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Russia, South Africa, United States
Washington launches charm offensive for Ramaphosa visit

Joe Biden will receive his South African counterpart at the White House on 16 September. High on their talks agenda will be boosting links between the two countries, as the battle of influence rages between the United States and Russia to win over South Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.09.2022

Joe Biden talks with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, 12 June, 2021.

Spotlight | DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
Pretoria's thwarted plans for the DRC

After the SADC summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa remains wary of his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi, who has distanced himself from Pretoria in favour of new countries like Kenya.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 14.09.2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) shaking hands with the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) during the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Kinshasa, DRC, 17 August 2022.

South Africa, South Sudan
ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

The conflict management organisation ACCORD, led by South African Vasu Gounden, is helping to facilitate negotiations in the South Sudanese peace process. Close to the ANC, it is also active in Lesotho and Eswatini.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2022

DRC
South Africa's Paramount to deliver troop transport vehicles to DRC

Several obstacles are still preventing the completion of a contract between the South African defence group and Kinshasa for several dozen troop transport vehicles.

Subscribers only Defence 26.08.2022

In Focus | DRC
Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

Rabbi-businessman Avraham Moyal has become Dan Gertler's envoy to the Congolese authorities, as the Israeli mining magnate, who was all-powerful under Joseph Kabila, struggles with US sanctions. As he waits to be rehabilitated as the DRC's honorary consul in Israel, Gertler has surrounded himself with ultra-orthodox figures in preparation for his latest reconciliation with the Tshisekedi regime.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2022

Rabbi Avraham Moyal (left), Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Pastor Paul-David Olangi (right) in March 2021 in Kinshasa.

Eswatini
How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

A regional summit on the problems in the small southern African state, scheduled for 21 July in Pretoria, has been cancelled. The reason for this was King Mswati III's apparent distrust of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other nearby heads of state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.07.2022

Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022.

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Diplomatic cat and mouse from New York to Paris over Rwanda's alleged support for M23 rebels

Western capitals and the United Nations remain wary of dealing with the evidence that they say they have concerning Rwanda's support for the rebel M23 movement, much to the displeasure of Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.07.2022

Zimbabwe
Southern neighbours band together for Charumbira's Pan-African Parliament chair bid

A group of southern African states is advising and actively supporting the Zimbabwean traditional chief Fortune Charumbira's candidacy for the top seat of the Pan-African Parliament in the 29 June election hosted by South Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2022

Zimbabwean chief Fortune Charumbira, vice-chair of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.

Spotlight | Mozambique
Rwanda seeks European financial help for Cabo Delgado mission

Rwanda's intervention in Cabo Delgado should soon enable the French major TotalEnergies to resume its huge liquefied natural gas project in the region. But in the face of the rising mission costs, several options are on the table to support the Rwandan military effort financially.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 23.06.2022

Rwandan soldiers patrolling in Afungi, near the TotalEnergies complex in Cabo Delgado, 22 September 2021.

Africa
Macky Sall kicks thorny Israel-AU case into touch

The ad-hoc committee African Union heads of state that was set up in February to determine whether Israel merited observer status has failed to elicit much enthusiasm.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.06.2022

Mozambique
Under-resourced army rents over 100 vehicles from UAE manufacturer MLS

Mozambique: Involved in the 'pacification' of the troubled province of Cabo Delgado, the Forças Armadas de Defesa de Moçambique (FADM) have just received between 100 and 150 military trucks to help transport troops.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.05.2022

Tanzania
Government officials regret closing down public refineries as fuel prices soar

Several senior figures are urging that the public company responsible for refineries, which was partially closed down in 1999 and now only deals with stocks, be given a new lease of life.

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2022

Brazil, Southern Africa
Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Neglected since the outset of the Bolsonaro era, Brazil's diplomatic apparatus on the African continent is undergoing a complete overhaul with a reassigning of senior officials to the country's key embassies in southern Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.05.2022

Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies' subcontractors eagerly awaiting end of force majeure

French major TotalEnergies and its partners are meeting more and more often to discuss resuming activities on Mozambique LNG. A specific date should be given soon.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2022

Inner circles | Mozambique
Frelimo's decisive September political commission key for Nyusi

Mozambique's ruling party will be holding its next congress, a key moment in the country's political calendar, this September. How this shapes the party's powerful political commission will have a huge impact on President Filipe Nyusi's future and the choice of his successor for the 2024 presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 25.03.2022

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

With a year to go before presidential elections, the Zimbabwean head of state is making moves on the diplomatic stage, where he is sorely lacking in allies. The Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta, who is historically close to Harare, recently received him in Nairobi with great pomp.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 25.03.2022

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Southern African Development Community

Russia, South Africa, United States
Washington launches charm offensive for Ramaphosa visit

Spotlight | DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
Pretoria's thwarted plans for the DRC

South Africa, South Sudan
ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

DRC
South Africa's Paramount to deliver troop transport vehicles to DRC

In Focus | DRC
Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

Eswatini
How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Diplomatic cat and mouse from New York to Paris over Rwanda's alleged support for M23 rebels

Zimbabwe
Southern neighbours band together for Charumbira's Pan-African Parliament chair bid

Spotlight | Mozambique
Rwanda seeks European financial help for Cabo Delgado mission

Africa
Macky Sall kicks thorny Israel-AU case into touch

Mozambique
Under-resourced army rents over 100 vehicles from UAE manufacturer MLS

Tanzania
Government officials regret closing down public refineries as fuel prices soar

Brazil, Southern Africa
Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies' subcontractors eagerly awaiting end of force majeure

Inner circles | Mozambique
Frelimo's decisive September political commission key for Nyusi

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda
Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Southern Africa
Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Lesotho, SADC, South Africa
Josias van Zyl inches towards compensation for sunken diamonds

Mozambique
Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks

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

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Southern African Development Community

Russia, South Africa, United States Washington launches charm offensive for Ramaphosa visit

Spotlight | DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa Pretoria's thwarted plans for the DRC

South Africa, South Sudan ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

DRC South Africa's Paramount to deliver troop transport vehicles to DRC

In Focus | DRC Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

Eswatini How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda Diplomatic cat and mouse from New York to Paris over Rwanda's alleged support for M23 rebels

Zimbabwe Southern neighbours band together for Charumbira's Pan-African Parliament chair bid

Spotlight | Mozambique Rwanda seeks European financial help for Cabo Delgado mission

Africa Macky Sall kicks thorny Israel-AU case into touch

Mozambique Under-resourced army rents over 100 vehicles from UAE manufacturer MLS

Tanzania Government officials regret closing down public refineries as fuel prices soar

Brazil, Southern Africa Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Mozambique Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies' subcontractors eagerly awaiting end of force majeure

Inner circles | Mozambique Frelimo's decisive September political commission key for Nyusi

Kenya, Zimbabwe Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Southern Africa Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Lesotho, SADC, South Africa Josias van Zyl inches towards compensation for sunken diamonds

Mozambique Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Russia, South Africa, United States
Washington launches charm offensive for Ramaphosa visit

Spotlight | DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa
Pretoria's thwarted plans for the DRC

South Africa, South Sudan
ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

DRC
South Africa's Paramount to deliver troop transport vehicles to DRC

In Focus | DRC
Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

Eswatini
How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Diplomatic cat and mouse from New York to Paris over Rwanda's alleged support for M23 rebels

Zimbabwe
Southern neighbours band together for Charumbira's Pan-African Parliament chair bid

Spotlight | Mozambique
Rwanda seeks European financial help for Cabo Delgado mission

Africa
Macky Sall kicks thorny Israel-AU case into touch

Mozambique
Under-resourced army rents over 100 vehicles from UAE manufacturer MLS

Tanzania
Government officials regret closing down public refineries as fuel prices soar

Brazil, Southern Africa
Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies' subcontractors eagerly awaiting end of force majeure

Inner circles | Mozambique
Frelimo's decisive September political commission key for Nyusi

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda
Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Southern Africa
Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Lesotho, SADC, South Africa
Josias van Zyl inches towards compensation for sunken diamonds

Mozambique
Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks