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Spotlight | Central African Republic, Russia
Moscow-Bangui relations hit rough patch

Relations between Russia and the Central African Republic remain strong, yet they've grown tense in recent weeks. Moscow, deprived of its official representatives in the country, is now working in the dark.

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Central Africa

DRC
Tshisekedi heads to Israel to talk security and business

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference. © Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA

The Congolese president is due to visit Israel from 24 to 27 October. His first visit to the Holy Land will be dominated by security and political issues.

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West Africa

Guinea
UAE's Ghantoot Group authorised to take Monaco Resources to arbitration over bauxite deal

A dispute between Monaco Resources and Ghantoot Group at a Guinean bauxite mine hides another more fundamental conflict over the capital of Société des Bauxites de Guinée. That dispute will need to be dealt with by the International Chamber of Commerce in France.

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Ivory Coast
Audit rocks San Pedro, centrepiece of Ouattara's port strategy

San Pedro port, Ivory Coast. © Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters

Abidjan has received the financial and managerial audit it commissioned on the port of San Pedro. The bombshell report could harm the facility's director general, Hilaire Lamizana.

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West Africa
Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

To bolster the region's armies, Washington is increasing the number of its security programmes, from Burkina Faso to Chad. Relyant Global is among the top beneficiaries of this project, having been tasked to deliver OTT Technologies armoured vehicles and to build military facilities.

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Ghana
Accra shakes up mining process by shifting the management of all its permits online

In a bid to speed up Ghana's sluggish licensing process, the Ghana Minerals Commission is about to transfer all the management of its permits online.

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Guinea
Fanta Cissé looks in pole position for the post of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fanta Cissé's name is being strongly put forward in the Guinea junta's entourage to take the coveted post of head of diplomacy.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Ugandan Army Commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right) met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on 30 September 2021. © Muhoozi Kainerugaba/Twitter

Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is keen to meet all the region's influential politicians in a bid to secure their support for the 2026 presidential election.

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Africa, Brazil
Brazil tries to strengthen its ties with Africa through agriculture

On 13 October, the Itamaraty Palace hosted an event dedicated to the promotion of agri-business in Africa, O Brasil e a África no Agro. © Ministério das Relações Exteriores

After the early Bolsanaro years, which were marked by limited enthusiasm on Brazil's part to promote its agri-business in Africa, the foreign ministry is trying to make up for lost time by stepping-up its efforts to win new markets with promises of technical cooperation.

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Sudan
Three Crowns' London office to represent Petronas in abritration proceedings against Sudan

State-run Malaysian oil company Petronas will not let Khartoum take over its land and oil assets without a fight. On 7 October, it filed arbitration proceedings with the ICSID against Sudan.

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Ethiopia
Ethiopia considers liberalising gambling

The Ethiopian government is considering withdrawing from the gambling sector, which is largely run by the National Lottery Administration, and is working on new regulation.

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North Africa

Morocco
Why Benchaâboun was dispatched to the Paris embassy

Former Moroccan Minister of Finance Mohamed Benchaaboun. © Youssef Boudlal/Reuters

Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who was against the appointment of former Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun as head of the central bank, has now moved him to a prominent diplomatic post.

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Algeria
Sonatrach-Cosider desalination partnership hits the rocks

At the head of a group of 11 desalination plants, Sonatrach is looking for a subcontractor to build and put into service a new unit near Algiers. Its construction, and that of two others, had however been the subject of an agreement with the national construction company Cosider.

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