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Mohammed VI, William Ruto, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

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

MoroccoMohammed VI's exclusive trip to see the pharaohs

KenyaGideon Moi says ‘no' to joining Ruto's new government

Guinea-BissauThe problematic ex-president Umaro Sissoco Embaló

DRC, Rwanda
Qatar's new Africa team steps up involvement in Great Lakes region

Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has made three key appointments to oversee mediation and investment matters in Africa, where he has just completed a tour of Kinshasa and Kigali.

DRC
Kinshasa harmonises regulatory framework to revive cobalt exports

Ten months after the DRC imposed an embargo on cobalt exports, followed by the announcement of a quota system, mining operators are still waiting for the go-ahead to restart business. Although considered imminent, this is unlikely to prevent a near-shortage on the global market in the coming weeks.

Nigeria
Jupiter Lithium initiates arbitration against Abuja

The British junior accuses the Nigerian government of failing to protect its lithium mines in Kaduna State. For several days now, rival trucks and miners have arrived on site to begin extracting the mineral.

Niger
Prime minister holds talks with IMF boss in Washington

On 3 December, Niger Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine held lengthy talks in Washington with the IMF's managing director, Kristalina Georgieva.

Kenya
The Kenyatta clan's difficult political succession

No heir has been designated to represent the family of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who is suffering from cancer. Pushed to step into the electoral arena, his eldest son Jomo Kenyatta Junior has still not made up his mind.

East Africa, Tanzania
Tanzanian post-electoral crisis impacts East African institutions

Lawyers scheduled to plead before the East African Court of Justice around 9 December have had their hearings postponed.

Morocco
To bail out Forafric, Yariv Elbaz calls on his trading company

Prodela, a subsidiary of the flour milling firm dedicated to animal feed, has been taken over by Swiss grain trading company Millcorp. The move is intended to pay off the Moroccan company's huge debts.

Tunisia
Former PM requests asylum in France

After several years spent in exile in Qatar, ex-PM Hichem Mechichi has just submitted a request for asylum to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.