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Shifting focus

The chimaera of the DRC’s Balkanisation

The old Balkanisation refrain has been revived since the election of Félix Tshisekedi, brandished by a Congolese opposition that has no interest ... in peace in the DRC and which wishes to stir up hatred against Rwandans and Rwandan-speaking Congolese. A pure and simple sham.

cookie jar

Angola: Isabel dos Santos indicted for embezzlement and more

The noose is tightening around the daughter of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos. After the release of the "Luanda Leaks", the ... Angolan courts have swung into action.

Tripoli stalemate

Libya trapped between a strategy of chaos and the spectre of a new dictatorship

With no foreseeable political agreement in sight, war and chaos continue to prevail, while Turkey and Russia are emerging as the new key players ... in the Libyan crisis.

long roots

Sudan’s deep state still poses a threat to the democratic process

Fixing the security question remains a priority for Sudan's transition to work. ...

currency complaint

The Eco and the CFA franc: four weddings and a funeral

Economist Kako Nubukpo believes that “when someone pretends to die, we have to pretend to bury them” and envisions four possible scenarios ... of how the Eco’s replacement of the CFA franc could play out.

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Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Papal policy-making

Priestly celibacy: Guinean Cardinal Sarah publishes controversial book co-authored by Benoît XVI

Fervently defending priestly celibacy in a book initially published as co-authored by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Guinean cardinal Robert Sarah ... openly takes issue with Pope Francis’ position on the matter.

Diplomatic chess

Africa and the Middle East: Proxy wars or economic partnerships

Libya has two governments, two legislatures, two central banks, and several militias battling for control of the country. ...

Cross-cutting ties

Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires Kenya’s Transnational Bank — and its murky past

Amid reports that Kenya’s second and longest-serving president, Daniel Arap Moi is on life support, a Nigerian bank has acquired a Kenyan bank ... associated with his family.

Uniting the front

France’s Macron and G5 Sahel presidents united against jihadists

At a summit meeting in Pau, France, in mid-January, President Emmanuel Macron and the heads of the G5 Sahel adopted a joint declaration to strengthen ... their military and political cooperation against Sahelian jihadist groups.

Big billionaires

True winners and false losers in the Forbes 2020 billionaire rankings

The same names keep recurring — Dangote, Sawiris, Rabiu, Rebrab — but the rankings shift. ...

12 3 4 5 >... 1,016

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