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A C-390 Millennium aircraft from Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer, in February 2023.
A C-390 Millennium aircraft from Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer, in February 2023. © Jagadeesh NV/EPA/MaxPPP

Spotlight | Morocco
Embraer and Lockheed Martin in dogfight for Moroccan air force deal

Brazil's Embraer had appeared favourite to bag an over $600m deal to supply military transport planes to the Moroccan air force. But the US giant Lockheed Martin is still very much in the running, and is even trying to get the State Department to help it clinch the deal.
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The Continent

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Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Alassane Ouattara, Ousmane Sonko, William Ruto

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Angola/DRCTshisekedi's one-on-one with João Lourenço

Ivory Coast/SenegalThe "Macky Sall" case at the heart of discussions between Alassane Ouattara and Ousmane Sonko

KenyaOdinga pressures Ruto to appoint close associate to State House
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Central Africa

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From left to right: Rwandan President Paul Kagame, French President Emmanuel Macron and DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi in New York, 21 September 2022.
From left to right: Rwandan President Paul Kagame, French President Emmanuel Macron and DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi in New York, 21 September 2022. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

DRC
Macron plans a major humanitarian conference

French diplomacy is working on holding a conference on 25 July to address the humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC. Emmanuel Macron hopes to invite Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi to the event, which is facing scepticism from the African Union.
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Combination of pictures Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R).
Combination of pictures Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R). © Fayez Nureldine, Ludovic Marin/AFP

DRC
The contours of peace deal between Kigali and Kinshasa take shape

Over three years after hostilities resumed with M23 rebels, the DRC and Rwanda are about to sign a peace deal in Washington. The ceremony sealing the deal will precede a meeting scheduled for late July at the White House between Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame.
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West Africa

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Two Nigerien soldiers hold the American and Nigerien flags at Air Base 101 in Niamey in June 2024.
Two Nigerien soldiers hold the American and Nigerien flags at Air Base 101 in Niamey in June 2024. © Boureima Hama/AFP

Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

The Trump administration's diplomats, keen to distance themselves from the stance adopted under Joe Biden, are attempting to rebuild ties with the Sahel juntas. The strategy they are developing includes a transactional dimension.
LogoSubscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - The Sahel security crisis 30.06.2025
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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Southern Africa and islands

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Atanas Bostandjiev during an interview at Bloomberg Television, London 2012.
Atanas Bostandjiev during an interview at Bloomberg Television, London 2012. © Simon Dawson / Bloomberg via Getty Image

Spotlight | Angola, DRC, Zimbabwe
Gemcorp Capital sets sights beyond Angola

Atanas Bostandjiev's private equity firm wants to expand its operations outside its Angolan stronghold by raising funds in the United States and the Emirates. It is targeting mining, oil, agriculture and renewable energy projects in southern and eastern Africa.
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North Africa

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