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Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Guinea, Russia, UAE
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The Russian mining firm, whose main shareholder Alexey Mordashov is under European sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has had to work out new paths to get its Guinean and Burkinabe gold production to refineries in the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Mining

Central Africa

Chad
Shadowy presidential advisers implicated in Mahamat Zene Chérif's resignation

Former Chadian foreign minister Mahamat Zene Chérif. © Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters

The noisy departure of foreign minister Mahamat Zene Chérif has publicly exposed the internecine rivalries between four of Mahamat Idriss Déby's advisers.

Subscribers only Politics

DRC
Louis Watum attempts to defuse local tensions in Kipushi

The project to resurrect the zinc and copper mine is only just getting started, but frictions with local communities over recruitment have already necessitated the intervention of Robert Friedland's trusted lieutenant in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

It was supposed to have been one of the outcomes of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's easing of its arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) on 30 July.

Subscribers only Defence

West Africa

Benin, Rwanda
Rwanda firms up its plans for military support

Revealed by Africa Intelligence, the new military accord between Kigali and Cotonou that is in the process of being finalised should see Rwandan soldiers being deployed to Benin in the near future, with a particular focus on supporting Benin's special forces in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Guinea
Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

The leader of the transition recently tasked his foreign minister with reviewing the performance of Guinea's diplomatic representatives abroad, his aim being to improve the efficiency of the country's embassies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Africa, France
Who will be France's new head of defence cooperation?

In October General Régis Colcombet is expected to take over as head of France's Directorate for Security and Defence Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

East Africa, France, Kenya
Macron keen to do business with Ruto

President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Kenya in 2019. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

France is adjusting its diplomatic strategy to fit with the new administration in Kenya, particularly in agriculture, as the current economic situation is making construction projects more difficult.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Uganda
Museveni fears fuel shortage after turning down Russian oil

Under pressure from the United States, Uganda has declined to import fuel from Russia, but its reserves are now getting dangerously low.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders

Southern Africa and islands

Inner circle | Angola
Lourenço banks on feminising MPLA in his second term

Angolan president João Lourenço (right) and vice president Esperanca Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/MaxPPP

The Angolan president is beginning his second term at the head of a state whose decision-making bodies have been extensively feminised in recent years. He intends to take this process further and has appointed a woman as vice president and another as parliamentary speaker.

Subscribers only Politics

Mozambique
Serdar Karliev expands his mineral sand interests

The London businessman of Russian origin Serdar Karliev founded his latest firm, Zinnia Minerals, in Maputo on 6 September.

Subscribers only Mining

North Africa

Algeria
Bejaia port extension to resume after 5-year hiatus

Algeria's second biggest port, which is set to play a crucial role in a number of industrial and mining projects, is to relaunch the extension project it began in 2017. Five new quays are to be built and China's CHEC has been contacted for the dredging of the port's existing docks.

Subscribers only Infrastructure

Egypt, France
Senate president due in Paris to revive Franco-Egyptian friendship group

The upper house of the Egyptian parliament was dissolved in 2013 but was re-established by President Sisi after the 2019 constitutional referendum. The formation of a bi-national group would further enhance the already strong relationship between the two countries.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

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