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Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Unease in Khartoum and N'Djamena as Kaka, Hemeti and Wagner dance a three-step

Left: The meeting between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mahamat Idriss Déby on 31 March. Right: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. © Presidence.td - @GeneralDagllo/Twitter

Domestic political agendas are in the process of remodelling the regional balance of power between Sudan and Chad while, in the neighbouring Central African Republic, the role of Wagner, which is an ally of Sudan but hostile to Chad, is raising questions.

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Central Africa

Chad
Behind the scenes on parallel talks in Chad peace process

The opening of the preliminary talks between the Chadian transitional govtand the political/military movements, 13 March 2022, in Doha. © ONU Tchad/Twitter

With the utmost discretion, the Chadian government has sent a team of generals to Doha to try to garner support within the rebels. One of their key targets is Timan Erdimi, nephew to the late Idriss Déby and a powerful figure among the Chadian rebellions of the last two decades.

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West Africa

Guinea
Ex-PM Ibrahima Fofana tools up to defend embezzlement charges

Former Guinean Prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana. © Ibrahima Kassory Fofana/Facebook

After the head of the ousted Alpha Conde's government, along with three other former ministers, was detained earlier this month to face charges of diverting state funds, his supporters got busy preparing his defence, putting together a crack legal team and trying to rally a bevvy of West African heads of state to his cause.

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Guinea
Subcontracting exchange strives to expand

For the past three years, the platform has been putting mining operators and service companies in touch with each other. It now faces an uphill battle to achieve its ambitions for growth and diversification.

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Ghana
Tullow Oil and ENI utilise Russia-Ukraine war to pressure executive

Oil companies operating in Ghana want to increase their offshore fields' gas production. They hope to convince the Akufo-Addo administration to go along with them, given the risk that Russia's war in Ukraine poses to LNG imports into Africa.

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West Africa
Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Orabank's re-entry into the market has resulted in three Burkina Faso business leaders battling it out to buy the Togo-based regional banking group.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Kenyatta calls on army to help secure election

With the threat of another post-election crisis looming, the government is taking steps to secure the most volatile areas across the country where clashes between supporters of rival candidates could erupt.

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Djibouti
What is a French general to do in Djibouti?

The Commander of the French Forces in Djibouti, General Stéphane Dupont. © Operation 2021/Alamy Banque d'Images

France may have downsized its military presence in Djibouti over the past 10 years, but its troops there are still key partners with regional states and the US.

Free access Defence, Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies' subcontractors eagerly awaiting end of force majeure

French major TotalEnergies and its partners are meeting more and more often to discuss resuming activities on Mozambique LNG. A specific date should be given soon.

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Africa, Zambia
African Union foreign ministers set to meet in Lusaka

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will hold a 'coordination' meeting of African Union (AU) foreign ministers in Lusaka from 14 to 15 July. As such, the 54 heads of diplomacy of AU countries have been invited to the Zambian capital

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North Africa

Morocco
Naval Group has all hands on deck to win Casablanca's future shipyard

French company Naval Group is now the only one competing to run the future shipyard in Casablanca after the Italian contestants were disqualified and the Netherlands' Damen Shipyards gave up. It hopes to secure this attractive concession, both military and civilian, before the end of the year.

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Algeria
Transtec and PwC chosen to try to breathe new life into the EU-Algeria partnership

The Belgian company Transtec and the firm PwC have been chosen to carry out partnership and twinning projects between Algerian and European institutions, yet the Algeria-EU Association Agreement is barely being applied.

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