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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
The ANC's fierce leadership contest

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Politics 04/05/2022

Presidential party committee plans pro-Touadéra and anti-UN demos 

In Bangui, every demonstration in support of President Touadéra or against the UN and France is organised in the premises of the presidency by a small group that includes presidential aides, senior members of the presidential party, and bosses of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. [...]
Supporters of Central African Republic President hold a banner during a demonstration to demand a change of the constitution on 29 April.
Supporters of Central African Republic President hold a banner during a demonstration to demand a change of the constitution on 29 April. © Barbara Debout/AFP
Focus DRC Politics Mining 18/04/2022

How a 40-tonne seizure of cobalt has led to Lualaba's leaders tearing each other apart 

Between accusations of conspiracy, fictitious expert reports and squabbles between departments, Lualaba's leaders have not stopped pulling each other apart after the seizure last year of a 40-tonne shipment of cobalt. At stake is the question of who will succeed Fifi Masuka Saini as head of the rich mining province after Governor Richard Muyej was ousted. [...]
The new governor of Lualaba province, Fifi Masuka Saini, and her predecessor, Richard Muyej.
The new governor of Lualaba province, Fifi Masuka Saini, and her predecessor, Richard Muyej. © Lualaba.gouv.cd
CHAD Politics 14/04/2022

Behind the scenes on parallel talks in Chad peace process 

With the utmost discretion, the Chadian government has sent a team of generals to Doha to try to garner support within the rebels. One of their key targets is Timan Erdimi, nephew to the late Idriss Déby and a powerful figure among the Chadian rebellions of the last two decades. [...]
The opening of the preliminary talks between the Chadian transitional govtand the political/military movements, 13 March 2022, in Doha.
The opening of the preliminary talks between the Chadian transitional govtand the political/military movements, 13 March 2022, in Doha. © ONU Tchad/Twitter
GUINEA Politics 14/04/2022

Ex-PM Ibrahima Fofana tools up to defend embezzlement charges 

After the head of the ousted Alpha Conde's government, along with three other former ministers, was detained earlier this month to face charges of diverting state funds, his supporters got busy preparing his defence, putting together a crack legal team and trying to rally a bevvy of West African heads of state to his cause. [...]
Former Guinean Prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana.
Former Guinean Prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana. © Ibrahima Kassory Fofana/Facebook
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