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Inner circles | Kenya
Odinga's powerhouse squad gears up for AU Commission chair race

Raila Odinga, who is running for the presidency of the African Union Commission. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

The veteran politician has tasked a small group of heavy-hitting loyalists with winning over as many countries as possible to his bid to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. Nairobi has also seconded several seasoned diplomats to the cause.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC
Zijin Mining pays $70m to mysterious Congolese NGO

A subsidiary of Chinese miner Zijin has, via its joint venture with Congolese state-owned Cominière, paid a substantial sum to an NGO whose president also sits on the board of the state-owned company.

Subscribers only Mining

West Africa

Nigeria
EU reroutes aid for displaced persons following Borno governor's demands

The Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri on 3 May 2022. © Kola Sulaimon/AFP

In a bid to increase his influence, Babagana Zulum is imposing numerous conditions on a humanitarian aid programme in his home state. The European Union is now looking to provide support elsewhere in the country.

Subscribers only Politics

Mauritania
Egypt's ECG selected for Kiffa water supply project

The Saudi Arabian subsidiary of the Egyptian engineering firm Engineering Consultants Group has won a $7.7m drinking water supply project in Mauritania.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Rwanda
Kigali overhauls its EU diplomacy amid tensions with Belgium

Rwanda has decided to transfer responsibility for European affairs to Berlin following a diplomatic standoff with the Belgian authorities.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ethiopia
Lula set on boosting agricultural ties with Addis

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses African heads of state during the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 17 February 2024. © Minasse Wondu Hailu EPA/MAXPPP

Brazil, an agribusiness heavyweight, has recently been strengthening its relations with the African Union. Ethiopia, despite being a net importer of agricultural produce, is seen as having potential in the agricultural domain.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Disquiet in diplomatic community after blackballing of EU ambassador

Since Andry Rajoelina's request for the EU ambassador to leave the island, a small group of ambassadors has been secretly trying to quell the diplomatic crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Botswana, South Africa
UN peacekeeping chief to talk DRC on SADC tour

Jean-Pierre Lacroix will begin a tour of three SADC countries on 21 April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

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