The junta's control over turbulent northern Mali has waned, if not evaporated entirely. It has failed to impose its rule in Timbuktu and Gao, and has forged alliances with figures involved in drug trafficking and linked to jihadist movements.
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One of the leaders of the elite group of the presidential guard, Lieutenant Rafai, has been on the run for several days. Well-liked by Wagner's paramilitaries, he has been in dispute with a close friend of the president, Colonel Wananga.
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Politics A dozen Rwandan nationals are being held in incommunicado detention by the Congolese security services. At least five are suspected by Kinshasa of being spies in the service of Paul Kagame - an allegation that Kigali denies.
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Politics The recent report by the UN group of experts looks into allegations that the Congolese army is collaborating with the Mai-Mai and the FDLR in its battle against the M23, which has made considerable territorial gains of late.
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Defence Le Tchad, qui conteste le rachat des actifs d'ExxonMobil par Savannah Energy, a fait monter la pression d'un cran sur la junior : le ministre de l'énergie, Djerassem Le Bemadjiel, accompagné du secrétaire général de la présidence, Gali Ngothe Gatta, s'est rendu sur le site de Komé pour informer les cadres de l'entreprise de leur obligation de quitter le pays.
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Energy 
Rouamba was kept in her job by the new junta in Burkina Faso despite her being close to the ousted putschist leader Paul-Henri Damiba. She enjoys a certain popularity on the international stage, but has little say in her country's relations with Paris and Brussels.
Endeavour Mining's proposal to buy out SODEMI's remaining 5% stake in Société des Mines d'Ity for FCFA 12bn (€18.3m) was judged insufficient by the Ivorian side.
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Mining 
Business men and women close to Kenyan president William Ruto are enjoying new-found freedom now that the tax authorities have dropped most of their charges against them. Several have even secured senior government roles in the process.
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Business 
After having risen to more than $9 in June 2021, the price of shares in the small Canadian company, which is active in Namibia and Botswana, has recently collapsed. It looks like the grace period it had been enjoying - to the great annoyance of its competitors - is finally over.
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Energy Though Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as ANC president on 19 December, he will have little leeway and there are several obstacles to him securing an absolute majority in the next general election.
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Politics Washington has placed sanctions on the Fossil Group boss and close associate of local magnate Kuda Tagwirei. The projects of the companies he is involved in, including the platinum project of Great Dyke Investments, will now have a hard time finding investors.
David Martinon is being considered for the post of French ambassador in South Africa following his forced return to Paris from Afghanistan. Several candidates have been under consideration since mid-September after Aurélien Lechevallier departed to head up the Directorate General for Globalisation.
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The idea that he should run for a second term is gradually firming up in the mind of Abdelmadjid Tebboune. As the 2024 election approaches, the Algerian leader has begun tightening up his official communications and bringing greater pressure to bear on the country's main media outlets.
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Politics The Western Sahara question is complicating Emmanuel Macron's long-awaited visit to Rabat, initially planned for January.
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Diplomacy The Moroccan ambassador to the European Union, Youssef Amrani, will finally be able to take up his post in the Belgian capital. According to our information, his accreditation has been cleared by the European authorities.
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