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Inner circles | DRC
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi. © Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The deeply devout president has a handful of Pentecostal pastors among his team of advisors, who are not shy about wading into the political, diplomatic and economic arenas.

Subscribers only Politics

The Continent

Africa
Algeria forges ahead of Morocco and Mauritania in race for African Union education post

In a surprise turn of events, Algeria finds itself in pole position to secure a coveted position on the African Union Commission, but Rabat and Nouakchott still intend to put up a fight.

Free access Diplomacy

Central Africa

Congo
WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Engaged in proceedings against the Congolese state at the international arbitration tribunal ICSID since 12 May, World Natural Resources has already chosen its judge to sit on the panel.

Subscribers only Energy

Central African Republic
New PM Dondra squeezed between donors and Russia

Appointed prime minister on 11 June, Henri-Marie Dondra has the difficult task of reassuring the cash-strapped country's financial backers while dealing with heightened tensions over the December elections and growing Russian influence. The appointment of his cabinet will be a baptism of fire.

Subscribers only Politics

West Africa

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

Colonel Assimi Goita was officially sworn in as Mali's transitional president. © Habib Kouyate/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

New interim president Colonel Assimi Goita has dismissed his predecessor Ban N'Daw's key collaborators. He is also preparing a number of "adjustments" in the security services and putting the finishing touches to the team which will be joining him at the Koulouba Palace.

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Africa
Lenders queue up to finance hotel chain Onomo

While awaiting the disbursement of loans from the IFC, the hotel chain Onomo still enjoys the support of various financial institutions with which it has been working over the long term.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
How Jessica Alupo bounced back to become vice president

Ugandan vice president Jessica Alupo. © Twitter/@Parliament_Ug

Before she was appointed vice president, Jessica Alupo had been in the political wilderness, serving as a member of parliament without even having the backing of the presidential party. Despite this, she kept up her close personal links with Yoweri Museveni.

Subscribers only Politics

Somalia
Farmajo's Turkish weekend

The Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, will be in Turkey from Friday to attend the Antalya Diplomatic Forum from 18 to 20 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Africa, Oman, Zimbabwe
Muscat bets on Africa to supply the world with strategic metals

A joint venture between the Oman sovereign wealth fund, a British company and a Dubai firm is building the first antimony roaster outside of China and has turned to Africa to find its supply of this ore, widely used in batteries and electronics but of which there are few resources in the Gulf.

Subscribers only Mining

Zimbabwe
Court dismisses Metallon tax appeal on legal technicality

A Harare court has thrown out Metallon's attempt to get its tax bill reviewed because the mining group's lawyers made a mistake in the forms they filed for the appeal.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Egypt
France's ECA Group goes on offensive with its mine detection drones

For want of sufficient funds, the Egyptian navy has turned down Naval Group's proposition for new minesweepers but it may fall back on a cheaper offer from ECA Group.

Subscribers only Defence, Business

Tunisia
Darmanin due back in Tunis on 28 June to talk security, business and Libya

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin during his visit to Tunisia in November 2020. © Chokri Mahjoub/Zuma Press/MaxPPP/MaxPPP

The French interior minister will have the chance to discuss security and migration at greater length when he attends a round table with his North African and Sahel counterparts on 28 and 29 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Tunisia
Despite US help, Moez Chakchouk all at sea over ports of Enfidha and Radès

Tunisian transport minister Moez Chakchouk. © Roman Pilipey/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

The transport minister Moez Chakchouk is struggling to make progress on the Enfidha deepwater port project, which has been in the pipeline for nearly two decades now. And the American donation of $324m for expanding the port of Radès is conditional on its privatisation, which is unacceptable to the UGTT union.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business

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