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Last update: 9 hours agoFrance-Africa Reset: French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi by unveiling €23bn (US$27bn) in new investment for energy, AI and agriculture, with €14bn from French firms and €9bn from African entities—while Kenya’s William Ruto pushed “sovereignty” and “win-win” partnerships over dependency. Gabon Resource Push: Libreville says it is moving to acquire a stake in Eramet (via Comilog’s Moanda manganese mine), aiming for tighter control of natural resources as it also plans a manganese export ban on unrefined material from 2029. Gabon Poultry Drive: Ahead of a 2027 chicken import ban, Gabon signed about US$1.38bn in poultry investment deals to expand local production and processing. Digital Rights Clash: Rights groups are still reacting to Gabon’s indefinite suspension of major social media platforms, saying it’s a “disregard” for freedom of expression. Uganda Politics: Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term, with security tight across Kampala for the inauguration.
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