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Spotlight | Chad
Turkish defence flagships cash in on N'Djamena's need for drones and aircraft

Helicopter Atak, Plane Hurkus and drone Anka, designed and upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries, perform during Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's visit to Ankara, Turkey on 25 July 2019. © Ercin Top/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

The Chad Air Force and its chief of staff, General Idriss Amine Ahmed, are preparing to take delivery of two Anka attack drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The group already delivered three Hurkus attack aircraft and has set up a technical team in Chad.

Subscribers only Defence

The Continent

The New Guard
Nigeria, Mozambique and Rwanda

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

NigeriaBimbola Kolawole, a rising energy expert

MozambiqueErnesto Max Elias Tonela, Nyusi's rep in Paris

RwandaTesi Rusagara, the builder of Kigali Innovation City

Subscribers only Energy, Business, Diplomacy

Central Africa

DRC, Rwanda
Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi to attend Macron's Paris summit

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi will attend Macron's summit for a new global financial deal, to be held in Paris on the 22 and 23 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

West Africa

Ivory Coast
Brussels provides €400,000 to finance Ivorian local elections

With just months to go before municipal and regional elections set for September, the European Union has injected €400,000 into the Ivorian electoral process via the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Ivory Coast
Former ambassador Jean-Marc Simon gives French construction firm Razel-Bec a helping hand in Abidjan

The French construction firm Razel-Bec has discreetly roped in the former French ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Jean-Marc Simon, to open doors in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Business

Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Jambojet reaches for the sky as parent company Kenya Airways nosedives

The upturn in tourism bodes well for the low-cost airline which, unlike its parent company Kenya Airways, is aiming high.

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Somalia
Somalia's financial backers plan security gathering

SOMALIA | The group of financial backers of Somalia, aka "Quint", has agreed to hold a security meeting before the end of the year, amid the ongoing fight against the Al-Shabaab armed group.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Southern Africa and islands

Madagascar
Rajoelina played quiet role in choice of national football team manager

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) during the match between Madagascar and DR Congo at the Alexandria Stadium in the Egyptian city on 7 July 2019. © Javier Soriano/AFP

The Barea will be coached by Romuald Rakotondrabe, whose appointment was pushed through by Minister of Sports André Haja Resampa and President Andry Rajoelina. With a presidential poll just months away, Rajoelina hopes to make the most of Rakotondrabe's popularity with the country's fans.

Subscribers only Politics

North Africa

Tunisia
The team helping Meloni maintain good relations with Saied

Tunisia's President Kais Saied shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Tunis, Tunisia on 11 June 2023. © Tunisian Presidency/Handout via Reuters

Behind Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, members of parliament and diplomats are working to keep relations with Tunisia sweet as a means of combating clandestine migration towards the Italian coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy

Morocco
Parties fight for control of Moroccan youth council

Morocco's political parties are wrestling to secure positions for their members on the country's yet-to-launch youth council. The council is intended to give young people a voice in government.

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