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In Focus | Africa
Nicoletta Gaida, the private diplomat weaving Rome's anti-migrant alliance from the Sahel to Libya

Nicoletta Gaida, president of Ara Pacis. © arapacisinitiative.org

The president of the NGO Ara Pacis, Nicoletta Gaida, an actress who moved into private diplomacy, has embarked on numerous mediation initiatives in the Sahel, in close collaboration with the Italian state and in harmony with its intelligence services.

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Central Africa

Chad
Glencore appoints advisers for debt relief talks with N'Djamena

Chad's biggest creditor, oil trading house Glencore, has enlisted an advisory bank to guide it through talks on restructuring N'Djamena's debt under the aegis of the Paris Club.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics

Gabon
ENI prepares to pack its bags

The Italian oil major, which has reportedly found a buyer for its D3/D4 blocks, is putting the finishing touches to its very likely departure from Gabon's offshore.

Subscribers only Energy

Cameroon
Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

The Swiss Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Swiss government are trying to relaunch their stalled mediation efforts for the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, as fighting intensifies there.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Nigeria
Buhari to bring vast team to Paris in search of economic lifelines

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. © Ahmed Yosri/Reuters

The Nigerian president will be the star of the 11-13 November Paris Peace Forum. He will take advantage of his visit, accompanied by a huge entourage, to organise meetings with the aim of attracting new investors to a country that is experiencing a marked economic downturn.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Senegal
Dakar struggles to meet Beijing's demands over Diamniadio industrial platform

Senegalese President Macky Sall (centre) during the inauguration of the Diamniadio industrial platform. © Plateforme Industrielle Internationale de Diamniadio - P2ID/Facebook

Exim Bank of China is demanding tight control over the expansion of the Diamniadio industrial park before releasing the funds to finance the project. Senegal is trying to comply with this requirement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

Guinea
Gaby Peretz in Conakry

A Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft registered VP-CSB and operated by a Cayman Islands company was stationed in Conakry from 1 November at 6pm until around the same time on 4 November. Several Israeli businessmen were reportedly on the trip.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

The Ugandan authorities are already worried about gold being smuggled into the country from the DRC, and the Busia gold refinery project could see a rise in illegal trade from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Subscribers only Mining

Tanzania
Last-ditch negotiations today with Equinor and Shell

After numerous false starts, the two majors hope the new administration in Dar es Salaam is finally ready to reach a compromise on the LNG train project.

Subscribers only Energy

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique, Rwanda
EU set to finance deployment of Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado

In recent weeks, the European Union has been considering what shape financial support for the Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado might take. This would complement the decision by Brussels to dispatch instructors to train the Mozambican army.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Mozambique, Rwanda
From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Jean Paul Rutagarama is actively involved in the mining industry and has followed in Paul Kagame's footsteps in Maputo, having already signed a partnership in gold refining with Kinshasa, thanks to the Rwandan head of state.

Subscribers only Mining, Business

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and has hired Actum, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni led by Kirill Goncharenko.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Morocco
New PM Akhannouch's Akwa group boosts real estate subsidiary

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch. © Phil Noble/Pool/Reuters

Akwa's property development subsidiary has just tripled its capital to 500m dirhams. Aziz Akhannouch, who is no longer directly involved in the group, has passed the baton to his youngest son, Ahmed.

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