Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

Chad, Equatorial Guinea
The two sides to N'Djamena's transit agreement with Malabo

Frustrated by the delays and problems facing their domestic importers at the port of Douala, the Chadian authorities are turning to the port of Bata in Equatorial Guinea. The move may be intended to put pressure on Yaoundé, but Malabo still hopes to reap the benefits in the long term.

Cameroon
Joseph Pagop Noupoué retains control of former EY subsidiary, for now

In his battle for control of ECA Cameroun, previously the Cameroonian branch of EY, Joseph Pagop Noupoué has scored a major victory over his former partners.

The New Guard
Chad, Guinea, Sudan

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

Chad Nair Abakar passes from engineer to football ambassador

Guinea Ex-journalist Kourouma polishes his country's image at the EU

Sudan Mayada Adil, the doctor who speaks for Sudanese women

Niger
UN dashes Niger junta PM's plan to attend General Assembly

Niger's junta-appointed prime minister Ali Lamine Zeine, who informed the United Nations that he intended to travel to New York to take part in its General Assembly, has had his plan quashed by the organisation.

Niger
Niger coup: international solar energy conference forced to look for another venue

Niger's new energy minister is not ready to host the country's first International Solar Energy Conference in October as planned. The organisers are hoping to maintain the event but are looking for an alternative venue.

Niger
ASECNA slashes staff benefits to offset losses due to closure of Niger airspace

The closure of Niger's airspace after the country’s coup has severely affected the revenues of Africa's air traffic control body ASECNA, whose boss Mohammed Moussa has slashed employee benefits in a bid to offset the losses.

Chad, Libya, Sudan
Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Numerous militia fighters from Darfur and Chad are present in Libya. For the time being, they have refrained from intervening in neighbouring Sudan but, if the hostilities there persist, one of the warring parties could be tempted to call them in.

Chad
Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Chad's new director of customs, Ahmat Abdelkerim Ahmat, has been tasked with rapidly boosting the country's customs revenue, the country's main source of tax income, under the watchful eye of the IMF. Abdelkerim, a former Bolloré executive, hopes to draw inspiration from neighbouring Niger.

Central African Republic, Chad
IMF splashes out for some CEMAC states but leaves N'Djamena and Bangui hanging

Since the beginning of the year, the International Monetary Fund has signed support programmes with four of the six countries in the oil-dependent and Covid-weakened Central African monetary zone. But its talks with Chad and the Central African Republic have stalled.