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The New Guard
Kenya, Tunisia, Mali, DRC

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaBack to the UA for Kenyatta influencer Pauline Njoroge.

TunisiaMalek Zahi, the other strongman of the Saied system.

MaliAmadou Bathily, business intelligence pioneer in Bamako.

DRCFrançois Kakese, the presidency's éminence grise.

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh keeps his assistants out of the limelight

Paul Elung Che and Mohamadou Moustapha have been trying discreetly for years to build themselves a power base at the presidency alongside the all-powerful secretary general.

Central Africa
Chevron set to stay in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon

Although initially Chevron had no interest in the African blocks it acquired as a result of its takeover of Noble Energy, these assets are proving more profitable than expected. Russia's war against Ukraine has made them even more attractive.

Burkina Faso, Togo
Burkina lets Togo advance across border in anti-Islamist militant fight

Burkina Faso's new transition president has authorised Togo's army to advance almost 40 kilometres into its territory to chase Islamist militant groups.

Ivory Coast
Power struggle between big business and Abidjan slows cocoa campaign

International traders and chocolate manufacturers are limiting purchases of cocoa beans in Ivory Coast. The local regulatory board is requiring them to acquire 20% from local exporters, and they are unable to find enough 'sustainable' material locally.

Guinea
Tax authorities order mining companies to pay their dues quickly

Tax authority director general Mory Camara and his staff have sent out a number of letters to the mining companies in recent weeks, ordering them to pay their dues quickly.

Kenya
Imperiled nuclear agency clings to foreign lifelines

The state-owned entity, threatened with closure, has entered into partnerships with counterparts in four different countries to convince the Kenyan government to continue supporting its activities.

Ethiopia
Obasanjo's diplomatic feat no one-man show

The African Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, has been making the most of the success of the Ethiopian mediation since Novembers's peace agreements. However, it is far from being his own achievement.

Djibouti
Red Sea Power, the owner of the Ghoubet wind farm, starts off in the red

On 19 October, the Djibouti company Red Sea Power, owner and operator of the Ghoubet wind farm, confirmed, filed and certified its accounts for the year 2021.

Egypt
France to provide financing for the storage of 500,000 tonnes of wheat

The Agence Francaise de Developpement is to help Egypt to increase its wheat storage capacity. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Egypt has had to buy wheat at high prices and hopes that bigger stocks will enable it to deal better with future supply crises.

Algeria
Start of operations still stalled at Tala Hamza Zinc Project

Despite the authorities' wish to see production get under way at the zinc and lead mine, local citizens' associations consider that the project represents a danger to the environment. There are also concerns about the financial health of the Australian company due to lead operations.