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Oct 28, 2024 · Central African RepublicLaw on 'foreign agents' embarrasses Touadéra's ministers. Diplomacy 25.10.2024. A draft law which aims to control the activities of foreign nationals in the Central African Republic has displeased the country's international financial backers, who were due to release their budgetary aid for local elections.
Africa : Kamala Harris's African networks
5 days ago · Paradoxically, Africa is not among the foreign policy priority regions set out by Kamala Harris's advisers, and yet the Democrat candidate expressed a marked interest in the continent during her vice-presidency. As the highest-ranking US government official to visit the continent in the last four years, the current VP has been a figurehead of Joe Biden's political and economic commitments to ...
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Your daily foray into Africa's circles of power. Africa Intelligence brings you exclusive coverage of the major political, economic and diplomatic issues at stake on the African continent, identifying power players on the rise and low-frequency signals on the horizon. Peruse our daily story summaries to get the scoop on tomorrow's top stories ahead of the crowd.
Mozambique, Nigeria TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné …
6 days ago · Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, is currently in the United Arab Emirates but is due to jet off to Abuja on Thursday 31 October, where he will meet with his teams in the field as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) boss Mele Kyari and Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.This visit, following those he made to the country last December and this May, will be the French ...
Kenya - Africa Intelligence
With deputy president's job on the line, Central Kenyan allies swing into action. Under fire from the president's ruling coalition, Rigathi Gachagua is relying on leaders of his Kikuyu community to stay in office. It is a strategy that is dividing his native Mount Kenya region. Politics 01.10.2024.
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NigeriaAbuja and Brasília to strengthen cooperation on fighting cocaine trafficking. As presidents Tinubu and Lula push for the opening of a direct air service between their two countries, the Nigerian and Brazilian drug enforcement agencies fear that the line could become a new vector for trafficking. Defence 15.10.2024.
Cameroon - Africa Intelligence
Jan 11, 2024 · When a Cameroon delegation headed to Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation one of the key issues they sought to bring up was the Chinese-funded Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore mine. Arbitration proceedings to settle a dispute with the former project developer are still at a standstill. Mining 06.09.2024.
Egypt - Africa Intelligence
Cairo and Moscow agree wheat supply to April 2025. Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has signed a direct contract with a Russian supplier for more than 3 million tonnes of wheat over six months. Russia's United Grain Company is expected to be …
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6 days ago · South AfricaFrench development agency mulls €300m loan for South Africa's Transnet. The Agence Française de Développement is considering providing financial support to the South African logistics giant Transnet. But first it wants to find an auditor for the company, which has long been plagued by poor governance. Infrastructure 24.10.2024.