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Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a constitutional declaration signing ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan, 4 August 2019. © Marwan Ali/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the number two in Sudan's interim regime, is trying to polish his international reputation. His aim is to play down his links with Moscow and prepare for a possible presidential election battle with regime leader Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan.

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Central Africa

Cameroon, France
Macron announces declassification of already public archives

During his recent African tour, the French president ordered the opening of archives concerning the violent repression carried out by his country during Cameroon's independence. A similar promise was made by his predecessor back in 2015.

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DRC
Taxman demands billion dollars in back taxes from telecoms operators

A tax dispute has been brewing for several months between the Congolese tax authority, which reports to the finance minister Nicolas Kazadi, and telephone companies operating in the DRC.

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West Africa

West Africa
Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Allies of president-elect Ruto vie for top jobs

William Ruto with Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi (right). © Africa Intelligence

Although the election of incumbent deputy president William Ruto as head of state has yet to be confirmed following his opponent's appeal to the Supreme Court, his allies have begun talks to become part of the future government.

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Kenya
US ambassador Meg Whitman's low-key drive to reconcile Ruto and Odinga

The new US ambassador to Kenya is playing a leading role in easing the tension following William Ruto's victory in this month's presidential election, and the visit of an American senator could be a key move for bringing about political reconciliation.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
African opposition figures mingle with elder statesmen in Italian village

The Brenthurst Foundation, founded by the Oppenheimer family and run by Greg Mills, held a three-day gathering in Italy last month of former African heads of state and aspiring leaders.

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North Africa

Egypt, European Union
Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

As the European Union seeks to diversify its energy sources in order to free itself from dependence on Russia, several projects to connect electricity networks between Egypt and southern Europe are vying for funding from Brussels.

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