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Spotlight | Benin
Romuald Wadagni, the economy minister with a military brief

Benin's economy minister Romuald Wadagni in Paris in October 2018. © Vincent Isore/IP3

Patrice Talon has tasked his economy minster with procuring military helicopters to combat armed groups along Benin's northern border. International cooperation was recently added to Wadagni's duties too, and with the sacking of foreign minister Agbénonci, it looks like his prerogatives will be extended even further.

Subscribers only Defence

Central Africa

Congo
Chevron sells up in Congo

The American major is moving full steam ahead to pull out of Africa, selling off its mature assets and focusing on Southern Africa.

Subscribers only Energy

Gabon
Jean Ping allowed to travel again after years of house arrest

Having been banned from leaving Gabon for almost 7 years, Jean Ping, who still insists he rather than Ali Bongo was the rightful winner of a 2016 presidential election, will in the coming days travel to France for medical tests after being given a passport.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy

West Africa

Inner circle | Guinea
Albayrak leads Erdogan's economic and diplomatic drive in Conakry

All-powerful under Alpha Condé, the Turkish group Albayrak is continuing to hold its own under the junta despite some tensions. Several figures are keeping the dialogue going between Mamadi Doumbouya and the conglomerate, which has very close ties to the Turkish president.

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

A substantial number of community leaders in South Darfur have signed a declaration of neutrality in the hope of avoiding a full-blown civil war. But elsewhere in Sudan, local leaders have opted to side with either the regular army or the RSF.

Subscribers only Defence

Kenya
Japan and Kenya aspire to closer bilateral relations

Kenyan president William Ruto and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida in Nairobi in May 2023. © Noé Michalon/Indigo Publications

Nairobi and Tokyo are determined to strengthen cooperation, not least so they can jointly stand up to China. But various fiscal and business obstacles still stand in the way of a deeper partnership.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Vanilla piles up as importers look elsewhere

The impending vanilla harvest in Madagascar is expected to be bountiful, but traders are worried about the large quantity of unsold stock leftover from last year.

Subscribers only Commodity traders

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