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Egypt
Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Egypt is using a major inland waterway project to try to take on the role of leader on regional cooperation. At the same time, it has withdrawn from the Nile Basin Initiative, where Ethiopia is promoting a new agreement on members' respective rights to the waters of the Nile.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2022

Africa
Wiliam Ruto and Azali Assoumani play cat and mouse over AU 2023 chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros both want to propel their country to the head of the African Union for 2023, but they have been avoiding each other and their advisors have not been able to reach any agreement.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 05.12.2022

South Sudan
South Sudan on borrowed time with AU Peace and Security Council

The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) is due to meet tomorrow morning, 30 November, to discuss the elections in South Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.11.2022

Egypt, South Sudan
Salva Kiir plays for time in White Nile tributary dredging battle

The potential dredging of the River Naam, a tributary of the White Nile, is continuing to provoke tensions among Sudan's political class. Egypt wants to go ahead with the project despite the risks to the environment.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.11.2022

South Sudan, Sudan
Tut Gatluak acts as Kiir's linchpin on Khartoum-Juba relations

Two rebel chefs in Dafur and South Kordofan are still refusing to lay down their arms. One of Khartoum's main means of pressuring them is the South Sudanese president's security adviser Tut Gatluak.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 03.11.2022

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (left) and his security adviser Tut Gatluak Manime.

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

In his quest to take over the helm of the pan-African body, Azali Assoumani has deployed his envoys on a charm offensive aimed at winning over his peers. Meanwhile, Kenya's William Ruto has yet to get his own campaign off the ground.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2022

Le président des Comores, Azali Assoumani.

Egypt, South Sudan
Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Fears over the environmental impact of the dredging of a White Nile tributary by Egypt prompted Silva Kiir in July to put a stop to the project, which has raised fears that it may increase the flow of the Nile downstream.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.09.2022

South Sudan, United States
Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

With his country and several prominent businessmen close to his government under the thumb of Washington's punitive economic measures, the South Sudanese president is taking aim at the Biden administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.09.2022

African Union
Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Making the most of the current post-election vacuum in Kenya, the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation Azali Assoumani has stepped up his efforts to grab the African Union presidency next year from its great rival.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2022

Comoros President Azali Assoumani in Paris on 11 November 2021.

Kenya, South Sudan
Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

With just three weeks to go before Kenya's general election, the Mombasa governor's stranglehold on trade between South Sudan and Kenya is irking companies in both countries.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 21.07.2022

South Africa, South Sudan
How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

Former State Security Agency chief Mahlodi Sam Muofhe's appointment to the embassy in South Sudan came as a surprise to many. The South African government is hoping he will help it gain influence there.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.07.2022

South Sudan
IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

A lack of resources is hampering the mechanisms the regional bloc put in place to monitor South Sudan's transition.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

South Sudan
Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

Amid the opposition's boycott of parliament, several plans to ensure elections due later this year go smoothly are at a standstill. The rows centre on political party rules, the electoral calendar, and reform of the intelligence services, to which President Salva Kiir jealously clings.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2022

South Sudanese Vice President Riak Machar and President Salva Kiir, here in 2020.

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

The May agreement between the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka, rival communities in Abyei, a small oil-rich area located between Sudan and South Sudan, has several flaws. Yet Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, remains more than happy about the situation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.06.2022

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) prefers not to intervene in the dispute, leaving it to the vice president of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Hemeti.

Horn of Africa
China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

With Ethiopia still embroiled in a violent civil war, the first Chinese-led "peace conference" will be held in Addis Ababa on 20 and 21 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2022

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

The French oil major is putting down roots in Kigali, with ambitious plans to invest in green energy and possibly open a chain of service stations.

Subscribers only Energy 18.04.2022

South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Delegates from the pan-African institution, who returned from a visit to Juba, believe that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has no serious intention of holding elections next year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

The vice-president of the Sudanese sovereignty council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, and President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been on a round of trips abroad. Each is trying to establish himself as the sole interlocutor for the country's main partners.

Subscribers only Politics 16.03.2022

Top: Hemeti (right) with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Movin on 26 February 2022. Bottom: Burhan (left) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MbZ on 10 March 2022.

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

With only months before a visit from Pope Francis, the South Sudanese president is increasingly in need of renewed legitimacy, after over a decade in power and few results to show for it. He is ready to push the country into a process for which it is ill-prepared.

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2022

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

Planned since 2018 as part of a peace agreement between the South Sudanese president and his arch-rival and vice president Riek Machar, the unification of the militias has never taken place. This is no surprise given that the army is the backbone of Salva Kiir's power.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2022

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Salva Kiir

Egypt
Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Africa
Wiliam Ruto and Azali Assoumani play cat and mouse over AU 2023 chairmanship

South Sudan
South Sudan on borrowed time with AU Peace and Security Council

Egypt, South Sudan
Salva Kiir plays for time in White Nile tributary dredging battle

South Sudan, Sudan
Tut Gatluak acts as Kiir's linchpin on Khartoum-Juba relations

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Egypt, South Sudan
Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

South Sudan, United States
Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

African Union
Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Kenya, South Sudan
Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

South Africa, South Sudan
How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

South Sudan
IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

South Sudan
Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

Horn of Africa
China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

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Egypt Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

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South Sudan South Sudan on borrowed time with AU Peace and Security Council

Egypt, South Sudan Salva Kiir plays for time in White Nile tributary dredging battle

South Sudan, Sudan Tut Gatluak acts as Kiir's linchpin on Khartoum-Juba relations

Spotlight | Africa Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Egypt, South Sudan Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

South Sudan, United States Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

African Union Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Kenya, South Sudan Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

South Africa, South Sudan How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

South Sudan IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

South Sudan Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

South Sudan, Sudan Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

Horn of Africa China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Rwanda TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

South Sudan Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Spotlight | Sudan Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

South Sudan Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Egypt
Egypt bids for regional leadership without the Nile Basin Initiative

Africa
Wiliam Ruto and Azali Assoumani play cat and mouse over AU 2023 chairmanship

South Sudan
South Sudan on borrowed time with AU Peace and Security Council

Egypt, South Sudan
Salva Kiir plays for time in White Nile tributary dredging battle

South Sudan, Sudan
Tut Gatluak acts as Kiir's linchpin on Khartoum-Juba relations

Spotlight | Africa
Comorian president steps up campaign for AU chair

Egypt, South Sudan
Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

South Sudan, United States
Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

African Union
Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Kenya, South Sudan
Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

South Africa, South Sudan
How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

South Sudan
IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

South Sudan
Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

Horn of Africa
China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Spotlight | Sudan
Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image