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Spotlight | South Africa
Ramaphosa skipped Saudi-Africa summit over Riyadh's BRICS prevarication

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a press briefing of the BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 August 2023. © Jemal Countess/UPI/MaxPPP

The South African president's decision to shun the recent Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh was partly due to domestic issues, but above all to Saudi Arabia's lack of enthusiasm about joining the BRICS alliance.

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Central Africa

DRC
Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's adviser on security issues is meeting with the head of the country's national intelligence agency in Paris. The two will then hold talks with French officials and intelligence chiefs with December's elections looming and against the backdrop of the war with the M23.

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DRC
Kinshasa in hot seat with lawyers over $12bn oil dispute in Paris

The Paris Court of Appeal has agreed to adjourn a trial between GEPECO and the Congolese state until January at the request of the latter's lawyers, who are still waiting to be paid for their work during the first trial of the ongoing legal battle.

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West Africa

Mauritania
EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

The French defence groups Delair and Sillinger have, thanks to European Union funding, bagged contracts in Mauritania to protect offshore gas fields and curb illegal migration.

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Nigeria
Olaf Scholz revives major Siemens project in Nigeria

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on 29 October 2023. © Kola Sulaimon/AFP

During a visit to Abuja last month, the German chancellor gave new impetus to a $2bn deal Siemens signed with the Nigerian government in 2019. A move in return for which Berlin hopes to secure increased imports of Nigerian gas.

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Africa
Nigeria stalls on new ACP-EU pact over LGBTQIA+ rights

The new pact between the organisation of African, Caribbean and [...]

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Starbucks pours cold water on Gachagua's plans

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Bogota, Colombia, on 12 September 2023. © Sebastian Barros/NurPhoto via AFP

The US mega-chain has decided not to buy its coffee directly from Kenyan producers. This is unwelcome news for the country's deputy president, who has been tussling with multinational traders and is now trying to smooth things over.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics

Sudan
EU states at odds over Sudan sanctions

Brussels is set to decide sanctions against the two Sudanese belligerents. But member states don't see eye to eye on who to target.

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Southern Africa and islands

Southern Africa
Russian diamonds row paralyses Kimberley Process annual meeting

The annual meeting of the international certification body was split on whether or not Russian diamonds should be considered as conflict diamonds. The stalemate prevented the organisation from appointing a new secretary general and setting up its secretariat in Gaborone.

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North Africa

Egypt
EU speeds up delivery of boats to Egypt's military

Egyptian boat during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on 22 September 2016. © Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP

The European Union is to supply a first search and rescue boat to Egypt in 2024 as part of a deal to prevent illegal crossings of the Mediterranean. The EU is considering allowing other delivered equipments to be deployed near Sudan.

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Tunisia
Saïed faces wind of revolt in parliament

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed visits the Municipal Market in Ariana, Tunisia, on 23 August 2023. © IMAGO/APA images via Reuters Connect

The Tunisian parliament is showing increasing signs of opposition to the president, against a backdrop of controversy over a bill to criminalise relations with Israel.

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