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Libya
Will Sisi back the hawks of the east?

What backing is Egypt going to give the leader of the Tobruk House of Representatives, Aguila Salah Issa, who met [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2015

Spotlight | Libya
Weakened war lords take centre stage

The failure of the United Nations to set up a government approved by the General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli and the House of Representatives in Tobruk has put the warlords, who master the situation on the ground, back at [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2015

Libya
Al-Kabir gets rid of dissident director

Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir, governor of the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), this week got rid of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2015

Tunisia
HCE carries out a tour of local capitals

According to our information, Hafedh Caid Essebsi (HCE) carried out a top secret "diplomatic" tour about 10 days ago which [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2015

Tunisia
BCE fixes his amnesty law

The debate about the economic and financial crimes amnesty bill championed by Beji Caid Essebsi (BCE) is set to begin [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2015

Spotlight | Africa
French touch for Africa's politicians

At a time when many French-speaking African countries are poised to hold elections, incumbent presidents and their challengers have been busy signing up French PR firms to devise media plans and put the appropriate spin on their communication. Although Africa [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Burkina Faso
Diendere putsch winners

The abortive coup by Blaise Compaore’s former right-hand man has put the spotlight on a group of army officers who helped restore order in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Ivory Coast
Ouattara to centralise intelligence services

The Ivorian leader is planning to centralise the country’s security apparatus after the upcoming presidential elections. West Africa Newsletter has the lowdown.

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

France, Senegal
Dumas attempts to defend Karim Wade

Roland Dumas, France’s foreign minister under Mitterrand, recently tried to represent Karim Wade, the jailed son of Senegal’s ex-president Abdoulaye Wade.

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Congo
Mboshi secure Sassou’s constitution referendum

The Congolese security services, headed by relatives of the president or members of his Mboshi ethnic group, are on standby to ensure his referendum on the constitution goes smoothly.

Free access Politics 14.10.2015

Gabon
Bongo deploys ally to calm Haut Ogooue

Arnauld Engandji-Alandji was appointed to head the Gabon Oil Corp (GOC) by oil minister Etienne Dieudonne Ngoubou on October 8. [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Congo
Guy Nestor Itoua may temp as Paris embassy chief

Guy Nestor Itoua may take temporary charge of the Republic of Congo’s embassy on rue Paul Valery in Paris if [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Benin
Patrice Talon returns to Cotonou via Abidjan

The terms of businessman Patrice Talon’s return to Cotonou on October 8, after three years in exile in France, were [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Mauritania
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall seeks spotlight

Having been off the scene in recent years, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall has recently been trying to increase his visibility [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Chad
Deby in Sudan mediation in Paris

Chad’s President Idriss Deby met rival Sudanese rebel groups during [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Nigeria, Senegal
Sall rejects Obasanjo offer

Macky Sall recently declined an offer from Olusegun Obasanjo to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Buhari snubs Ouattara

Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has apparently not forgotten that Ivorian [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Ivory Coast
Pre-elections, Ouattara launches ambitious public works projects

Ivory Coast's upcoming presidential elections are undoubtedly speeding up – [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

France, Ivory Coast
Baudelaire Mieu enlightens the CPAS

Journalist Baudelaire Mieu was the special guest of the Centre [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

Djibouti
Djibouti army in difficulty in the Mablas

Following the destruction by FRUD Armé of three vehicles owned [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.10.2015

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