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A photomontage of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and his Beninese counterpart, Romuald Wadagni.
A photomontage of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and his Beninese counterpart, Romuald Wadagni. © Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters ; Yanick Folly/AFP

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Romuald Wadagni to work towards thawing Cotonou-Lomé relations

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has discreetly contacted the newly elected Beninese president in order to congratulate him. In Lomé, the rise to power of Romuald Wadagni is seen as a major opportunity to revive dialogue between the two countries, which is currently almost non-existent against a backdrop of accusations of destabilisation.
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Tanzania-Zambia railway project launch with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Zambian President Hichilema and Tanzanian Vice President Nchimbi in Lusaka, Zambia, on 20 November 2025.
Tanzania-Zambia railway project launch with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Zambian President Hichilema and Tanzanian Vice President Nchimbi in Lusaka, Zambia, on 20 November 2025. © YAO DAWEI/XINHUA/AFP

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Hichilema's government ramps up pipeline plans

Faced with chronic fuel shortages, Lusaka has just revived long-dormant pipeline projects extending towards both coasts of the continent. While the desire to diversify supply seems justified, these programmes raise serious questions around their cost and coherency.
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Ongwediva, Namibia, on 25 August 2025.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Ongwediva, Namibia, on 25 August 2025. © Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua-REA

Spotlight | Namibia
TotalEnergies and Windhoek's optimism belies myriad obstacles

Gathered in the Namibian capital last month for their annual oil industry summit, private companies and government officials sounded distinctly bullish. But behind closed doors concern is growing within an industry forced to play it by ear amid fiscal uncertainties and organisational ambiguity surrounding the governance of the oil sector.
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South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola in Berlin, on 13 April 2026.
South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola in Berlin, on 13 April 2026. © Tobias Schwarz/AFP

Inner Circle | South Africa
Presidential hopeful Lamola builds broad base of backers

Appointed foreign affairs minister in June 2024, he has since been handed some of Pretoria's most sensitive missions, including his country's G20 presidency and a bruising diplomatic row with the United States. He has relied on a tight circle of loyal officials to navigate the turbulence.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, in March 2024.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, in March 2024. © Stavros Ioannides/PIO/AFP

Inner Circle | North Africa
Ursula von der Leyen's envoys preach the word of Brussels from Cairo to Rabat

European Union diplomats are working to implement the European Commission president's policy in North Africa. The adoption of the Mediterranean Pact in November reaffirmed the key pillars of this strategy, which focuses on managing migration flows, regional security and economic development.
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