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Spotlight | DRC
From Kigali to Pretoria, Joseph Kabila's covert schemes

Former president of the DRC, Joseph Kabila, 10 December 2018. © John Wessels/AFP

In recent weeks, Joseph Kabila has been sending messengers to different African presidencies to relay his forecasts of forthcoming chaos in the DRC. Western diplomats, particularly American ones, who have been concerned by his predictions, have been in contact with him.

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The Continent

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Patrice Talon and Faustin-Archange Touadera

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Ivory Coast IMF wraps up Ouattara's 2023 budget

Benin Ex-foreign minister Agbenonci's costly ambitions

CAR Opposition leader Dologuele's discreet campaign

Subscribers only Finance, Politics

Central Africa

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

The head of Cameroon's Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures sent a scathing letter to Chad's oil minister. Since ExxonMobil's withdrawal from southern Chad, the battle between Savannah Energy and N'Djamena has rekindled a recurring conflict between Cameroon and the Chadian junta.

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West Africa

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Wagner, sale of permits to AfroTurk, requisitioning of gold... Burkina Faso's military junta has been caught up in a series of scandals recently. This is jeopardising the country's membership of the EITI, which investors see as a guarantee of reliability.

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Nigeria
French electronics group Thales closes its Abuja office

The Nigerian branch of Thales, based in the capital Abuja, ceased operations several weeks ago.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Tanzania, Zambia
Zambia, Tanzania and DRC prepare for tough negotiations on TAZARA train line

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming delivers a speech during the launch of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) exhibition at the Lusaka National Museum, on 3 November 2017. © Peng Lijun/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Plans to renovate the international train line built by China in the 1970s have returned to the fore since Samia Suluhu Hassan came to power in Tanzania. Beijing is keen to get the new contract, but governments in the region are wary about the terms it is seeking.

Free access Infrastructure

South Sudan
UN sanctions renewal dents Kiir's charm offensive

President Salva Kiir, South Sudan, 3 February 2023. © South Sudan Presidency Office/Anadolu Agency via AFP

The South Sudanese government's bid to boost its image on the international stage has been badly dented by the renewal of UN sanctions that have been imposed on the country since 2018.

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Southern Africa and islands

Angola
More MPLA associates do well out of privatisation programme

The list of winners in the 2019-2022 privatisation programme is growing. It includes honorary consuls, some foreign entrepreneurs and Angolan businessmen with ties to the president's office.

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Angola
American AEG Fuels settles case with Angolan Air Force out of court

The case filed by Texan AEG Fuels against the Angolan Air Force for $560,000 in unpaid fees was settled outside of court.

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North Africa

Libya
EU border assistance mission struggles to reach agreement on new mandate

With less than a month to go to the end of its current mission, the EU border assistance mission in Libya is still negotiating over the terms of its new mandate. Its funding looks set to be reduced.

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Tunisia
Kamel Feki tries to get his bearings at interior ministry

EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson with Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel Feki, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 April 2023. © EPA/MaxPPP

Tunisia's new interior minister Feki has to deal with veteran officials appointed by his predecessors. His job has been made all the more difficult due to fallout from a deadly attack last month in Djerba and an investigation targeting political figures.

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