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Spotlight | East Africa
UAE's new minister for Africa dives into Nile maelstrom

The Emirati minister for African affairs Shakhboot bin Nahyan al-Nahyan. © aphael Lafargue/Abaca Press/Alay Live News

Soon after Sheikh Shakhboot became the Emirati minister for African affairs in February last year he took on the hot potato of Ethiopia's vast GERD dam. This gives the young diplomat a perfect opportunity to demonstrate his abilities on an issue that affects two of the UAE's traditional allies.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy

The Continent

United Kingdom
African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

Lobbyists in the UK parliament are campaigning to diversify Britain's supply of critical minerals. To the delight of the country's juniors, who are exploring for rare earths, graphite and manganese in Africa.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Burundi
Builders and contractors blame each other for delays with Jiji and Mulembwe dams

The South African subsidiary of CMC di Ravenna and the Egyptian Orascom have blamed project owner, public company Regideso for project delays.

Subscribers only Energy, Business

Central African Republic
CAR tax authorities target NGOs

The Central African Republic government's search for fresh sources of cash has prompted prime minister Félix Moloua to focus on locally-based international non-governmental organisations as they represent a cornerstone of the country's economy.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Benin
In the police and the army, Talon turns to his tried and trusted old guard

Benin president Patrice Talon. © flickr/presidencebenin

Lacking a successor to the post of director of police following a passports of convenience scandal, Patrice Talon has reappointed General Yaya as head of the organisation for two years. The Beninese head of state also promoted his former military chief of staff Bertin Dada, who played a pivotal role in the police crackdown just ahead the presidential election last year.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

West Africa
France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

As the Barkhane convoys leave Mali one after the other, France has already begun to prepare its next steps in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni's ousted former confidant Amama Mbabazi back in the game

Former Ugandan prime ministerAmama Mbabazi and President Yoweri Museveni in 2019. © @KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

The former prime minister is making it loud and clear that he is once again a trusted member of the president's entourage after a difficult period out in the cold.

Subscribers only Politics

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya has refused to allow Ethiopian and international investigators to travel to Nairobi to investigate the abduction of a Tigrayan businessman. This further complicates relations between the two countries that were already damaged by the conflict in Tigray.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Uganda
Kabaale refinery project hampered by reluctant banks

There is every chance the first stone of the refinery promised by Yoweri Museveni to accompany TotalEnergies and Cnooc's development of Tilenga will not be laid this year as banks continue to pull out of the hydrocarbons sector.

Subscribers only Energy

Southern Africa and islands

Zambia
State mining investor ZCCM-IH to apply ESG to attract foreign investors

Zambian public mining company ZCCM-IH is creating a framework to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance into its business to appease both foreign investors and local communities.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Egypt
Cut off from Ukrainian wheat, Cairo on hunt for Indian supplies

The Egyptian government, which has until now always avoided sourcing from India, has reached out to New Delhi in a bid to obtain large volumes of grain to compensate for the lack of Russian and Ukrainian suppliers.

Free access Commodity traders, Diplomacy

Canada, Tunisia
Quebec employers push to regulate Francophone workforce training

Karl Blackburn, président du Conseil du patronat du Québec, lors de la cérémonie de lancement de l'Alliance des patronats francophones à Tunis le 29 mars 2022. © Karl Blackburn/Twitter

Riding off the launch of the Francophone employers' alliance in Tunis late week, Quebec business leaders called for a common framework on training workers throughout the French-speaking world. Shared protocols would help the qualified workers Quebec needs migrate to the country.

Subscribers only Business

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