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Spotlight | Angola, Mauritania, Senegal
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Rustam Minnikhanov took advantage of the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg (27-28 July) to approach African leaders. Here, a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Macky Sall. © Pavel Bednyakov/ POOL/AFP

The head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has been networking in Africa in search of new opportunities for the Tatar-majority owned companies Tatneft (oil) and KamAZ (automobile).

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Diplomacy

The Continent

Inner circle | Africa
Rishi Sunak's new blood to boost ties with Africa

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. © Reuters

The UK prime minister is counting on a revamped team to renew ties with a continent previous Conservative governments have neglected. Organising next April's UK-Africa summit tops its to-do list.

Free access Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
Congolese courts quash two former warlords' candidacies

Two candidates in the legislative elections in Ituri province have been declared ineligible by the DRC's Constitutional Court. The grounds were that they had been convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court and the military courts.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Ivory Coast
On a visit to Brussels, Conseil Café Cacao revives battle with EU

Ivorian cocoa industry leaders have met European officials to demand recognition of their traceability system and an increase in the subsidy for sustainable cocoa. If it's not granted, they are threatening to continue blocking forward sales.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

Senegal
Will Economy Minister Oulimata Sarr be the first victim of a reshuffle?

With presidential elections set for February 2024, the Ministry of Economy, headed since September 2022 by Oulimata Sarr, could be first in the firing line of a future reshuffle.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Mauritania
Bidders battle for Nouakchott's buses

Four international transport companies are competing against each other to win the tender for Nouakchott's urban transport modernisation project.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Political players opposed to Sudan civil war seek to unify voices

Sudanese trade unions, political parties and tribal leaders are to meet next week in Addis Ababa to draw up an agenda for the continuation of the mediation undertaken by IGAD and the African Union.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics

Southern Africa and islands

Mozambique
Serbia to contribute to EU military training mission in Mozambique

Serbia has been given the green light to contribute to the EU military training mission in Mozambique to which it is expected to provide either equipment or trainers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

North Africa

Morocco
Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

The mines and plants of the Aya and Managem groups did not suffer any major damage. © Indigo publications

Aya and Managem's mines and factories in the Marrakech area have only suffered minor damage, as most of the sites are outside the regions worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on 8 September.

Subscribers only Mining

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