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Security, Moscow's way into Africa

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SpotlightOil & gas 06/05/2022

African business as usual for Djaparidze, Potanin, Mikhelson, the oligarchs spared EU and US sanctions 

Alexander Djaparidze, Vladimir Potanin and Leonid Mikhelson are among the few Russian oligarchs who escaped the EU and US sanctions that targeted dozens of their peers. This allows them to continue their activities on the continent. [...]
Alexander Djaparidze (Eurasia Drilling), Vladimir Potanine (Nornickel) and Leonid Mikhelson (Novatek).
Alexander Djaparidze (Eurasia Drilling), Vladimir Potanine (Nornickel) and Leonid Mikhelson (Novatek). © Roscongress/Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
SpotlightDiplomacy 30/03/2022

Isolated Ruto deploys his allies to win over the Horn 

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. [...]
Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi.
Deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto, shown here on 15 March at his inauguration in Nairobi. © John Ochieng/Zuma Press/MaxPPP
Diplomacy 15/03/2022

Qatar resumes its role as Farmajo's number one ally 

The gas-producing emirate rolled out the red carpet for Somali leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed when he visited Qatar in early March. Relations between the two countries had cooled recently following repeated postponements of the elections in Somalia and the subsequent political crisis there. [...]
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was received ceremonially by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in his Diwan Palace.
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was received ceremonially by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in his Diwan Palace. © Twitter/@AmiriDiwan
Diplomacy 14/02/2022

Abdelfattah al-Sisi's very personal diplomacy in the Horn 

The Egyptian president snubbed an African Union summit and instead attended the Beijing Olympics in the company of his financial sponsor, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Sisi is continuing his strategy of encircling his Ethiopian rival and consolidating his position in Sudan and Djibouti. [...]
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (right) welcomed his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) in Cairo, 7 February 2022.
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi (right) welcomed his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) in Cairo, 7 February 2022. © Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt

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