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Spotlight | DRC
There's more to Gécamines' record performance than meets the eye

Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga, on 31 January 2013. © Jonny Hogg/Reuters

The state-owned company had revenue of around $1bn in 2022, even though its own production has been on the wane for years. Gécamines' directors are exploring new avenues to revive the mining of "strategic" minerals.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Africa
Emmanuel Macron set to decide on replacement for Africa adviser

French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 28 August 2023. © Teresa Suarez/Pool/AFP

Until the end of August, two candidates with very different profiles were in the running to replace the outgoing Africa adviser at the Elysée Palace. French President Emmanuel Macron intends to make his decision in the next few days.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Guinea
Doumbouya's aides pave the way for president's trip to NYC

President Mamady Doumbouya in Conakry on 17 September 2021. © John Wessels/AFP

A host of diplomats and advisers are involved in preparations for the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Guinean president, Mamadi Doumbouya, is expected to attend and is counting on this event to push forward his political agenda.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Niger
ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace

The closure of Niger's airspace after the country’s coup has severely affected the revenues of Africa's air traffic control body ASECNA, whose boss Mohammed Moussa has slashed employee benefits in a bid to offset the losses.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto wants to renegotiate reform timetable with World Bank and IMF

Kenyan President William Ruto and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the 'New Global Financing Compact' summit in Paris on 22 June 2023. — Kenyan President William Ruto and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the "New Global Financing Compact" summit in Paris on 22 June 2023. © Ammar Abd Rabbo/Abaca/Reuters

The Kenyan administration wants to review some of its privatisation commitments without damaging its good relations with the Washington DC-based international lending institutions.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Uganda
Museveni sets sights on Bobi Wine's strongholds

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, on 16 January 2022. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters

Ahead of elections in 2026, the Ugandan president is making strategic moves in Buganda kingdom, where he is distancing himself from his old allies as he finds new ones.

Subscribers only Politics, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Manuel Chang's US defence strategy shapes up

Extradited to the US in July, Mozambique's former finance minister is currently awaiting trial. His lawyer recently pleaded for the case to be dismissed, citing difficulties in gaining access to documents and potential witnesses for a speedy trial.

Subscribers only Finance

North Africa

Inner circle | Algeria
How Tebboune's team botched its BRICS bid

Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Berlin on 19 January 2020. © Simone Kuhlmey/Pacific Press/Alamy

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's office had trouble getting the state machinery working on its candidature to join the BRICS and failed in its attempt, unlike the six other countries to have officially applied.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Algeria
French foreign ministry's Africa director expected in Algiers

The French foreign ministry's top Africa diplomat Christophe Bigot is expected in Algiers over the next few days to discuss the situation in Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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