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The New Guard
Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Central African Republic

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

DRC Anzuluni, the disruptor running against Tshisekedi

Morocco Youssef Ahizoune, the would-be king of recycling

CAR Paul-Crescent Beninga, a committed academic

Gabon
New oil minister Marcel Abéké faces foreign investor challenge

Gabon's new minister of hydrocarbons has just announced new measures aimed at improving the country's drawing power with foreign operators. Yet his efforts have had little impact on his intended audience, whose interest had already waned before the coup.

Liberia
Weah faces arbitration threat from Solway over ArcelorMittal deal

Solway Investment Group has told the Liberian president to either provide compensation after a secret deal that handed its iron ore mining licence to ArcelorMittal, or face arbitration that could cost the state $2bn.

Senegal
BP passes on Yakaar-Teranga discovery to Kosmos

Disinclined to develop the gas field itself, BP has decided to pass Yakaar-Teranga along to US partner Kosmos Energy.

Kenya
Kenyan police mission in Haiti undermined by uncertainty

Plans to send an international police mission to Haiti under Kenyan leadership remain unclear, raising fears and criticism within the Kenyan police and beyond.

Rwanda
Kigali's financial hub attracts Mauritian giant IBL

In line with Paul Kagame's strategy of making Kigali a global financial centre, Rwanda is trying to woo investors with a growing number of tax breaks and other incentives. The Mauritian Lagesse family is making the most of these carrots.

Madagascar
Rajoelina short-circuits Volobe dam public-private partnership

Six months after the signing of the concession and power purchase contracts for the Volobe dam, the project is still bogged down. The Malagasy president and his adviser want a lower price per kWh than that proposed by the CGHV, which is to build the infrastructure with the state.