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Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
PM Patrice Trovoada pulls out all the stops to attract foreign investment

The prime minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Patrice Trovoada. © Andre Kosters/EPA/MaxPPP

The newly re-elected Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, one of the richest men in Sao Tome and Principe, is pulling out all the stops to attract investors to his archipelago nation. He is seeking to revamp international partnerships, in particular with Angola.

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The Continent

Africa
Patrice Talon, Nicolas Sarkozy, Félix Tshisekedi, Diego Aponte, 'Teodorin' Obiang

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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Central Africa

DRC
EU set to grant €20m to the armed forces

The European Union is about to approve €20m in support for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

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West Africa

Mali
Amnesty International and FIDH suspend activities in Mali

Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights have suspended their activities in Mali after pressure and attempts by the military junta to infiltrate their local branches.

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Ivory Coast
Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

The Bordeaux Court of Appeal has upheld a first instance ruling in the multi-million euro dispute between the French-Ivorian trader and the Bordeaux-based firm.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Ruto threatens Odinga with International Criminal Court case

Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga staged several violent protests in March 2023. Here in Nairobi, 27 March 2023. © Brian Otieno/Reuters

The Kenyan president is threatening to take opposition leader Raila Odinga to the International Criminal Court if he doesn't put an end to anti-government riots. Ruto himself appeared before the ICC a decade ago accused of orchestrating deadly post-electoral violence, but the case against him was eventually dismissed.

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African Union, Somalia
The African Union set for further discussions on ATMIS

The African Union's Peace and Security Council will on 27 April discuss the future of the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The force had been scheduled to withdraw by December 2024 but President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wants it to stay.

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Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
French foreign minister Colonna pushes back Antananarivo visit to May

French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has pushed back her official visit to Madagascar to the end of May. She will meet Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina to discuss the thorny issue of the Scattered Islands, as well as the Apollo 21 affair.

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Mozambique
Monaco's ES-KO snags Smart Catering and contracts with Jindal and Schlumberger

Already active in a dozen African nations, Monaco-based ES-KO acquired Smart Catering, specialised in catering for mining and oil firms in Mozambique.

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North Africa

Tunisia
Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

The chairman of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, with Samir Majoul, the chairman of UTICA, in Tunis on 29 March 2022. © Fethi Belaid/AFP

The tycoon's term as UTICA chairman officially ended in January, but he is trying to negotiate an extension amid troubled times.

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Morocco
A €1m award for incubators

Imad Barrakad, boss of Société Marocaine d'Ingénierie Touristique, has awarded several contracts to incubators for phase two of the Moroccan government's Forsa support programme for young entrepreneurs.

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