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Nana Akufo-Addo's charm offensive blitz in Washington

With the first round of the presidential election on 7 December just a fortnight away, the party of the incumbent president Nana Akufo-Addo signed up with the American lobbying firm Greystone Global Strategies. [...]

Published on 20.11.2020 at 05:00 GMT

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Inner circles | Ghana
How General Obed Akwa is orchestrating Accra's military diplomacy

Ghana's 16,000-strong army has become one of the main levers of Accra's outsized diplomatic influence in Africa and beyond, with nearly 3,000 soldiers deployed across a dozen UN missions. President Nana Akufo-Addo is particularly fond of his country's armed forces and increasingly relies on his Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Obed Akwa.

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Chief of staff of the Ghana Armed Forces Obed Boama Akwa.

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

In an effort to work their way into the good books of the Trump administration, many African countries turned to ultra-Republican lobbyists with very close ties to the White House. Joe Biden's election has now put them in a delicate position.

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In New York on 7 November, citizens celebrate the victory of Democrat Joe Biden.

Ivory Coast
ECOWAS chair Nana Akufo-Addo sounds out member states over Ivory Coast presidential election

The Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo has embarked on a first round of consultations within ECOWAS, and a delegation from the regional body is due in Abidjan shortly.

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The Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, chairman of ECOWAS.

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fears Trump defeat will play into Kabila's hands

Having cosied up to the Trump administration in the hope of freeing himself from the grip of Joseph Kabila, Tshisekedi is concerned at polls suggesting the US president is headed for defeat. The prospect of a Biden victory has by contrast put a spring in the step of the ex-Congolese president.

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Nigeria, United States
Oil magnate Benedict Peters banks on lobbyist David Urban to win over Trump

The Nigerian Benedict Peters has retained the services of David Urban, a star lobbyist in Trump's Washington, in the hope of winning the favours of the current occupant of the White House. By cosying up to Trump on his favourite terrain - the trade war against Beijing - Peters is hoping that the president will help him to regain his influence in Nigeria, though he may find himself back at square one if Biden prevails in November.

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Ghana
The government orders more fertilisers ahead of the presidential elections

Unlike other African countries, which are reducing the volume of fertilisers they are ordering for 2021 in response to the Covid-19 crisis, Ghana plans to increase its fertiliser imports. It wants to avoid food shortages but also to avoid problems for President Nana Akufo-Addo as he prepares to run for a fresh term in December.

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Ghana
Nana Akufo-Addo's charm offensive blitz in Washington

Inner circles | Ghana
How General Obed Akwa is orchestrating Accra's military diplomacy

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

Ivory Coast
ECOWAS chair Nana Akufo-Addo sounds out member states over Ivory Coast presidential election

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fears Trump defeat will play into Kabila's hands

Nigeria, United States
Oil magnate Benedict Peters banks on lobbyist David Urban to win over Trump

Ghana
The government orders more fertilisers ahead of the presidential elections