Vol 65 No 11 | CONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES US mulls Gertler deal to secure minerals 23rd May 2024 The Biden administration risks undermining the credibility of the Magnitsky Act that was used to impose sanctions on the Israeli billionaire The US government has proposed a deal with Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler that would enable Gertler to sell his remaining royalty streams in Congolese mining assets and...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 11 | DJIBOUTIUNITED STATES US military influence faces growing pressure 21st May 2024 President Biden seeks Kenya’s support in the region as he withdraws troops from Niger and the Gaza war complicates America’s presence in Djibouti The influence of the United States and its military base in Djibouti is likely to be a hot topic for President Joe Biden during Kenyan President William Ruto’s... READ FOR FREE
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