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Spotlight | Chad
New masters of N'Djamena seek support against rebel threat

Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, General Mahamat Idriss Deby. © Christophe Petit Tesson/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The Transitional Military Council, in power since the death of Idriss Deby, is worried about several Chadian rebel groups active in the Fezzan region of southern Libya. Chad is urgently trying to boost its firepower and wants help from Libya and Niger.

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The Continent

Africa, Portugal
Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers

With European demand for responsibly sourced battery metals continuing to grow, Portugal is seeking to position itself as an alternative to African exporters of minerals with high attendant risks.

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Central Africa

Central African Republic
Dyck Advisory Group bids for UN mine clearance contract

The private South African operator Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) is angling for a piece of a UN mine clearance contract now that its military operations have been suspended in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal
Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo

Portugal has yet to get over Equatorial Guinea's accession to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, which it opposed: it sent no government representatives to one of the highlights of the bloc's calendar, the Malabo business summit.

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Congo
Vadim Osdet Mvouba, the new face of youth in the president's party

The First Secretary of the Force Montante Congolaise, Vadim Osdet Mvouba. © FMC

The son of the speaker of parliament, Vadim Osdet Mvouba is an up-and-coming figure in the president's political machine and has led the youth wing of the ruling party since October.

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West Africa

Inner circles | Guinea
Magassouba and Nimaga, the dynamic duo running the mining ministry

The Minister of Mines Abdoulaye Magassouba (left) and his secretary-general, Saadou Nimaga. © Ministry of Mines and Geology of Guinea

Abdoulaye Magassouba has been reappointed as Minister of Mines and Geology in Alpha Condé's first third-term government. His dominant position as head of the sector which brings in the most revenues for the state often comes under challenge, however, from the ministry's all-powerful secretary general, Saadou Nimaga.

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Africa, France, Qatar
Qatari shareholders nudge Accor into 5-star trajectory

In opening new luxury hotels in Morocco and Ivory Coast, Accor is clearly targeting the wealthiest segment of the African market. The hotel chain will be hoping that this strategy, which has coincided with the arrival of Qatari and Saudi shareholders, will help to replenish the coffers as Covid-19 travel restrictions continue to hamper its business.

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Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Madagascar ordered to pay €6.9m to de Sutter brothers

The World Bank's court of arbitration has brought to an end a 12-year legal battle by finding in favour of Peter and Kristof de Sutter following the destruction of their Polo Garments Majunga textile plant in 2009.

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Mozambique
Chinese businessman Wu Tao takes over reins of Sino-Moz Parque Industrial

The boss of Africa Great Wall has inherited the Chinese-Mozambican industrial park project, which will be in a position to compete with AFECC's special economic zone.

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Namibia
Total and Qatar Petroleum to begin drilling in promising Orange Basin

French major Total and its main partner Qatar Petroleum (QP) intend to start drilling the Namibian prospect Venus on block 2913B by September.

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North Africa

Morocco
Canada bends rules for drone-maker Baykar and L3 Harris

The Bayraktar-TB2 armed drones that Morocco will receive will be equipped with Canadian-made Wescam LX-15 optronics, despite Ottawa's decision to ban the sale of such equipment to Turkish manufacturer Baykar.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Libya
Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

Muammar Gaddafi's VIP Airbus A340. © Reuters Marketplace - Hans Lucas Pictures

On 3 May, the luxurious Airbus A340 that once belonged to Muammar Gaddafi, took off for a test flight after being grounded at Perpignan airport since 2014.

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