Spotlight | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East Africa promises bankable bid to host AFCON 2027

Djibouti
Football federation crisis goes into extra time

Provisionally led by its number two, Mohamed Yonis, the FDF has been looking for a new president since Souleiman Hassan Waberi resigned on 7 March amid suspicions about his financial management.

The New Guard
Algeria, Kenya, Cameroon

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

AlgeriaHamed Oussama Salhi, spokesman for national grains interests

KenyaBrian Wesaala, football's steadfast champion

CameroonYann Gwet, connecting youth across Africa

Djibouti
National stadium upgrade nears completion

Djibouti's primary sports venue is undergoing major renovation work financed by the government with additional support from the son-in-law of President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The stadium will then be inspected by the Confederation of African Football.

Djibouti
Ex-football federation chair in custody

Souleiman Hassan Waberi has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and money laundering.

South Africa
Canal+ seeks partner other than Patrice Motsepe to buy Multichoice

French media giant Canal+, which owns 45.2% of Multichoice, needs to find a partner with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) credentials in order to get round the obstacles preventing it from completing its takeover of Africa's largest pay-TV operator.

Morocco
African football boss Patrice Motsepe keeps Rabat waiting over AFCON

In recent weeks, the head of the Confederation of African Football's teams have been receiving increasingly urgent messages about the uncertainty surrounding the dates of several competitions.

Algeria
Sonatrach pumps funds into football club MC Alger

In an attempt to match the continent's biggest clubs, Algerian hydrocarbon giant Sonatrach is to increase the budget of football club Mouloudia Club d'Alger, the 2023-2024 championship winner.

Kenya, Tanzania
Tanzania and Kenya race to host Bahamas first high commission in Africa

Delegations from Tanzania and the Bahamas meeting at the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala last week took the opportunity to discuss the official launching of diplomatic relations between both nations.

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto set up Kampala meeting

Relations between Kenya and Uganda are currently fraught on account of a trade dispute over oil imports, but the two heads of state are due to hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala.

Kenya
Chemase goldmine saga takes new turn with elderly landowner's 'abduction'

The leasing of a small and potentially gold-rich plot in Ruto's fiefdom in western Kenya to British mining company Karebe has sparked a family row whose ripples extend to the president's entourage.

Mali
FIFA backs jailed Mali football boss

Mamoutou Touré, the president of Mali's football federation, has been in prison since early August after falling foul of the country's military junta. His detention did not prevent him from being re-elected president of the body and from receiving the support of FIFA and CAF.

Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara
Confederation of African Football rejects Sahrawi membership move

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic had been hoping to join the Confederation of African Football, thanks to an Algerian initiative in its favour. The Algerian proposal was discreetly set aside, however.

Benin, Rwanda
Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

Several officials of the Beninese football federation have been irked by arrangements for a recent Benin versus Rwanda football match, and suspect Kagame had a hand in the affair. The match was a 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifying game and was supposed to be played in Cotonou, but after being delayed by 48 hours, was finally held in Kigali.

Algeria, Morocco
Precedence principle plays in Morocco's favour for CAN 2025

Algeria and Morocco are neck and neck in the battle to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations football tournament. The former organised the CAN in 1990, while the latter hosted it in 1988. This precedence could play in Morocco's favour.

Algeria, Morocco
African football confederation irked by Algerian intransigence over Morocco

The latest clash between Algiers and Rabat at the opening of the African Nations Championship led to Morocco pulling its team out of the event. But Algeria is likely to be the main loser, as the spat has boosted Morocco's chances of hosting the more prestigious 2025 Africa Cup of Nations football fiesta.