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Spotlight | DRC
Abu Dhabi's grand gold and coltan designs in the DRC

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. © Rashed Al-Mansoori/UAE's Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP

Felix Tshisekedi's private office is radically overhauling the Congolese mining sector while putting the finishing touches to an unprecedented partnership with the United Arab Emirates, which has expressed an interest in a dozen mining permits.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Cameroon
Biya administration takes Addax Petroleum to task over breaches

Relations between Yaoundé and the subsidiary of Chinese oil giant Sinopec have hit a new low. Having already been slammed for not employing enough Cameroonian staff, Addax is now accused of breaching labour laws following a police raid on its offices.

Subscribers only Energy

DRC
Businessman Luc Gérard Nyafé inherits Banro's workforce woes

The new owner of the gold mining company is having to contend with a long-running dispute over salary arrears. He is trying to kick-start negotiations, but union representatives are hoping for a rapid court ruling in their favour.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Nigeria
Kayode Fayemi tipped as next foreign minister

Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi, in Lagos, Nigeria, 29 November 2021. © Akintunde Akinleye/EPA/MaxPPP

The new Nigerian president Bola Tinubu may appoint the former governor of Ekiti as his country's top diplomat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Mali
Eagles coach blames sports minister for salary payment delays

Several people currently under contract with the Malian football federation, including the national squad manager, have been waiting for months to receive their salaries. The Ministry of Sport has blamed red tape for the delays.

Subscribers only Politics

Mali
German ambassador Dietrich Pohl set to leave Bamako

En poste depuis août 2019, l'ambassadeur allemand au Mali Dietrich Pohl devrait quitter Bamako. Son successeur est en cours de désignation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Al-Cardinal displays odd interest in Red Sea tourism

In March, businessman Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, whose nickname is al-Cardinal, signed three tentative investment agreements for land on the coast of Sudan. Two of the three relate to tourism projects, but the area is also known for its oil and gold reserves.

Subscribers only Business

Kenya
World Bank rubber stamps $390m loan for optic fibre

The World Bank has approved the release of a $390m line of credit to finance upgrades to Kenya's digital infrastructure.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Gupta brothers spotted in Switzerland

The Gupta brothers are not actually in custody in the UAE and have used their South African passports to travel and do business. They were last spotted in Switzerland.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

North Africa

Tunisia
New parliament's support for Kais Saied highly uncertain

Despite his best efforts, the Tunisian president's declared supporters are very much in the minority in the new Assembly of the Representatives of the People.

Free access Politics

Egypt
EU immigration assistance still in balance

The partnership between the EU and Egypt to control migration was a major focus of two recent visits to Cairo by senior European Commission officials. It is not at all certain, however, that Egypt will get the surveillance equipment it has been promised.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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