en-gbhttps://www.africa-confidential.comAfrica Confidential's latest newsletter from Africa Confidentialhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/images/logo_small.gifhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12056/A_landslide_foretoldFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTPresident Kagame’s victory next month is assured. Of greater interest is how he will achieve it and his policies towards the regional flashpointsRwanda5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12056/A_landslide_foretoldhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12057/Losing_control_in_Kasa%c3%afFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTKabila benefits from a refugee crisis as politicians use militias against each other. But the President could be burned tooCongo-Kinshasa5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12057/Losing_control_in_Kasa%c3%afhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12058/Diezani_in_their_sightsFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTThe net tightens around former Oil Minister Allison-Madueke as US prosecutors target her business partners' assetsNigeria, United States5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12058/Diezani_in_their_sightshttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12059/Magufuli%27s_lawFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTMining companies hold their breath as the government introduces a radical new legal regime for the industry   Tanzania5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12059/Magufuli%27s_lawhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12060/The_high_cost_of_fighting_fraudFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTAs the parties enter the last two weeks of an increasingly tense race, accusations of rigging are multiplyingKenya5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12060/The_high_cost_of_fighting_fraudhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12061/Sanctions_test_for_TrumpFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTThe US delays its sanctions decision, handing Khartoum a political defeat and rights activists a moral victory. But for how long?Sudan, United States5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12061/Sanctions_test_for_Trumphttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12055/Reforms_stall_as_unrest_easesFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTThe wave of revolt has run out of steam and with it the momentum for reform. Yet resentment lingers and political challenges aboundEthiopia5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12055/Reforms_stall_as_unrest_easeshttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12054/Killing_fields_in_the_Rift_ValleyFri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTPastoralists in cahoots with unscrupulous politicians are invading farms in the Northern Rift, using violence for political gain in the coming electionsKenya5815https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/12054/Killing_fields_in_the_Rift_Valleyhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com