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Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Félix Tshisekedi

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

CongoJetsetter Sassou off to Paris and then Moscow

GabonMahamadou Bonkoungou, indispensable backer of Oligui Nguema

DRCEmirati ambassador conducts his diplomacy outside Kinshasa

DRC
M23 arrives in Doha for second round of talks with Kinshasa

Qatar is continuing to act as facilitator between the Congolese government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. After an initial meeting at the end of March, emissaries from both camps will meet again from 8 April.

Chad
African Parks in trouble at Zakouma National Park as poachers run rampant

Numerous cases of poaching have been reported in Zakouma, a wildlife haven often showcased as African Parks' major success. The Environment Minister has called it an "outrageous failure" and is threatening to remove the NGO.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan's new archbishop reconsiders predecessor's projects

Appointed last year by the pope, Ignace Bessi Dogbo intends to put on hold the construction of a vast real estate complex worth a total of €60m, in partnership with the French Duval group.

Somalia
Al-Shabaab, buoyed by military success, cultivates its image

The jihadist group Al-Shabaab is seeking to win the hearts and minds of local populations in the areas of Somalia it controls. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for his part is trying to fight back by finding new allies after a string of military defeats.

Sudan
RSF and allies to hold meeting in Nairobi

Almost two years since the start of the civil war, the Rapid Support Forces and their supporters will meet for the second time in the Kenyan capital from 12 to 14 April.

Madagascar
Antananarivo arranges cover for its absent ambassador in France

Pending a replacement for the ailing Olivier Hugues Rija Rajohnson, Lionel Ratsirimpady has been appointed chargé d'affaires.

Cameroon, Morocco
Moulay Rachid nurtures business ties with Yaoundé over a round of golf

Thanks to a series of golf events, King Mohammed VI's brother has put various Cameroonian and Moroccan businesspeople in touch. The initiative has been spearheaded on the Cameroonian side by the president of the country's golf federation, Louis Deschamps Lothin Elessa.

Algeria
Algiers courts upwardly mobile diaspora

Of the many entities set up to strengthen ties between professionally successful Algerians living abroad and the government back home, the Djazpora association is notable for the solid political backing it enjoys.