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In Focus | Sudan
Starlink proves to be double-edged sword for Hemeti

© Illustration : Ezinne Osueke | Photos : Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/AFP ; M. Hjaj/Anadolu Agency/AFP ; J. Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP ; C. Khanna/AFP ; A. Shazly/AFP ; Imaginechina/AFP

From the outset of the war in Sudan, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered the telecoms networks to be shut down. But his adversary, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo outmanoeuvred his digital blockade, turning Starlink terminals into a strategic tool for running Rapid Support Forces operations.

Subscribers only Defence

Libya
ENI-linked vessels face scrutiny over migrant pushbacks in Rome's murky Mediterranean game

Migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a makeshift boat, 37 km off the Libyan coast, in September 2016.© Marco Panzetti/NurPhoto via AFP

Companies owning vessels involved in the return of migrants off the coast of Libya appear to have close ties to Italian oil major ENI. Rome, meanwhile, is tightening its grip on European migration management.

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Ethiopia, Sudan
Amid escalating tensions, General Burhan snubs Abiy Ahmed's invitations

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in Khartoum, in June 2019.© Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Relations have continued to deteriorate since the Sudanese Armed Forces chief and Ethiopian leader spoke by phone in May. The government in Addis Ababa believes Egypt is behind Sudan's accusations against it.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

DRC
Chemaf's new management readies for transfer of thousands of miners

The mining group's new leadership is working to clear the Mutoshi site of its thousands of artisanal miners. Their relocation to Makala, which is being discussed with the Lualaba authorities, should enable the resumption of the industrial copper and cobalt project.

Subscribers only Mining

Senegal
Idrissa Seck courts prominent political figures for new coalition

Former Senegalese prime minister Idrissa Seck, in Dakar, in February 2019.© Carmen Abd Ali/AFP

Seeking to position himself as a third way between Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, the former prime minister is reaching out to a string of political figures in the hope of building a broad coalition ahead of the next elections.

Subscribers only Politics

South Africa
State development agency IDC negotiates director-general's amicable departure

Appointed in December 2024, Mmakgoshi Lekhethe is the first woman to lead the South African public development agency.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance

Algeria
Renault Trucks calls it quits and leaves the country

After several attempts, the heavy goods vehicle manufacturer eventually gave up on securing approval from the Ministry of Industry to restart its SPA Soprovi Algérie assembly plant in Meftah, in the wilaya of Blida.

Subscribers only Transports

Central African Republic
Security firm Amarante lands new EU contract despite difficulties with Bangui

Launched in 2024, the tender process took over two years to be finalised. Its entry into force, however, remains subject to administrative formalities. In the meantime, the current agreement has been extended.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Madagascar
Randrianirina takes a pass on Francophonie summit

Former foreign minister Christine Razanamahasoa, who was recently appointed sherpa to the International Organisation of La Francophonie, will attend the summit scheduled for 14-16 November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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In Focus | Sudan
Starlink proves to be double-edged sword for Hemeti

Libya
ENI-linked vessels face scrutiny over migrant pushbacks in Rome's murky Mediterranean game

Ethiopia, Sudan
Amid escalating tensions, General Burhan snubs Abiy Ahmed's invitations

DRC
Chemaf's new management readies for transfer of thousands of miners

Senegal
Idrissa Seck courts prominent political figures for new coalition

South Africa
State development agency IDC negotiates director-general's amicable departure

Algeria
Renault Trucks calls it quits and leaves the country

Central African Republic
Security firm Amarante lands new EU contract despite difficulties with Bangui

Madagascar
Randrianirina takes a pass on Francophonie summit

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In Focus | Sudan Starlink proves to be double-edged sword for Hemeti

Libya ENI-linked vessels face scrutiny over migrant pushbacks in Rome's murky Mediterranean game

Ethiopia, Sudan Amid escalating tensions, General Burhan snubs Abiy Ahmed's invitations

DRC Chemaf's new management readies for transfer of thousands of miners

Senegal Idrissa Seck courts prominent political figures for new coalition

South Africa State development agency IDC negotiates director-general's amicable departure

Algeria Renault Trucks calls it quits and leaves the country

Central African Republic Security firm Amarante lands new EU contract despite difficulties with Bangui

Madagascar Randrianirina takes a pass on Francophonie summit

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In Focus | Sudan
Starlink proves to be double-edged sword for Hemeti

Libya
ENI-linked vessels face scrutiny over migrant pushbacks in Rome's murky Mediterranean game

Ethiopia, Sudan
Amid escalating tensions, General Burhan snubs Abiy Ahmed's invitations

DRC
Chemaf's new management readies for transfer of thousands of miners

Senegal
Idrissa Seck courts prominent political figures for new coalition

South Africa
State development agency IDC negotiates director-general's amicable departure

Algeria
Renault Trucks calls it quits and leaves the country

Central African Republic
Security firm Amarante lands new EU contract despite difficulties with Bangui

Madagascar
Randrianirina takes a pass on Francophonie summit