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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

For their counteroffensive, the Tigray Defense Forces have been relying on a small team of highly experienced military leaders, lead by regional president Debretsion Gebremichael.

Subscribers only Politics

Central Africa

Gabon
Capitaine Energy scoops two blocks in first acquisition

The Canadian junior, composed of a dream team of executives from European majors, hopes to quickly reach a deal with the oil ministry on the two blocks it has won from a tender launched in 2018.

Subscribers only Energy

DRC
President's advisers and ministers at odds over biometric contracts

The presidency signed a framework agreement for the supply of biometric documents with the French parastatal company IN Groupe six months ago. But Congolese ministries continue to make deals for biometric documents with other service providers.

Subscribers only Business

DRC
Averi Capital hopes to turn Tshopo into gold and diamond processing hub

UAE investment fund Averi Capital, founded by a former Gemcorp executive, has acquired gold and diamond licences in DR Congo's Tshopo province and wants to set up a gold refinery there.

Subscribers only Mining

Central African Republic
CAR government wages cold war against Minusca

Relations became very tense between head of the Minusca Mankeur Ndiaye and CAR president Faustin Archange Touadera. © @ndiayemankeur

Relations between the UN and the Central African government are abysmal. Shots fired by presidential guards at Egyptian peacekeepers on 1 November served to underline deep-seated tensions between the head of the UN mission, Mankeur Ndiaye, and President Faustin Archange Touadéra.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Ghana
Aero Vodochody's combat aircraft order blocked by rival US bid

The authorities in Accra have just suspended the negotiations they opened this summer with Czech aircraft builder Aero Vodochody for the acquisition of six L-39 NG light attack aircraft. They are now studying a counter-bid from the US which has the favours of the Ghana Air Force high command.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Guinea
SMFG invests in raw materials for its infrastructure

Arcelor Mittal's Liberian railway from Nimba to the port of Buchanan. © Arcelor Mittal Liberia

As the Nimba iron ore project moves forward, the Guinean state mining company intends to extract the raw material it needs to build a railway and export its future production.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining

Ivory Coast
Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. © Martial Trezzini/EPA/MaxPPP

Former Nigerian head of state Olusegun Obasanjo lobbied for Ivory Coast's bid to host the 2023 Afreximbank's Intra-African Trade Fair.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
New Cape Town mayor and his team prepare to pursue city's battle with Eskom

The mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis. © Twitter account @geordinhl

The South African metropolitan municipality, which is controlled by the Democratic Alliance party, is striving hard to free itself from its dependence on public sector electricity utility Eskom. Two members of the newly elected mayor's team look set to play a particular role in the ongoing battle.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics

Zimbabwe
Tagwirei ally's Fossil Group hits the jackpot with public contracts

Owned by an ally of Zimbabwean tycoon Kuda Tagwirei, a target of US sanctions, the Fossil Group has won more than 15 public works contracts since June, more than many of its rivals.

Subscribers only Business

Madagascar
Rajoelina steers delicate ambassador recruitment process

The president of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina. © Aurelien Morissard/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

Madagascar's foreign affairs minister has launched a recruitment drive for ambassadors, but he wants to be sure that certain diplomats loyal to the Head of State are among the successful applicants.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Libya
Regular flights from Tripoli to Europe not to resume any time soon

The European Commission has renewed its ban on Libyan airlines from flying in European airspace. The measure covers all airlines from Libya, from Afriqiyah to Libyan Wings, and even the top favourite among Libyan diplomats and officials, Hala Air.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Libya
Ukroboronservice to train Libyan police in handling unexploded ordnance

Ukrainian mine clearance specialist Ukroboronservice is expanding its presence in Libya. On 8 November, the United Nations awarded the subsidiary of the state defence conglomerate Ukroboronprom a contract for explosive ordnance management capacity building.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

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