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Central African Republic
IMF keeps Bangui waiting for new study mission

Central African Republic PM Felix Moloua and finance minister Herve Ndoba have managed to get the IMF to send a mission to study the country's financial situation.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 01.11.2022

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

The Congolese army recently placed an order for Russian military helicopters, much to the dismay of European powers and Washington.

Subscribers only Defence 27.10.2022

Morocco, Tunisia
Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

When US General Michael Langley visited Tunisia and Morocco recently amid the raging war in Ukraine, top of his agenda was strengthening ties with its traditional allies in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2022

West Africa
After mixed results, Brussels mulls future of Sahel's elite counterterror units

The European Union is reviewing the GAR-SI Sahel initiative, through which it funded and trained reaction squads in six African countries to tackle terrorism and trafficking. Although the programme is to be beefed up in Senegal, Mauritania and Niger, Brussels plans to axe it in Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad.

Subscribers only Defence 19.10.2022

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.10.2022

Smoke around the French embassy in Burkina Faso on 1 October.

Mali
UN launches strategic review of Mali peacekeeping mission in volatile context

The United Nations is due to begin a strategic review of its MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali in the first half of October.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.10.2022

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

As Antananarivo seeks to maximise its tax revenues from QMM, the ilmenite production arm of Rio Tinto, the mining giant is preparing to get its Mutamba project in Mozambique off the ground. It is a signal to the Madagascan authorities that it has an alternative, should the tax negotiations fall through.

Free access Mining 30.09.2022

Spotlight | Congo
Washington and Paris perturbed by Wagner's Congo foray

The United States and France are worried that Wagner, which is already heavily involved in the Central Africa Republic and Mali, is now trying to get a foothold in Congo. Fears that the mercenary group might be trying to set up shop in the port of Pointe-Noire are being taken very seriously.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.09.2022

A wharf of the Port of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo on 16 December 2019.

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

The French army will withdraw from Bangui before the end of the year, freeing up the M'Poko military base. To avoid it falling into Russian paramilitary Wagner's hands, Paris is in discussions with MINUSCA and the Rwandan army.

Subscribers only Defence 27.09.2022

Burkina Faso, France
France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

While France has just completed its withdrawal from Mali, Paris is preparing to provide nearly €15m in budgetary aid to Ouagadougou. It is also considering a military support programme to strengthen Burkina Faso's armed forces as they face increased threats from Islamist militant groups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 26.09.2022

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

It was supposed to have been one of the outcomes of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's easing of its arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) on 30 July.

Subscribers only Defence 23.09.2022

Africa
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the powerful new Fulani 'president'

The former Emir of Kano and newly-elected head of the powerful Fulani association Tabital Pulaaku International, can boast one of the most extensive address books in the region. He plans to meet several west African presidents in the coming weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2022

Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, and Chairman of the Black Rhino Group speaks on the first day of the Mining Indaba 2016 Conference on 8 February 2016 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town.

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

Washington may be playing it cool in DRC, but Russia is increasingly keen to position itself as a key trading partner.

Free access Business, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

With relations between Brussels and Bamako showing no sign of mending, the EU has decided to halve the size of its military training mission in Mali, which has now been whittled down to 300 soldiers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.09.2022

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Germany's special envoy for Libya, Christian Buck, was refused a visa by Abdelhamid Dabaiba's government in Tripoli. Other Western diplomats have been prevented from travelling to Misrata to meet Dabaiba's rival, Fathi Bachagha.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.09.2022

Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on the 12th of July 2022.

Africa
Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin Archange Touadéra, Kais Saied, Adama Sangaré

Intrigues big and small... every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 13.09.2022

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

The leader of the FPRC militia has left Khartoum, Sudan, where he was living. At the same time, once rival rebel groups appear to be regrouping in CAR's diamond-rich Vakaga province where the rebellions began.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 06.09.2022

Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017.

Spotlight | Libya, Russia
West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

At the request of Libya's National Oil Corp subsidiary AGOCO, the Russian Zarubezhneft group sent a delegation to Benghazi in August. The EU and the US are both concerned this move may spell the possibility of sanctioned Russian oil being transshipped.

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.2022

Africa, United Nations, West Africa
UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.08.2022

Central African Republic, France
Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

After pulling French troops out of Mali, President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the closure ofa logistics base at Bangui airport next week. The departure of the last 130 French troops is scheduled for the end of the year.

Subscribers only Defence 25.08.2022

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Wagner

Central African Republic
IMF keeps Bangui waiting for new study mission

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

Morocco, Tunisia
Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

West Africa
After mixed results, Brussels mulls future of Sahel's elite counterterror units

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Mali
UN launches strategic review of Mali peacekeeping mission in volatile context

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Spotlight | Congo
Washington and Paris perturbed by Wagner's Congo foray

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Burkina Faso, France
France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Africa
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the powerful new Fulani 'president'

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Africa
Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin Archange Touadéra, Kais Saied, Adama Sangaré

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Spotlight | Libya, Russia
West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

Africa, United Nations, West Africa
UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Central African Republic, France
Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

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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

Wagner

Central African Republic IMF keeps Bangui waiting for new study mission

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

Morocco, Tunisia Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

West Africa After mixed results, Brussels mulls future of Sahel's elite counterterror units

Burkina Faso, France France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Mali UN launches strategic review of Mali peacekeeping mission in volatile context

Madagascar, Mozambique Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Spotlight | Congo Washington and Paris perturbed by Wagner's Congo foray

Central African Republic, France Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Burkina Faso, France France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

Central African Republic Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Africa Muhammadu Sanusi II, the powerful new Fulani 'president'

DRC Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

European Union, Mali EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Libya Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Africa Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin Archange Touadéra, Kais Saied, Adama Sangaré

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Spotlight | Libya, Russia West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

Africa, United Nations, West Africa UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Central African Republic, France Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Central African Republic
IMF keeps Bangui waiting for new study mission

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

Morocco, Tunisia
Moscow looms large in North African agenda of AFRICOM's new head

West Africa
After mixed results, Brussels mulls future of Sahel's elite counterterror units

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Mali
UN launches strategic review of Mali peacekeeping mission in volatile context

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Spotlight | Congo
Washington and Paris perturbed by Wagner's Congo foray

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Burkina Faso, France
France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Africa
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the powerful new Fulani 'president'

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Africa
Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin Archange Touadéra, Kais Saied, Adama Sangaré

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Spotlight | Libya, Russia
West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

Africa, United Nations, West Africa
UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Central African Republic, France
Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui