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Spotlight | DRC
Top adviser Bifort ousted as Tshisekedi purges his inner circle

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi. © Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA/MaxPPP

The arrest of Fortunat Biselele, aka Bifort, and the reshuffle of the president's private office, where he was a pivotal figure, heralds a change of direction for Félix Tshisekedi. Africa Intelligence reveals the story behind the scenes of this political incident and the investigation conducted by the intelligence services.

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Central Africa

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris attempts to break deadlock in Malabo over luxury mansion

France's top Africa diplomat Christophe Bigot has just returned from a short trip to Malabo, where he met Teodoro Obiang Nguema in the hope of resolving the ongoing dispute over a Paris building currently occupied by the embassy of Equatorial Guinea which has been seized by the French state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Niger
Veolia on verge of new deal in Niamey

After the termination of its concession contract in October, the French giant is continuing its discussions with the state of Niger in an effort to retain its monopoly on distributing drinking water there. The two parties are considering an approach that would avoid resorting to a call for tenders.

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France, Ivory Coast
Ouattara to dine with Macron at Elysée

Dans le cadre de son séjour en France, le président ivoirien rencontrera son homologue à l'Elysée. Les deux hommes doivent se retrouver dans le cadre d'un dîner.

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Inner circle | Mauritania
How Ghazouani co-opted Aziz's top officials

Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani attends a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at Ouagadougou airport on 13 September 2019 on the eve of the start of the West Africa G5 summit. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP

The current Mauritanian president is officially and unofficially working with many of the same senior officials as his predecessor, despite the fact that some of them have been targeted by judicial investigations and even detained.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

A coup in 2021 brought Sudan's economy to a standstill, putting debt negotiations on hold, freezing budget support and scaring off investors. But the country hopes that the imminent appointment of a new prime minister will turn the tide, signalling to the West that it can resume aid and return to the fray to compete with Moscow and the Gulf states.

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South Sudan
Trinity Energy tries once again to revive Upper Nile refinery project

In the pipeline for over a decade, the project to build a crude processing facility in Paloich in the north-east has already been the subject of several feasibility studies. Trinity is now seeking American funding to move things forward.

Subscribers only Energy

Kenya, South Sudan
Ruto bends over backwards to win over Kiir

Kenyan president William Ruto and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP - Boniface Muthoni/Zumapress.com/MaxPPP

Kenyan president William Ruto wants to turn the page on a decade of strained relations between Kenya and South Sudan. Multiple concessions made to his counterpart Salva Kiir are aimed at finally getting a trade corridor between the two countries opened.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy

Somalia
EU tackles Mogadishu's business climate

The EU delegation in Nairobi has set aside $2m for a contract to improve Somalia's business environment and attract foreign investors to the Horn of Africa country.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Ramaphosa opposes changes to central bank mandate

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa gives a speech to launch the 55th National Conference of the African National Congress in Johannesburg on 16 December 2022. © Luca Sola/AFP

A resolution adopted at the last ANC elective conference requested that the SARB include job creation in its goals. But neither the president nor the finance minister plan to move the resolution forward.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics

North Africa

Libya, United States
US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

Five attorneys have already been designated to represent the US in the trial of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi, the Libyan suspected of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988.

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