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Spotlight | Africa
Kenyatta and Azali vie for AU vice chairmanship

African leaders at the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU heads of state on 5 February 2022. © Stringer/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The battle between Kenya and Comoros to secure one of the key posts in the 2023 African Union bureau of the assembly is continuing apace. It is a big prize: the state that takes over the vice chairmanship is the favourite to preside over the pan-African institution the following year.

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The Continent

Africa, Germany
Berlin's new Africa minister Katja Keul sizes up the Sahel

Katja Keul, Germany's deputy foreign minister. © Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Appointed German deputy foreign minister in December, lawyer and Green Party member Katja Keul has been given the responsibility for African affairs and therefore for Mali, where the German army is still deploying several hundred soldiers.

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Central Africa

DRC
Pressure mounts on Tshisekedi not to challenge $619m Dig Oil ruling in court

Fellow Kasai natives in the president's entourage want him to negotiate directly with the South African oil company.

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Congo
Tense parliamentary elections beckon for Sassou Nguesso

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso in November 2021 in Paris. © Berzane Nasser/Abaca Press/Reuters

Ahead of this year's parliamentary elections, the Congolese president has announced the holding of a political dialogue between the authorities and the opposition next month. But the true issue at stake is the appointment of PCT candidates to key constituencies.

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Congo
Sassou organises anti-coup seminar in Oyo

There were initially supposed to be five heads of state invited to Oyo, the birthplace of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, on the evening of 11 February.

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West Africa

Africa
Scan Global Logistics on a roll with UN peacekeeping deals

Scan Global Logistics delivers equipment for MINUSMA in Mali. © Scan Global Logistics

The Danish firm, which has just bagged two more peacekeeping logistics contracts in Africa, is establishing itself as a key partner of the United Nations. It can draw on its solid experience in military logistics.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Liberia
Passions run high over future of iron ore industry

In Liberia, everyone is talking about the possibility of the iron ore industry generating billions of dollars in revenues. This hot media topic has motivated civil society and politicians to pressure the goverment into keeping the country's best interests in mind.

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Inner circles | Ghana
Akufo-Addo selects crack diplomatic team for UN Security Council

Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo. © Cia Pak/UN Photo

With Ghana having taken up its non-permanent seat on UN Security Council on 1 January, its president Nana Akufo-Addo has surrounded himself with specialists in multilateral issues in order to make a success of his two-year term.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Kenyan bar elections to prove crucial for Ruto and Odinga

The Law Society of Kenya, which has been divided for the past two years, is to gain new leadership. Its role will be decisive for the judiciary during the August general election and then during the term of the next Kenyan president.

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Horn of Africa, Turkey
Covid-19 stalls Erdogan and MbZ's grand diplomatic designs

After catching Covid-19, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan was forced to cancel his trip planned on 14 February to Abu Dhabi, where he was hoping to discuss the conflicts in the Horn of Africa with Crown Prince MbZ

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Zondo report reveals Alstom has inherited Bombardier-Transnet time bomb

Volume II of the explosive Zondo report reveals that Transnet's awarding of a contract for 1,064 locomotives was riddled with irregularities. Alstom, which has since bought Bombardier Transport, one of the beneficiaries of that contract, must now deal with the fallout.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina expected in Paris to talk business

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina. © Twitter/@PresidenceMada

The Madagsacan leader, who has frequently met with French entrepreneurs in the past, is expected in Paris on 18 February where he will attend a private dinner hosted by the Institut Choiseul think tank.

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Zimbabwe
Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

South African mining firm Amari Resources has renewed its fight against the Zimbabwean government, from which it hopes to recover more than $70m in compensation following the withdrawal of its licences. But Harare seems determined not to pay.

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North Africa

Tunisia
EIB and AFD lose enthusiasm for phosphate upgrade project

The European Investment Bank, the main funder of Groupe chimique tunisien's efforts to modernise phosphate processing, is going to cut its lending because of accumulated delays. Meanwhile, France's development agency has reissued a call for tenders.

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