Business

The New Guard
Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Morocco

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

RwandaPrudence Sebahizi, handball player turned key minister

Ivory CoastNomélèdje Dibi, rubber entrepreneur giving a bounce to business

MoroccoYoussef Drissi, designer taking Casablanca fashion abroad

Senegal
France's Vivendi convicted of contract breach with MMA promoter

A French court has ruled in favour of the French-Senegalese former judoka Léa Buet in a dispute dating back to the founding of Africa's main mixed martial arts body.

Morocco
Mehdi Alj and Sanam Holding jump on AI bandwagon

The sectoral shift is aimed primarily at allowing the Alj group to bring a large share of its services in-house and to develop in the fast-growing area of artificial intelligence.

Egypt
Food and beverage firm Juhayna locks out its Qatari shareholder

Dairy giant Baladna attempted to interfere in the governance of its Egyptian rival, in which it holds a stake, but the Al-Khayyat clan's group suffered a crushing setback.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

GuineaRobert Bourgi and Mamadi Doumbouya's discreet one-on-one

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara makes a stop in Paris

Central African RepublicIvorian businessman Tommy Tayoro Nyckos gives Touadéra a lift

DRC
Excluded candidate calls in FIFA over election of football federation head

A former Congolese football official is calling for an investigation into the election for the head of the national federation, scheduled for 20 May. Only one candidature, Véron Mosengo-Omba, former secretary general of the African Confederation, has been approved.

Madagascar
Employers' network and French CEOs to talk tourism revamp

Antananarivo is taking action to drum up support from the French employers' organisation for several projects combining infrastructure, training, ecotourism and upgrading.