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Egypt : Cairo aims to graft itself on to IMEC economic corridor
Kenya : After Adani scandal, Ruto moves cautiously on Mombasa and Lamu port concessions
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Central African Republic : MINUSCA pauses south-east patrols after peacekeeper's murder
DRC : Taxman hits Glencore with record multi-billion-dollar bill
DRC : Joseph Kabila seen in Kigali following news of his planned comeback
Central African Republic : Washington reorganises embassy in Bangui
Africa : Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba deploys Africa task force ahead of TICAD extravaganza
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Libya : Amazighs seek to negotiate share of black gold with ENI and government
South Sudan/Uganda : Salva Kiir stands firm amid mediation attempts in his stand-off with Riek Machar
Cameroon : Lobbyist Jim Moran to the rescue of English-speaking secessionists
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