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Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn

Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi. © John Ochieng/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

Sidelined from the international top table for the past five years, the deputy head of state, who is running for president in August, is counting on his allies and a carefully picked team to maintain or establish dialogue with the leaders of neighbouring countries.

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Central Africa

DRC
US court case threatens Kabila confidante's property

New York-based fund FG Hemisphere is seeking to recover houses bought in the US for millions of dollars by Congolese businessman Francis Selemani, who is considered a close confidante of former President Joseph Kabila.

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Central African Republic
The president's advisers rooting for Touadéra's third term

CAR president Faustin-Archange Touadéra. © Spencer Platt/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

At the "national reconciliation dialogue" peace talks, which came to a close on 27 March in Bangui, the president's allies raised the idea of a constitutional change, which would allow the head of state to stand for a third term.

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Chad
Former rebel Baba Laddé puts his political party on the map

On Thursday 31 March, former rebel leader Mahamat Abdoul Kadré Oumar, better known as Baba Laddé, will inaugurate the brand new headquarters of his party, the Popular Front for Recovery (FPR).

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West Africa

Nigeria
Litigation funder Drumcliffe tries to ensnare JP Morgan in Nigerian asset recovery fight

The litigation funder is lobbying the US Congress to facilitate seizures of assets linked to the Malabu Oil case. Its sights are set on the New York investment bank, which acted as an agent of Abuja in the complex sale and purchase of OPL 245 by Eni and Shell from Malabu Oil & Gas.

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Nigeria
Buhari's APC war machine gears up to win 2023 polls

The leadership of the ruling APC political party has finally been renewed under the guidance of its state governors. Winning next year's general elections is the sole roadmap for the new leaders, who must help find candidates for the presidential polls.

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Togo
Richard Attias, Faure Gnassingbé's trusted partner turning Togo into summit meetings central

Founder of Richard Attias & Associates Richard Attias. © Vincent Isore/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

After holding the Cybersecurity Summit in the Togolese capital at the end of March, the company Richard Attias & Associates is expected to take on the organisation of the Lomé Conference on Political Transitions for 21 April.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Sudan
UN envoy Volker Perthes comes up with road map for political consensus

UN Special Representative in Sudan Volker Perthes. © UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

After five months of consultations, the UN special envoy in Sudan is preparing to launch a two-phase mediation effort in coordination with IGAD and the African Union in an attempt to find a solution to the political crisis which has been afflicting the country since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's coup in October.

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Great lakes
Will US sanctions crush Museveni's ambitions for Congolese gold?

Yoweri Museveni. © Twitter @KagutaMuseveni

The Ugandan president was counting on DR Congo's entry into the East African Community to boost Congolese gold exports to his country. But US sanctions on Kampala's biggest gold refinery may dash those hopes.

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Djibouti
Djibouti's business leaders to visit the principality

The courtship made by Djibouti's President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) to the Principality of Monaco has finally paid off, as on 9 and 10 May a large Djibouti business delegation is set to be received there

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North Africa

Algeria
Ukraine war imperils VEON's arduous sale of its stake in Djezzy

The Russian-owned telecoms giant has come to an agreement with the Algerian state's investment fund over the value of its shares in mobile operator Djezzy. But the protracted sale may come unstuck following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

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Egypt, UAE
MbZ stealing Sisi's diplomatic thunder over GERD and Hamdok

As Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan becomes a major diplomatic player in Ethiopia and Sudan, Cairo is increasingly concerned that its main diplomatic and financial partner in the Gulf is veering radically away from its own positions.

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