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African Union: the battle of the giants

African Union: the battle of the giants
Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare
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Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal 

The whole region of southern Africa, and especially South Africa, remains extremely dependent on coal mines, despite protests from environmentalists and pressure from the West in the form of billion-dollar subsidised plans to speed up the coal phase-out. [...]
The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021.
The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
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
Politics 05/05/2022

Zondo commission reveals Zuma bid to gift Johannesburg-Khartoum flight connection to Bashir 

The fourth instalment of the explosive Zondo report is critical of attempts by Jacob Zuma and his allies to impose their will on the South African treasury. In 2015, his finance minister resisted the former president's bid to create a flight connection between Johannesburg and Khartoum. [...]
The former South African president Jacob Zuma with the former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir in February 2015.
The former South African president Jacob Zuma with the former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir in February 2015. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
Focus Business 25/04/2022

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine 

Since Moscow began its military offensive in Ukraine, numerous southern African entrepreneurs have had to freeze their investment projects in Russia or leave their positions as directors of companies under sanctions. Being separated from these wealthy Africans has entrenched the dichotomy of Russia's presence on the continent: [...]
Naspers' boss Koos Bekker, former CEO of De Beers Gareth Penny and Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President.
Naspers' boss Koos Bekker, former CEO of De Beers Gareth Penny and Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President. © Naspers/Ninety One/Toby Melville/Reuters
Mining 22/04/2022

Struggling NUM cosies up to old rival AMCU 

Ever since the Marikana massacre in the platinum belt in 2012, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has been losing ground to its rival, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). To secure its future, its new leadership is pushing for a rapprochement and making a conscious effort to steer clear of politics. [...]
A joint demonstration by striking NUM and AMCU members at Kloof mine, Johannesburg, on 25 March.
A joint demonstration by striking NUM and AMCU members at Kloof mine, Johannesburg, on 25 March. © Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters

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