the first time in its history.   Subscribers only | Energy | 07.10.2024       Senegal The firm behind Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye's new economic plan     The Senegalese government has chosen a local consultancy to help it carry out its major recovery project, unlike the previous administration which opted for a US giant.   Subscribers only | Politics | 07.10.2024     Eastern Africa and the Horn     Somaliland Ethiopia deal looms large over presidential poll   The memorandum of understanding signed earlier this year by Hargeisa and Addis Ababa is playing a major role in the battle between re-election hopeful Muse Bihi and his main rival Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. The result of next month's poll will seal the fate of the MoU.   Subscribers only | Politics | 14.10.2024       Ethiopia, Somalia Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu   A few months after Ethiopia released their leader, several members of the Liyu Police, suspected of numerous abuses, returned in numbers to neighbouring Jubaland in Somalia. And the Somali president has just appointed one of these ex-paramilitaries to head the army.   Subscribers only | Defence | 15.11.2024     Southern Africa and islands     South Africa Oil minister stonewalls MPs when quizzed about Russian bank's role in TotalEnergies exit   When a South African parliamentary committee tried to probe suspected links between Gazprombank and the French major's withdrawal from offshore Block 11B/12B, Gwede Mantashe was far from forthcoming.   Subscribers only | Energy | 08.10.2024       Mozambique Decision on Mozambique LNG force majeure to wait for presidential outcome   Regardless of the security and financial matters, French group TotalEnergies will not lift its force majeure on the largest LNG infrastructure in Africa until at least next year, once Mozambique has a new president.   Subscribers only | Energy | 03.09.2024     North Africa     Morocco Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan In the wake of the Élysée's recognition of 'Moroccan sovereignty' over the disputed territory and Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to Morocco, the two countries are due to discuss how to revise an autonomy plan first proposed in 2007.   Subscribers only | Diplomacy | 31.10.2024       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 | 31.10.2024       Africa Saudi Arabia restructures African diplomatic corps   Saudi Arabia's minister of foreign affairs wants to minimise the number of decision makers on Africa in order to centralise power and maintain a firmer hand on major issues.   Subscribers only | Diplomacy | 04.09.2024   Politics • Diplomacy • Business Our Investigations, Your Choice. Every day.   Subscribe today

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