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Spotlight | Algeria, Nigeria
Abuja turns to Algiers to mediate with its Sahel neighbours to defeat terrorism financing

In Ngarannam village, in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno State, an area hit by Boko Haram, 19 December 2022. © Florian Gaertner/Picture Alliance/Photothek/Newscom/MaxPPP

Faced with a deteriorating security situation, Nigerian financial intelligence is keen to revive regional cooperation in the fight against the funding of terrorism. To reconnect with Niger and Burkina Faso, they are looking for help from their Algerian counterparts.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Central Africa

Cameroon
French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

Philippe Bourcier, who has been deprived of his passport since 2019 after an investigation was launched into former defence minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o, is still under house arrest in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Defence

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Russian fuel donation to CAR remains stuck in Cameroon

Russia's donation of fuel to CAR remains in Cameroon, which fears some of it could be sold on the local market and possibly spark US sanctions. Neptune Oil has been tasked with getting it to Bangui.

Subscribers only Energy

West Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
New Sahel passports for Niger and Burkina Faso still need certification

The new Niger and Burkina Faso passports bearing the Alliance of Sahel States emblem are already in circulation, despite still needing international approval. Yet Mali says it is ready.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Senegal
Government considers postponing April's international investment forum

Initially scheduled for 24 and 25 April, the Forum Invest in Senegal event is in danger of being postponed until November for budgetary reasons.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Africa
AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Each with a new commission, the African Union and European Union plan to relaunch their cooperation this year, which has been hampered by the conflict in Ukraine. The key moment will be a heads of state summit in October or November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

South Sudan
Tensions between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hamper peace process

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir (left) with his vice president Riek Machar in Juba, December 2019. © Jok Solomun/Reuters

After a new purge within the executive, its two main leaders are once again at odds. A joint delegation to the peace talks with the opposition in Nairobi is now in serious doubt.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Angola
Israeli businessman Gilad Myerson makes a new wager on Azule Energy

Myerson has set his sights on offshore oil in Southern Africa. Seeking to replicate his recent success with ENI in the North Sea, he has founded a new company for the endeavour.

Subscribers only Energy

South Africa
Finance minister mulls resignation over contested VAT hike

Enoch Godongwana of the African National Congress is under pressure after the Democratic Alliance, the ANC’s most important partner in the government of national unity, rejected his budget on 19 February.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Tunisia
Business tycoon Fathi Neifar seeks respite in Dubai

Head of a major conglomerate with businesses in the hotel, construction and real estate industries, Neifar has packed his bags for the UAE at a time when Tunisian courts are looking into some of his financial operations.

Subscribers only Business

Egypt
Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

As the US development agency continues to be dismantled, the Donald Trump administration is planning to establish its new Middle East and North Africa headquarters in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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