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

DRCFélix Tshisekedi ruffles João Lourenço's feathers

NigeriaAfropop star Burna Boy struggles to fill Stade de France

KenyaMusalia Mudavadi's rough time at State House

Central Africa
AU panel rejects Central African candidates

The panel of eminent Africans responsible for shortlisting candidates from Central Africa for the posts of trade and education commissioners will not be submitting applications to the AU executive council. It considers that the profiles do not meet the required conditions.

Central African Republic
Ex-PM Dondra's two brothers arrested amid settling of scores

Against a backdrop of political and personal tensions, the two men were arrested in Bangui and remain behind bars. The businessman Sani Yalo, who is close to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, appears to be the éminence grise in the matter.

Congo
Fecofoot president banned from leaving country amid clashes with sports minister

Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was denied access to his plane at Pointe-Noire's Agostinho-Neto International Airport. He was due to fly to Cameroon.

Senegal
Eramet goes on offensive against critics of its Grande Côte mineral sands mine

The French mining group has opened the doors of its controversial mobile mine to members of parliament and representatives of Senegalese civil society. Eramet is also suing a French entrepreneur for libel over his social media attacks on the firm.

Ivory Coast
French space company 10 Nord sets up Ivorian subsidiary

French start-up 10 Nord, which specialises in spatial imagery, is preparing to open a subsidiary in Ivory Coast in the hopes of securing a share in the West African market.

Ethiopia
Fano armed groups to announce merger in Amhara region

Nationalist militiamen have launched a major offensive against the army in Amhara. Although the attacks are coordinated, the insurrection is still divided into multiple groups. But some of them are preparing to declare the formation of a common entity.

Madagascar
Base Toliara company speeds up revision of mining investment legislation

Large-scale mining investment legislation could be updated this year, thanks in part to the lobbying of the mines minister by Base Toliara's management.

Libya
Sanctioned Belarusian carrier Rada Airlines resumes service in Libyan skies

The Minsk-Benghazi axis has been taking shape for several weeks now, with the exchange of high-level visits and regular flights by the notorious airline to eastern Libya.

Algeria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot expected in Algiers

The head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot is planning a trip to Algiers in early April. An emissary from the Elysée Palace already discreetly visited the Algerian capital at the end of March.