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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.

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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

Guinea Abdourahim Barry, the oil ministry's rising star

Ethiopia Mamo Mihretu, Abiy Ahmed Ali's right-hand economics man

Zambia Mwiya Musokotwane, the fintech sector's leading lobbyist

Zimbabwe John Basera, Mnangagwa agricultural programme's golden boy

India, Zimbabwe
India heads to Harare to try to break China's coal monopoly

As tensions mount in the global energy market, an Indian government delegation is going to Harare to try to loosen China's grip on Zimbabwe's coal mines.

The New Guard
DRC, Madagascar, Congo, Botswana

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

DRCMatthieu Kayoka, Kabila's party diplomatic adviser

MadagascarLova Rinel, former adviser to Rajaonarimampianina, majority candidate for France's parliamentary elections

CongoLoic Mackosso, Brazzaville's ubiquitous financial adviser

BotswanaFrom London to Paris, Kaene Disepo the campaigner from Gaborone

Zimbabwe
South African Lephalale Mining expands its platinum holdings

Lephalale Mining, which is in the process of obtaining a platinum licence in the mountains of northern Zimbabwe, is headed by Steve Bosch, a long-time supporter of South Africa's ruling ANC party.

Zimbabwe
Media empire AB Communications dreams of being a Zimbabwean coal player

One of the country's leading media firms is poised to obtain a coal mining prospection permit, quite unexepectedly. AB Communications is owned by former information and communications minister Supa Mandiwanzira.

Zimbabwe
Harare fast tracks China extradition treaty to appease domestic critics

Stung by criticism by members of his own party that he is being lax towards Chinese nationals, President Mnangagwa is trying to adopt a more hardline stance on abuses being committed in the mining sector - while keeping his key trading partner Beijing sweet.

Zimbabwe
Interim coal row court ruling threatens national power supply

The state-owned Hwange Colliery Co. has been ordered to suspend production at one of its coal mines pending the final verdict in a case brought by a contractor, putting a dent in its coal output.

Zimbabwe
Chinese rush on western coal hub has Mnangagwa's blessing

Determined to develop the country's potential as a coal producer before the end of his term, the Zimbabwean leader is working closely with Chinese investors, who have picked up several permits in the region near Hwange.

United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
House of Lords' finger pointing disrupts London-Harare rapprochement

The concern shown by members of the UK parliament over human rights issues in Zimbabwe has infuriated President Emmerson Mnangagwa, members of his government and ZANU-PF officials.

Zimbabwe
Harare multiplies tax breaks on mining sector to fulfil campaign objectives

With the general election in sight, the Zimbawean government has been offering generous tax exemptions to mining entrepreneurs from which fledging company Kygar Resources is the latest to benefit.

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa sticks with Kirill Goncharenko for US lobbying

Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and has hired Actum, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni led by Kirill Goncharenko.