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Uganda5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4903/Enter_the_Muhoozi_generationwww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4904/How_to_win_friendsFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTSata’s government has a reputation for outspokenness but its economic policies are still getting support from Western investors and officialsZambia5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4904/How_to_win_friendswww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4905/Dodgy_defectionsFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTPresident Sata wants a parliamentary majority to match his executive power, and public funds are running outZambia5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4905/Dodgy_defectionswww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4906/Regions_test_Hassan_SheikhFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe President is still finding his feet. Accepting his – or any – government’s authority is a challenge for the many interests at workSomalia5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4906/Regions_test_Hassan_Sheikhwww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4907/Gertler%e2%80%99s_assets_multiplyFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTA police investigation, growing international criticism and tougher conditions from the IMF put the mining business under greater scrutinyCongo-Kinshasa5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4907/Gertler%e2%80%99s_assets_multiplywww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4908/D%c3%a9by%e2%80%99s_enemies_crowd_inFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAfter sending troops to Mali and trying to broker peace in CAR, the President faces destabilising enemies at home and severe economic challengesChad5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4908/D%c3%a9by%e2%80%99s_enemies_crowd_inwww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4909/How_to_read_the_%e2%80%98conspiracy%e2%80%99Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTDespite a wealth of knowledge about those named, no one has been able to work out if the men arrested on 1 May were genuinely conspiring to mount a coup d’état or if President Idriss Déby Itno is carrying out one of his periodic culls of the opposition. Chad5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4909/How_to_read_the_%e2%80%98conspiracy%e2%80%99www.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4910/Brotherly_loveFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAmidst economic woes, the MB increases its presence in cabinetEgypt5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4910/Brotherly_lovewww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4911/Three_too_manyFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThree familiar names pop up again on the list of presidential hopefulsMadagascar5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4911/Three_too_manywww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.comhttp://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4912/Please_give_strategicallyFri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTPledges at the Brussels donor conference exceeded expectationsMali5411http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/4912/Please_give_strategicallywww.africa-confidential.comwww.africa-confidential.com