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The New Guard
Ghana, South Africa, Algeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GhanaJohn Abdulai Jinapor, the new oil expert

South AfricaAshor Sarupen, a cooperative deputy finance minister

AlgeriaHabib Brahmia, a crestfallen opponent

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Faced with diplomatic paralysis, a joint EAC and SADC summit is being held in Tanzania this week. Since the M23 took control of Goma, French diplomats have been trying to set up a group of mediators to resolve the emergency in DR Congo.

Gabon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema puts PDG party in battle order as presidential poll looms

With two months to go before presidential elections, the junta leader has reactivated the Parti Démocratique Gabonais. But supporters of ousted Ali Bongo contest the new party leadership and have set up a dissident branch.

Ghana
Head of Accra Initiative considers quitting

A key architect of the regional security cooperation framework, Benedict Dere recently informed Ghanaian authorities that he wants to leave. Yet since the fight against terrorism remains a priority for the country, the military is doing its best to hold on to him.

Niger
Junta snubs European Union envoy

During his visit to the Nigerien capital on 27 to 30 January, the European Commission's DG ECHO head for West and Central Africa failed to set up talks with Abdourahamane Tchiani's government.

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto smooth trade tensions with quiet diplomacy

The Ugandan and Kenyan presidents are working to ease trade disputes between their countries and are maintaining contact on political and infrastructure issues.

East Africa
Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

The council is working on its programme for March and one of the items set to be discussed will be the crisis in Sudan.

Zambia
Samuel Munzele Maimbo starts Western tour for AfDB presidency votes

The Zambian candidate, in the running to take over the leadership of the African Development Bank in May, is having a series of meetings with France, Japan, Morocco and the UK.

South Africa
State set to sell urban land in bid to meet ballooning housing needs

Operation Vulindlela, the special unit of the presidency dedicated to crucial economic reforms, wants to sell public land near major cities to private developers in order to increase the dwindling supply of social housing.

Morocco
Behind the setting-up of FIFA's new North and West Africa hub

FIFA's new Africa office will open in September in Salé, near Rabat. The kingdom is fully supporting it.

Morocco
Azura recruits its future chief strategist

Faced with the recent cancellation of the agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU, Azura is looking for a right-hand man to assist its chairman. In particular, the group is looking to set its sights on the African continent.