Vol 65 No 10 | CONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Mining colossus Gécamines hires lobbyists to boost bargaining with Washington 2nd May 2024 Although his country sits on a cornucopia of critical minerals, President Tshisekedi has failed to draw in heavyweight investors More deals between Washington and Kinshasa to secure supplies of critical minerals are being negotiated as both sides try to improve relations and avoid regulatory snafus – on...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 10 | RWANDAUNITED STATES New diplomatic chill between US and Kigali over M23 8th May 2024 Washington blames the Rwandan army and the rebel militia group for the bombing of a displacement camp in Goma The diplomatic chill between Rwanda and the United States has got colder after Washington implicated the Rwandan army in mortar attacks that killed at least 16 people in... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 9 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATES Washington targets Mnangagwa for rights abuses and corruption but sends mixed messages 23rd April 2024 More focused US sanctions against ZANU-PF leaders will still deter investors – along with the regime's bad policies On the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington on 19 April, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said he had asked United States Treasury officials to...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 9 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Taking the politics out of AGOA 16th April 2024 US senators introduce a bill to extend the sub-Saharan Africa trade pact United States senators are hoping to take US/Africa trade policy out of party politics in an election year, with Republican Jim Risch and Democrat Chris Coons having tabled... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 9 | MALAWIUNITED STATES Chakwera furious at US visa ban 25th April 2024 The United States government has slapped a visa ban on four former senior Malawi government officials, including the former Head of the Malawi Police Service, George Kainja, over...
Vol 65 No 7 | NIGERUNITED STATESIRANRUSSIA General Tiani swaps the US for Russia 27th March 2024 Annulling its defence agreements with Washington, the Niamey junta strengthens ties with Moscow and Tehran Severing military ties with the United States on 16 March, three months after France closed its embassy in Niamey, General Abdourahamane Tiani's Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de...
Vol 65 No 4 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESISRAEL Kanu's lobbyists for Biafra step up campaign 9th February 2024 The separatist leader refused to appear in court in Abuja on 8 February but has more wealthy supporters in Washington DC The campaign for a 'Jewish Autonomous Region in Biafra' is trying to boost its profile after hiring new lobbyists in the United States. Its backers hope to rekindle...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 3 | UNITED STATESAFRICA US Secretary of State Blinken tours West Africa amid rising security worries 23rd January 2024 Trip will focus on building relations, trade and democracy promotion after spate of coups African states in the Sahel and the Horn are facing their worst security crises for decades but United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will skate around those... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 3 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Biden's man moves on 1st February 2024 United States President Joe Biden will lose his main Africa policy advisor, as Judd Devermont quits his position as Biden's special assistant on African affairs. Devermont, who was...
Vol 65 No 2 | RWANDAUNITED STATES Kigali taps US hacker for new fight with Rusesabagina 5th January 2024 Security services in Rwanda are working with a self-described 'white-hat hacker' to take down their foes Hostilities are reopening between the security services in Kigali and 'Hotel Rwanda' activist Paul Rusesabagina after their agreement in March 2023. Under the deal Rusesabagina's 25-year sentence was...