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The New Guard
Gabon, Congo, Mauritania

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

GabonThéophane Nzame-Nze Biyoghe, President Oligui Nguema's mouthpiece

CongoArnaud Aken Elion, the Brazzaville cyber expert

MauritaniaMamadou Ball, Ghazouani's future ambassador to Abuja

Uganda
How Kampala and New Delhi are knitting closer ties

Several events in India and Uganda are aimed at increasing investment and trade between the two countries. The military partnership, while still symbolic, should also reduce Kampala's dependence on Russia.

Tunisia
Enova Robotics makes its exit from France

The company's designs won over France during the Covid-19 pandemic. Six years later, after sinking nearly €2m in capital and public aid, the made-in-Tunisia robots manufacturer can but acknowledge the failure of its European ambitions.

Morocco
The movers behind kingdom's strengthened cybersecurity

Following the cyberattacks of 2025, Rabat has thrown itself into the consolidation of its digital assets. An influential palace figure and his partner are at the forefront of this effort, alongside Indian and Israeli actors.

Libya
Airbus Helicopters makes its case to Tripoli government

The French group, trying to re-enter the Libyan market, is negotiating with the authorities to sell its aircraft designed for emergency medical transport.

Tunisia
The inexorable decline of the Loukil group

The Tunisian company founded by Mohamed Loukil in 1976 has ground to a halt. Its bankruptcy is not official but is now a fait accompli. Lack of state support and questionable investment choices are blamed for its demise.

Cameroon
French Development Agency cancels loan to Sodecoton, weakened by state arrears

The loss of the €30m non-sovereign loan granted in 2023 by the AFD has resulted in the loss of a €10m European subsidy, plunging Sodecoton further into turmoil.

The New Guard
Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Togo, DRC

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

CameroonAbdoulaye Mouchili, the new face of KPMG in Central Africa

Sierra LeoneDavid Sengeh, Julius Maada Bio's right-hand man aiming for the presidency

Togo, DRCManuel Ntumba, the data governance expert

Congo
From France to Mauritius, the legal woes of businessman Alexis Ndinga

A political figure in Pointe-Noire and supporter of President Denis Sassou Nguesso has seen his pharmaceutical group investigated by the French tax authorities.

Kenya
Mombasa governor targeted for $130m contract

Several political and civic leaders in the coastal county have long demanded an inquiry into a public contract of unprecedented size for waste management in the country's second city. The Kenyan Senate is also examining the matter.

Morocco
Mohammed VI puts French château up for sale

The king of Morocco has decided to sell the castle he owns in the village of Betz, in the Oise region, located 70km from Paris.

Morocco
Frozen sardines in troubled waters

As the world's leading producer and exporter, Morocco is facing a shortage of small pelagic fish and has imposed restrictions on exports of frozen sardines. A major industry player now faces the prospect of direct fallout.

Tunisia
Italy's Minerali Industriali and Tunis to battle it out

Brought before the ICSID arbitration tribunal, the dispute between the Italian mining group and the Tunisian government concerns the increase in taxes on fine sand exports, per tonne, in late 2022.