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Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti. © diplomatie.gouv.dj

The Egyptian army wants to capitalise on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's visit to Djibouti last week to strengthen cooperation with the country in hope of securing a permanent presence there. Cairo generals, which have already firmed up ties with their counterparts in Sudan, are fighting Ethiopia's plans to continue filling the Renaissance dam this summer.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

The new Congolese Minister of Finance Roger-Rigobert Andely. © Congolese Ministry of Finance and Budget

Once again, the new finance minister, beloved by lenders and international partners, is putting on his fireman's uniform for Denis Sassou Nguesso, at a time when IMF talks are on the rocks. Whether he can pull off his magic a second time, however, remains to be seen.

Subscribers only Politics

Chad
Savannah and ExxonMobil inch towards deal on Doba oilfields

Savannah now has just a few weeks in which to analyse the ExxonMobil data and make a firm offer on its Doba assets. The junior has been on a shopping spree for new assets of late, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Western majors and the lack of interest in mature deposits.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Inner circles | Senegal
Macky Sall uses army to boost influence on international stage

Senegalese president Macky Sall. © EPA/Seyllou/POOL

Since Macky Sall came to power, the army has contributed strongly to Senegal's international aura. Through peacekeeping missions for the UN and close military cooperation with France, the army's political and military leaders, who have been hand-picked by the president, have been promoting the country's interests.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Guinea
Investors make beeline for Siguiri gold

The geological basin of Siguiri. © Indigo Publications - 2021

As gold prices continue to soar, investing in Guinea's gold-rich Siguiri Basin is becoming the latest craze among foreign firms.

Subscribers only Mining

Africa, Brazil
Bolsonaro harks back to Lula era in new vision for business relations with Africa

After two months in post, the new Brazilian foreign minister Carlos França has finally set out his vision for future relations between Brazil and Africa, which marks a break with the policy of his predecessor and could lead to significant private sector investment in the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Ethiopia
Abiy dithers amid deepening Addis housing crisis

A lack of hard data on the real estate market in the Ethiopian capital has deterred investors, except for a few pilot projects. Yet the city is in the throes of a severe housing shortage.

Subscribers only Business

Kenya, Tanzania
Kenyatta and Suluhu still at odds over sharing tourism revenues

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) welcomes Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (2nd L) at State House in Nairobi on 4 May 2021. © Simon Maina/AFP

The reopening of the Bolongoja border post, which connects Tanzania's Serengeti national park to Kenya's Masai Mara, is one of the last remaining bones of contention between the two countries after their respective trade ministers met in late May.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy

Mauritius, Rwanda
Afreximbank's new export fund straddles Kigali and Port Louis

An investment fund created by Afreximbank to promote inter-African trade registered an entity in Mauritius last month. The institution itself is due to set up its headquarters in Kigali.

Subscribers only Finance, Business

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Somoil's hopes of having Amni finance part of the development of the Espadarte oil and gas field on Angolan block 2/05 have been dashed.

Subscribers only Energy

Angola
Cobalt Energy finally pays out to ex-shareholders

After years of legal wrangling, the marathon Cobalt International Energy saga is nearing an end.

Subscribers only Energy

North Africa

Libya
Bachagha pulls off media coup against Dabaiba in Paris

The head of the Libyan government Abdelhamid Dabaiba is received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. © Sadak Souici/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

The Libyan prime minister has fallen into a media ambush in Paris orchestrated by the former interior minister, who is already on the presidential campaign trail.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Morocco
Khattat clan moves into petrol distribution in Dakhla

Dahi Ahl el-Khattat is setting out to compete with Sahrawi businessmen on their own turf.

Subscribers only Business

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