Zimbabwe
CCC legislative victory destabilises ZANU-PF

Zimbabwe
Second shot at parliamentary seat for gold magnate Scott Sakupwanya

Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya, one of the main financial sponsors of the ZANU-PF party, is one of nine ruling party candidates to get a second chance at winning a seat in parliament.

The New Guard
Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt and Zimbabwe

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaMoussa Moise Sylla, the former journalist who earned Doumbouya's trust

CameroonGuy Gweth, catalyst of Francophone economic intelligence

EgyptRami El-Dokany, from the Arab Federation of Capital Markets to the Egyptian Exchange.

ZimbabweJoana Mamombe, a youthful asset for Nelson Chamisa's presidential ambitions.

Zimbabwe
Light glimmers at end of von Pezold compensation tunnel

At $200m, the compensation sought by the aristocratic family is the largest single claim filed in relation to the Mugabe-era land seizures of white-owned farms. After seven years of limbo, the coming months may well see a move towards a resolution of a case that has particularly irked the current head of state.

Zimbabwe
Fearing seizures, Mnangagwa transfers state mining assets to a new entity

ZMDC, the state-owned company that owns the majority of the government's mining portfolio, needs to find more than $400m to compensate aggrieved former business partners.

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
EU contemplates possible easing of sanctions against regime leaders

The European Council may soon lift its sanctions on certain leading Zimbabwean figures, including the current vice president Constantino Chiwenga. These sanctions have been a source of tension between Brussels and SADC member states.

In Focus | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Though under US sanctions imposed in mi-2020 due to his ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kuda Tagwirei is still very much in business through a galaxy of companies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius.