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DRC, European Union
EU put its military training plans in Kinshasa on standby

Porté par le haut représentant de l'Union européenne pour les affaires étrangères, Josep Borrell, depuis le mois de mars, le projet de déploiement d'une mission de formation militaire des Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) a été suspendu par Bruxelles depuis cet automne.

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Botswana
Gaborone seeks backing in Brussels to host Kimberley Process HQ

In keeping with his election promises to promote the presence of Botswana within key international institutions, President Mokgweetsi Masisi is on an EU lobbying drive. He is hoping to secure the backing of Brussels for his country to be chosen as the location for the new permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process.

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On a trip to Brussels from 13 to 16 November 2021, Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi (left) met with the European Union's diplomatic chief, Josep Borrell.

Botswana
Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris

During his first visit to Paris as president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi made a beeline for UNESCO, where he is lobbying for a seat on its executive board, and also for French businesses, whose presence in Botswana has been historically weak.

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Visiting Paris, Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi met with French investors on 10 November 2021.

Tanzania
From Cairo to Kigali, Suluhu puts Tanzania back on African diplomatic stage

In contrast to her predecessor John Magufuli, who largely isolated the country on the African diplomatic scene, the new Tanzanian president is forging partnerships with the main players across the continent.

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President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Horn of Africa
After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

The African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa is coordinating with his Western partners on the strategy to be adopted to encourage the parties to the Ethiopian conflict to negotiate.

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Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union (AU) special envoy to the Horn of Africa, was received on October 7, 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron (right).

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Although President Uhuru Kenyatta wants Kenya to play a leadership role on trade liberalisation in Africa, his trade minister, Betty Maina, is struggling to get trade talks going in Brussels and Washington.

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) met European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels in June 2021.

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

In Berlin today at the invitation of Angela Merkel, the DRC president is using every available means to pull his country out of diplomatic isolation. Rather than relying on a diplomatic corps that was largely inherited from his predecessor Joseph Kabila, he has preferred to rely on a group of loyalists from within the presidency.

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

European Union, Mozambique
Nyusi invites European leaders to Maputo

The government would like European Council president Charles Michel to visit before the year is out.

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Filipe Nyusi met Emmanuel Macron at the Summit on the Financing Of African Economies in France.

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two.

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French President Emmanuel Macron greets Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

DRC, European Union
Tshisekedi and EU negotiate training for Congolese army

Shortly before replacing the civilian leadership of two restive provinces with senior army officers, the DRC president asked Brussels for military training assistance.

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Libya
Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

The European Union has announced its intention to re-open its delegation in Tripoli. But the form that this takes depends on Turkey and Russia's response to the American and European insistence that foreign troops leave Libyan territory.

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Kenya
Washington and London urge Kenyatta to keep Somalian refugee camps open

The Kenyan president has been exploiting the closure of the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps to political ends to put pressure on the Somalian leader Farmajo. In an attempt to defuse the heightened tensions between Nairobi and Mogadishu, Western powers have indicated that they may reduce aid to Kenya unless Kenyatta reverses course.

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European Union, Sahel
European Union to hold G5 Sahel summit on 30 November

A virtual summit on 30 November will bring together the heads of state of the G5 Sahel and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to discuss the future of the Sahel military force, the Coalition for the Sahel, and the Takuba special forces operation.

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European Council chairman will MC the G5 Sahel/EU virtual summit.

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Charles Michel

DRC, European Union
EU put its military training plans in Kinshasa on standby

Botswana
Gaborone seeks backing in Brussels to host Kimberley Process HQ

Botswana
Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris

Tanzania
From Cairo to Kigali, Suluhu puts Tanzania back on African diplomatic stage

Horn of Africa
After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

European Union, Mozambique
Nyusi invites European leaders to Maputo

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

DRC, European Union
Tshisekedi and EU negotiate training for Congolese army

Libya
Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Kenya
Washington and London urge Kenyatta to keep Somalian refugee camps open

European Union, Sahel
European Union to hold G5 Sahel summit on 30 November

West Africa
G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

European Union
Charles Michel postpones his Sahelian tour

European Union
Maiden Sahelian tour for Charles Michel and Josep Borrell

DRC
Princely lobbying in Brussels for Virunga power projects

Ethiopia
Louis Michel in charge of Ethiopia for EU

Africa, European Union
Churches Urge Transparency

Belgium, European Union, Uganda
Joseph Lukyamuzi

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DRC, European Union EU put its military training plans in Kinshasa on standby

Botswana Gaborone seeks backing in Brussels to host Kimberley Process HQ

Botswana Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris

Tanzania From Cairo to Kigali, Suluhu puts Tanzania back on African diplomatic stage

Horn of Africa After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Kenya Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Inner circles | DRC Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

European Union, Mozambique Nyusi invites European leaders to Maputo

DRC, France DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

DRC, European Union Tshisekedi and EU negotiate training for Congolese army

Libya Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Kenya Washington and London urge Kenyatta to keep Somalian refugee camps open

European Union, Sahel European Union to hold G5 Sahel summit on 30 November

West Africa G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

European Union Charles Michel postpones his Sahelian tour

European Union Maiden Sahelian tour for Charles Michel and Josep Borrell

DRC Princely lobbying in Brussels for Virunga power projects

Ethiopia Louis Michel in charge of Ethiopia for EU

Africa, European Union Churches Urge Transparency

Belgium, European Union, Uganda Joseph Lukyamuzi

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

DRC, European Union
EU put its military training plans in Kinshasa on standby

Botswana
Gaborone seeks backing in Brussels to host Kimberley Process HQ

Botswana
Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris

Tanzania
From Cairo to Kigali, Suluhu puts Tanzania back on African diplomatic stage

Horn of Africa
After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Kenya
Kenyatta battles to revive trade talks with EU and US

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

European Union, Mozambique
Nyusi invites European leaders to Maputo

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

DRC, European Union
Tshisekedi and EU negotiate training for Congolese army

Libya
Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Kenya
Washington and London urge Kenyatta to keep Somalian refugee camps open

European Union, Sahel
European Union to hold G5 Sahel summit on 30 November

West Africa
G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

European Union
Charles Michel postpones his Sahelian tour

European Union
Maiden Sahelian tour for Charles Michel and Josep Borrell

DRC
Princely lobbying in Brussels for Virunga power projects

Ethiopia
Louis Michel in charge of Ethiopia for EU

Africa, European Union
Churches Urge Transparency

Belgium, European Union, Uganda
Joseph Lukyamuzi