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Quid pro quo diplomacy

Ruto is backing the Harare's new currency – the  ZiG – in return Mnangagwa has confirmed support for Kenya's Odinga to chair the African Union next year

Quid pro quo appears to have been the name of the game in Kenyan President William Ruto's talks with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the weekend.

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UN agency warns against African Eurobonds

Economists are worried that high yields on new borrowing by developing countries are unsustainable

Several African states may have returned to the Eurobond market in recent months, but a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has...

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Fighting in Darfur risks humanitarian disaster, warns UN

The threat of bloodshed, mass famine and starvation is growing as conflict in the year-long civil war intensifies in North Darfur

The 800,000 civilians living in the Sudanese city El Fasher are in 'extreme and immediate danger', the United Nations aid operations director, Edem Wosornu, has warned the UN...

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Keeping a grip on the presidencies

Oppositionists say a constitutional reform which will allow parliament to appoint a council president is a ploy that will allow Gnassingbé to retain power

President Faure Gnassingbé appears certain to strengthen his grip on power, whether or not that means staying on as head of state.

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Kyiv steps up its diplomatic effort

Ukraine inaugurates embassies in Côte d'Ivoire and Congo-Kinshasa and plans to open more

Ukraine continues to expand its diplomatic footprint in Africa, by opening embassies in Côte d'Ivoire and Congo-Kinshasa.

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The missing man in Arusha

Pending a court challenge, axed Secretary-General Mathuki has not resigned from the EAC despite being absent from his post since his recall

Confusion reigns over the status of Peter Mathuki the outgoing Secretary-General of the East African Community. Last month, Mathuki was abruptly recalled by Kenyan President William Ruto, and...

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A win for the Dos Santos clan

The constitutional court has overturned the conviction of the former president's son in a fraud case, citing violations of his right to a fair trial

Angola's beleaguered former First Family has enjoyed a small victory after the country's constitutional court voided the 2020 conviction of José Filomeno dos Santos, aka Zenú, who has...

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