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United States
Biden's tricky US-Africa summit balancing act

Although nearly 50 African heads of state are expected to attend the mid-December summit in Washington, no bilateral meetings are currently scheduled with the US president, who will only allocate a short time to each of them.

Free access Diplomacy 09.12.2022

US President Joe Biden in Washington, on 8 December 2022.

The New Guard
Cameroon, Morocco, Mauritania and CAR

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

CameroonJoel Sikam, an entrepreneur working to boost Younde-Paris trade

MoroccoRachid Ennassiri, an energetic energy transition ministry adviser.

MauritaniaSidi-Mohamed Dhaker, the Central Bank's youth asset.

Central African RepublicMartine Kessy Ekomo-Soignet, the voice of young people in CAR.

United States
US diplomat Dana Banks to run US-Africa summit

The Biden administration's main adviser on Africa, US diplomat Dana Banks, will be in charge of the second US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, scheduled for mid-December.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

Spotlight | Africa
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

With the exception of Namibia and Mozambique, Africa has ceased to be attractive to US oil companies, which are gradually withdrawing from the market. This strategy is the opposite of that adopted by the Chinese and Russians, which are continuing to push ahead.

Subscribers only Energy 13.09.2022

Kenya
Washington turns to Kenya's HLB Cezam for its African off-grid projects

The US African Development Foundation (USADF), the American agency which invests in grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs, has turned to the Kenyan consultancy HLB Cezam to recruit an off-grid energy specialist by 9 September.

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2022

Chad, United States
US politicians engage in discreet diplomacy in N'Djamena

Following the lead of the State Department, a number of US political representatives have been reaching out to the transitional authorities in Chad. The Republican representative for Mississippi was received by Kaka on 30 May.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.06.2022

The President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Idriss Déby (right), received Republican US Congressman Trent Kelly in N'Djamena on 30 May 2022.

Spotlight | Tanzania
Suluhu opens up Tanzania through investment diplomacy and military alliances

From Washington to Beijing via London, Brussels and Moscow, Samia Suluhu Hassan has revived the links with the capitals that were ignored by her predecessor John Magufuli - and this Tanzanian president has no problem exploiting the differences between her new allies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.02.2022

President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan and Charles Michel, president of the European Council, in Brussels on 15 February.

In Focus | Rwanda, South Africa
Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

The mining and defence specialist and heir to the dynasty that co-founded AngloVaal has been investing heavily in "technology metals" with help from the US, worried about being left behind by China. As he had done in the 1990s with British and South African army veterans, who found the first private military companies to help his activities, Menell now has a retired US admiral and a former British army officer on board.

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2022

Morocco
Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

The USA's new ambassador to Algeria, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, will take up her post at the end of the month, but the White House has still not decided on an ambassador for Morocco. Meanwhile, bilateral relations are complicating matters.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.01.2022

DRC
CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

After lodging an appeal last June, CapitalKeys is attempting some rather backhanded ways of recovering $16.6m in fees from the DRC.

Subscribers only Business 17.01.2022

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Germany may be phasing out nuclear power but demand for uranium in the rest of Europe and Asia is set to increase, as industrialised nations scramble for sources of decarbonised electricity. In Africa, countries such as Tanzania and Botswana are trying to take advantage of the trend to get their uranium production off the ground and join Namibia and Niger in the select group of African countries that produce yelllowcake.

Subscribers only Mining 13.12.2021

Spotlight | Sahel, United States
Biden pitches plan for more NATO and less UN in Sahel

Joe Biden's engagement with the Sahel has been heavily anticipated, especially given his predecessor Donald Trump was noted for his isolationism. He has been working on his approach to this region since early 2021 with a new Africa team.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.12.2021

US President Joe Biden (left) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Spotlight | Egypt, Sudan
Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

Egypt tried to put together a coalition to prevent the pan-African organisation from blackballing Sudan following the 25 October coup. Cairo and Khartoum have never been on closer terms.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2021

United States
Biden administration picks up speed in race with Beijing to equip Africa's coastguards

Keen not to be outdone by China in matters of military cooperation in Africa, the US Department of Defense is working on a programme to equip over a dozen maritime security agencies throughout the continent.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 06.10.2021

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

In Berlin today at the invitation of Angela Merkel, the DRC president is using every available means to pull his country out of diplomatic isolation. Rather than relying on a diplomatic corps that was largely inherited from his predecessor Joseph Kabila, he has preferred to rely on a group of loyalists from within the presidency.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

Though Moïse Katumbi's American lobbyists in Washington have been actively seeking to undermine relations between the Biden and Tshisekedi administrations, the US and its hyper-active ambassador in Kinshasa, Mike Hammer, remain staunchly behind the Congolese leader.

Free access Diplomacy 22.07.2021

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Texan financier and committed Christian John Montgomery devotes part of his investment company Bridgeway's profits to hunting down and forcing surrender on members of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group active on the border between the DRC and Uganda aligned to the Islamic State.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.07.2021

Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (FARDC) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province, December 31, 2013.

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Barack Obama

United States
Biden's tricky US-Africa summit balancing act

The New Guard
Cameroon, Morocco, Mauritania and CAR

CameroonJoel Sikam, an entrepreneur working to boost Younde-Paris trade

MoroccoRachid Ennassiri, an energetic energy transition ministry adviser.

MauritaniaSidi-Mohamed Dhaker, the Central Bank's youth asset.

Central African RepublicMartine Kessy Ekomo-Soignet, the voice of young people in CAR.

United States
US diplomat Dana Banks to run US-Africa summit

Spotlight | Africa
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

Kenya
Washington turns to Kenya's HLB Cezam for its African off-grid projects

Chad, United States
US politicians engage in discreet diplomacy in N'Djamena

Spotlight | Tanzania
Suluhu opens up Tanzania through investment diplomacy and military alliances

In Focus | Rwanda, South Africa
Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

Morocco
Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

DRC
CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Spotlight | Sahel, United States
Biden pitches plan for more NATO and less UN in Sahel

Spotlight | Egypt, Sudan
Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

United States
Biden administration picks up speed in race with Beijing to equip Africa's coastguards

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

United States
US plays catch-up with EU on conflict minerals to turn page on Trump era

DRC
Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Barack Obama

United States Biden's tricky US-Africa summit balancing act

The New Guard Cameroon, Morocco, Mauritania and CAR

CameroonJoel Sikam, an entrepreneur working to boost Younde-Paris trade

MoroccoRachid Ennassiri, an energetic energy transition ministry adviser.

MauritaniaSidi-Mohamed Dhaker, the Central Bank's youth asset.

Central African RepublicMartine Kessy Ekomo-Soignet, the voice of young people in CAR.

United States US diplomat Dana Banks to run US-Africa summit

Spotlight | Africa ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

Kenya Washington turns to Kenya's HLB Cezam for its African off-grid projects

Chad, United States US politicians engage in discreet diplomacy in N'Djamena

Spotlight | Tanzania Suluhu opens up Tanzania through investment diplomacy and military alliances

In Focus | Rwanda, South Africa Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

Morocco Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

DRC CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

In Focus | Africa Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Spotlight | Sahel, United States Biden pitches plan for more NATO and less UN in Sahel

Spotlight | Egypt, Sudan Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

United States Biden administration picks up speed in race with Beijing to equip Africa's coastguards

Inner circles | DRC Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Spotlight | DRC White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

In Focus | DRC, United States Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

United States US plays catch-up with EU on conflict minerals to turn page on Trump era

DRC Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

DRC, France DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

United States
Biden's tricky US-Africa summit balancing act

The New Guard
Cameroon, Morocco, Mauritania and CAR

United States
US diplomat Dana Banks to run US-Africa summit

Spotlight | Africa
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

Kenya
Washington turns to Kenya's HLB Cezam for its African off-grid projects

Chad, United States
US politicians engage in discreet diplomacy in N'Djamena

Spotlight | Tanzania
Suluhu opens up Tanzania through investment diplomacy and military alliances

In Focus | Rwanda, South Africa
Serial entrepreneur Brian Menell bets double on rare earth mining sovereignty

Morocco
Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

DRC
CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Spotlight | Sahel, United States
Biden pitches plan for more NATO and less UN in Sahel

Spotlight | Egypt, Sudan
Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

United States
Biden administration picks up speed in race with Beijing to equip Africa's coastguards

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

United States
US plays catch-up with EU on conflict minerals to turn page on Trump era

DRC
Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet