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In Focus | Africa, Russia
Patriarch Kirill, the pugnacious emissary of Russian diplomacy in Africa

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS

The Putin-friendly patriarch of Moscow severed ties with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine when Russia invaded Ukraine's Donbass region and the impact of this break-up is now rippling across Africa, where the head of the Russian Orthodox Church is trying, again in step with Moscow, to outstrip the Patriarch of Alexandria.

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Central Africa

Central African Republic
Three firms at work to complete Castel's investigation into Sucaf RCA

Firms Gide Loyrette Nouel, ADIT and Mazars should complete the report commissioned by beverage giant Castel into its subsidiary Sucaf RCA by the end of the year. Sucaf was accused by the NGO The Sentry of funding the militia group UPC.

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DRC
IOF deliberates over timing of Kinshasa Francophone Games

An International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) delegation, on assignment in Kinshasa until early December, will try to define a realistic timetable for holding the Games in the Congolese capital.

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West Africa

Ivory Coast
The diplomatic dilemma faced by Inza Camara, New York consul and husband to minister Kandia Camara

Inza Camara, Consul General of Ivory Coast in New York since May 2021. © General Directorate of the Economy/Ivory Coast

Abidjan consul, Inza Camara, who holds both American and Ivorian nationalities, has been in diplomatic limbo for the past six months due to a lack of State Department accreditation.

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Ivory Coast, South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa's busy schedule in Abidjan

The South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. © Cyril Ramaphosa/Twitter

The South African head of state, who is currently touring West Africa, will land in Abidjan on 2 December for an unprecedented official visit, during which he will raise bilateral relations, trade and airlines.

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Niger
Niger's mining code may finally be reformed

After many long months of discussion over reforming Niger's mining code, established in 2006, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Djibouti
Former Addis Ababa ambassador to advise foreign affairs minister

The former dean of ambassadors in Addis Ababa, Djibouti's Mohamed Idriss Farah, has just been appointed first adviser to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa, Zimbabwe
Australia, land of fundraising opportunities for onshore gas players Renergen, Kinetiko and Invictus

The three most high-profile onshore gas exploration companies in southern Africa, Renergen, Kinetiko and Invictus, are all backed by Australian money.

Free access Energy

Mozambique, United States
Washington works to smooth defence relations with Maputo

General Stephen J. Townsend, commander of AFRICOM, met with minister of defence General Cristóvão Chume, and American Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Dennis W. Hearne. © US Embassy in Mozambique

The US foreign service wants to get involved in Filipe Nyusi's anti-terrorism efforts in Cabo Delgado. US-Mozambican defence cooperation has been at a standstill since 2017.

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Eswatini, South Africa
South African juniors still betting on coal despite stigma

With the purchase of a majority stake in Sable Metals, the little-known Magni Investments is taking a growing place in the South African mining landscape. At the helm is a duo of businessmen who are veterans of the country's coal sector.

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North Africa

Libya
Dabaiba and Menfi battle it out for new diplomatic posts

Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba (left) and the president of the Presidential Council Mohamed el-Menfi. © Abdelhamid Dabaiba/Twitter/Eric Tschaen/Pool/AbacaPress/Reuters

With the 24 December deadline for the elections approaching, the two heads of the Libyan executive, Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Mohamed al-Menfi, are each trying to place their loyalists in embassies.

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Tunisia
Rival Saied allies settle scores amid anti-Ennahda purge at interior ministry

Tunisian interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine (left) and presidential security chief Khaled Yahyaoui (right). © Tunisian Presidency Press Service Handout/EPA/MaxPPP/Khaled Yahyaoui/Facebook

Interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine, who has been told to track down senior security officials close to the Islamist Ennahda party, has put several people close to Khaled Yahyaoui, President Kais Saied's security chief, into early retirement.

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