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Uhuru Kenyatta, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

KenyaUhuru Kenyatta's meeting with his new protégé

AlgeriaPCR test, key to the presidential palace

GabonIsrael sends its deputy foreign minister to the presidential inauguration

Gabon
Donald Trump's envoy expected at Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's inauguration

Massad Boulos, the US president's special adviser on Africa, will join the Gabonese president's inaugural ceremony and, while there, discuss with several heads of state sensitive subjects, such as the conflict in the east of the DRC.

Nigeria
Abuja strengthens links with London in fight against fraud

The UK and Nigeria signed a cooperation agreement to combat fraud on 30 April. The agreement covers document fraud - visas and passports - and cyber security, and provides for the sharing of information.

Ivory Coast
Barry Callebaut back on the cocoa offensive in Abidjan

After a break of several months, Barry Callebaut is making up for lost time on the Ivory Coast cocoa bean market. At the end of April, the Belgian-Swiss cocoa giant was already hot on the heels of its competitor Olam.

Kenya
Frustration grows as Ruto's mining reboot falters

The private sector has slammed the slow and erratic issuance of mining permits in a sector that the president and his mining minister had vowed to revitalise. Industry players also warn of growing political interference.

Kenya
Nairobi contacts lobbyists close to Trump

The Kenyan embassy in Washington is keen to maintain good relations with the new US administration. Contacts have been made with a firm close to the head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio.

Namibia
TotalEnergies Namibia boss on his way out

Laurent Roché's days as head of TotalEnergies Namibia are numbered. The drilling operations specialist, responsible for overseeing exploration in the Orange Basin, will be replaced by August.

Tunisia
Tawfik Jelassi's move to head UNESCO remains a pipe dream

Previously considered a serious candidate to succeed Audrey Azoulay, envisaged in november, the former Tunisian minister for higher education was not supported in the end by his country, who chose instead to endorse Egypt's candidate.