Latest newsletter from Africa Confidentialen-gbhttps://www.africa-confidential.comAfrica Confidential's latest newsletter from Africa ConfidentialLatest newsletter from Africa Confidentialhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/content/images/logo_small.gifhttps://www.africa-confidential.comChina | Africa | Beijing’s green new deal pledges factories in Africahttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15134/Beijing%e2%80%99s_green_new_deal_pledges_factories_in_AfricaFri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTWith its domestic market almost saturated and western tariffs biting, China is planning to make more electric vehicles in AfricaChinaAfrica6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15134/Beijing%e2%80%99s_green_new_deal_pledges_factories_in_Africahttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comSudan | Swiss dead-end prompts policy rethinkhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15135/Swiss_dead-end_prompts_policy_rethinkFri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Burhan’s refusal to attend talks may prompt new negotiating strategy benefiting Hemeti’s fightersSudan6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15135/Swiss_dead-end_prompts_policy_rethinkhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comSudan | Incapable of defeating each other, the generals fight onhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15136/Incapable_of_defeating_each_other%2c_the_generals_fight_onFri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTThe political ambitions and unfathomable greed of the rival leaders are driving their country to destructionSudan6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15136/Incapable_of_defeating_each_other%2c_the_generals_fight_onhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comRussia | Africa | Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin builds on Wagner’s propaganda legacyhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15130/Vladimir_Putin%e2%80%99s_Kremlin_builds_on_Wagner%e2%80%99s_propaganda_legacyFri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrigozhin’s African network survives him as Moscow’s outreach expands disinformation about the west and support for military juntasRussiaAfrica6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15130/Vladimir_Putin%e2%80%99s_Kremlin_builds_on_Wagner%e2%80%99s_propaganda_legacyhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comSierra Leone | Africa Confidential prompts probe of business school scheme https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15137/Africa_Confidential_prompts_probe_of_business_school_scheme_Fri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTThe Anti-Corruption Commission has opened an investigation into Africa Confidential’s report on the failed campus project as public anger growsSierra Leone6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15137/Africa_Confidential_prompts_probe_of_business_school_scheme_https://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comEthiopia | Abiy pushes radical reforms for debt 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divided, Nairobi has locked up a majority of the votes ahead of the AU electionKenyaEast Africa6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15127/Ruto_and_Raila_combine_to_take_African_Union_leadershiphttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comKenya | The Ruto-Raila trade-off redraws the electoral maphttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15123/The_Ruto-Raila_trade-off_redraws_the_electoral_mapFri, 6 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTBoth the president and opposition leader benefit from the national unity government, but there are plenty of losersKenya6518https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15123/The_Ruto-Raila_trade-off_redraws_the_electoral_maphttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com