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Valentine Rugwabiza addresses a press conference in Bangui, 18 May 2022.
Valentine Rugwabiza addresses a press conference in Bangui, 18 May 2022. © Barbara Debout/AFP

Spotlight | Central African Republic
As elections loom, MINUSCA faces external doubts and internal tensions

The UN mission is struggling to plan its future as it prepares to provide security for a packed election calendar, including presidential polls. Its efforts are complicated by tensions between mission chief Valentine Rugwabiza and electoral division head Arsène Gbaguidi.
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Headquarters of the Bank of Central African States in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26 November 2012.
Headquarters of the Bank of Central African States in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26 November 2012. © Jean-Pierre Kepseu/Panapress/MaxPPP

Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC moves ahead on rehabilitation fund without agreement, despite US pressure

The extractive industry companies, mainly American, are prolonging negotiations on the repatriation of their rehabilitation funds to the Bank of Central African States. In doing so, they have the backing of Donald Trump's administration.
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From left to right: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in Ankara on 11 December 2024.
From left to right: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in Ankara on 11 December 2024. © Turkish presidency/Murat Kula/Anadolu via AFP

Ethiopia, Somalia
Despite disagreements, Ankara optimistic on negotiations outcome

Launched in February, technical talks between Ethiopia and Somalia aimed at finding an amicable settlement to Addis Ababa's maritime ambitions are faltering.
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A rally called for by Sudan's Popular Front for Liberation and Justice in Port Sudan to denounce the siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on El-Fasher city, 24 April 2025.
A rally called for by Sudan's Popular Front for Liberation and Justice in Port Sudan to denounce the siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on El-Fasher city, 24 April 2025.

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El Fasher siege strains Burhan's alliance with militias

The capital of North Darfur, a Sudanese Armed Forces stronghold in the west of the country, is under bombardment by the Rapid Support Forces. Militias allied with the SAF are awaiting reinforcements from Khartoum, which are slow to arrive.
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Abdelhamid Dabaiba during the opening of the Libyan-Tunisian exhibition in Misrata, 16 january 2023.
Abdelhamid Dabaiba during the opening of the Libyan-Tunisian exhibition in Misrata, 16 january 2023. © Islam Alatrash / Sopa Images / Sipa USA/Reuters

Spotlight | Libya
Arkenu Oil: PM Dabaiba snarled in oil deal scandal

The Libyan prime minister is facing a public inquiry into a contract awarded to a local company called Arkenu Oil Co. The investigation focuses on a deal signed between the firm, state-owned National Oil Corp and involving the multinational SLB.
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