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Miners on the banks of a large mine embankment on 23 April 2018 in Kolwezi in the DRC.
Miners on the banks of a large mine embankment on 23 April 2018 in Kolwezi in the DRC. © Caroline Thirion/AFP

Spotlight | DRC
Gécamines backfill project in Lualaba attracts keen interest

The mining entrepreneur Joseph Kazibaziba has launched a pilot project in the Katangese province to exploit artificial deposits in order to transform them into copper cathodes. Close to the government, he has hired a stepdaughter of a presidential adviser to help his mission along.
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Ethiopian former peacekeepers, deployed to the Abyei region, disembark from a United Nations aircraft in Sudan on 15 May 2022 after seeking asylum.
Ethiopian former peacekeepers, deployed to the Abyei region, disembark from a United Nations aircraft in Sudan on 15 May 2022 after seeking asylum. © Hussein Ery/AFP

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Tigrayan peacekeepers left stranded by civil war

Hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers from Tigray were deployed in peace missions in Sudan and South Sudan at the turn of this decade. But civil wars, first in their native region and then in Sudan, have prevented their return home, and they have still not received payment for their two-year mission.
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Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé in Abidjan in July 2021.
Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé in Abidjan in July 2021. © Legnan Koula/EPA/MaxPPP

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé tightens grip on power with selective security sector reshuffle

Employing his knack for surprise promotions and sidelining senior officers, the Togolese president is focused on ensuring stability in an army tasked with countering jihadist threats on the northern border. Meanwhile, internal security remains under the steady hand of regime loyalists.
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Duma Boko at the Mass Media Complex in Gaborone, 1 November 2024.
Duma Boko at the Mass Media Complex in Gaborone, 1 November 2024. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

Spotlight | Botswana
President Boko's election reshuffles cards in diamond industry

The bosses of diamond giant De Beers, which operates mines in Botswana, have had an initial meeting with the country's new leader and are delighted with the political changeover. But the state's deal with HB Antwerp, which wanted to market the country's precious stones, appears to be in jeopardy.
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Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the World Government Summit in Dubai on 13 February 2024.
Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the World Government Summit in Dubai on 13 February 2024. © Ryan Lim/AFP

Madagascar
IMF delays $103m loan to Antananarivo for failing to make petrol price adjustments

The International Monetary Fund believes that Christian Ntsay's government has not met the commitments it promised, particularly with regard to setting up a mechanism to adjust prices at petrol pumps, and so could miss out on millions of dollars.
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