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Togo
Friction grows between Gnassingbé and army over jihadist incursions

Togo's president Faure Gnassingbe in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 13 November 2024. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Subscribers only Defence 21.11.2024

Senegal
Emirati company Calidus prospects for military aircraft orders in Dakar

The Abu Dhabi-based, state-controlled defence company is looking to sell its training or light attack aircraft to the Senegalese Air Force.

Subscribers only Defence 20.11.2024

Africa
France's new military command for Africa begins to take shape

A French soldier from Operation Barkhane in northern Chad, on 2 June 2022. © Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula/AFP

Subscribers only Defence 19.11.2024

Djibouti port, on 10 November 2024. © Wang Guansen/Xinhua via AFP

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Djibouti-Addis trade route

Security concerns have prompted shipping companies to use smaller vessels for containers bound for Djibouti, the main port of entry for goods heading to Ethiopia, where the ensuing delays have set back key projects.

Subscribers only Defence 12.11.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024. © Alexander Nemenov/Pool via Reuters

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Despite its isolation over Nile water management, Egypt has begun to build a coalition of security partners with countries through which the river flows, starting with Uganda. The aim is to counter Ethiopia's influence.

Subscribers only Defence, North Africa, Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria for the 25th anniversary of Democracy Day on 12 June 2024. © Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via AFP

Nigeria
Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

In the wake of a spate of putsches across the Sahel in recent years, the Nigerian president fears that Abuja could be next. He has chosen an acting chief of army staff from the same region as himself.

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2024

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Cargo planes are making almost daily flights between Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. This lends weight to claims about Kampala's alleged support of the Rapid Support Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

A few months after Ethiopia released their leader, several members of the Liyu Police, suspected of numerous abuses, returned in numbers to neighbouring Jubaland in Somalia. And the Somali president has just appointed one of these ex-paramilitaries to head the army.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2024

DRC
Kinshasa promises to audit exceptional security spending

In view of a $2.87bn deal signed with the IMF, the Congolese government has pledged to audit the massive sums poured into the war effort in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2024

Chad
Boko Haram attack calls into question pilot training

A deadly Boko Haram attack near Lake Chad in late October has prompted the Chadian armed forces to consider further counter-insurrection training for its pilots.

Free access Defence 14.11.2024

Senegal
Dakar seeks military experts to maintain its Soviet helicopters

The Senegalese air force needs support for its two Soviet-style Mi-17 transport helicopters.

Subscribers only Defence 14.11.2024

Africa
Africa on agenda at upcoming UN peacekeeping conference

Next May, Berlin will host a major conference devoted to United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.11.2024

Guinea
French businessman Jean-Michel Monnier still held in Conakry

The Raidco Marine boss remains under house arrest.

Subscribers only Defence 08.11.2024

In Focus | Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Russia has been trying to strike a military agreement with Senegal since President Bassirou Diomaye Faye came to power this year. Vladimir Putin's African strategists are also seeking to forge closer economic ties with the country, under the watchful eye of France.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.11.2024

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud. Photos: L. Marin/J. Wessels/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP/Russian Defence Ministry

Central African Republic
Touadéra sets his team straight after foreign agents bill sent back

The Central African president called a meeting in his fiefdom in late October to berate his clan's MPs and ask them to adopt a pro-Russian law on foreign agents.

Subscribers only Defence 04.11.2024

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra in Bangui, in August 2023.

Libya
Ankara benefits twofold from warming east-west relations

The rapprochement between Tripoli interior minister Imad Trabelsi and the Haftar clan is helping Ankara to strengthen its military presence in western Libya as well as opening up opportunities in the eastern region of Cyrenaica.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 31.10.2024

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

As the African Union's military engagement in Somalia enters a third chapter in January, Kenya is keen to keep its boots on the ground to counter the threat posed by Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.10.2024

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi on 22 October 2024.

Mozambique
Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

It will shortly be taking delivery of a CASA C295 cargo aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence 31.10.2024

Spotlight | Nigeria
Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

President Tinubu has parted company with the heads of domestic and foreign intelligence. Both were appointed during his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari's reign but were deemed incompatible with the current administration.

Subscribers only Defence 29.10.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G20 Compact With Africa conference on 20 November 2023 in Berlin.

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

Militia leader Abu Aqla Kikl, who is coveted by both camps for his knowledge of the terrain, has switched allegiances once again. His recent defection to the army's SAF forces was presented as a major victory over the RSF, even though he has few fighters at his disposal.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.10.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Port Sudan on 31 July 2024.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Defence

Togo
Friction grows between Gnassingbé and army over jihadist incursions

Senegal
Emirati company Calidus prospects for military aircraft orders in Dakar

Africa
France's new military command for Africa begins to take shape

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Djibouti-Addis trade route

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Nigeria
Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

DRC
Kinshasa promises to audit exceptional security spending

Chad
Boko Haram attack calls into question pilot training

Senegal
Dakar seeks military experts to maintain its Soviet helicopters

Africa
Africa on agenda at upcoming UN peacekeeping conference

Guinea
French businessman Jean-Michel Monnier still held in Conakry

In Focus | Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Central African Republic
Touadéra sets his team straight after foreign agents bill sent back

Libya
Ankara benefits twofold from warming east-west relations

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Mozambique
Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

Spotlight | Nigeria
Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

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Defence

Togo Friction grows between Gnassingbé and army over jihadist incursions

Senegal Emirati company Calidus prospects for military aircraft orders in Dakar

Africa France's new military command for Africa begins to take shape

Djibouti, Ethiopia Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Djibouti-Addis trade route

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Nigeria Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

Sudan, Uganda Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Ethiopia, Somalia Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

DRC Kinshasa promises to audit exceptional security spending

Chad Boko Haram attack calls into question pilot training

Senegal Dakar seeks military experts to maintain its Soviet helicopters

Africa Africa on agenda at upcoming UN peacekeeping conference

Guinea French businessman Jean-Michel Monnier still held in Conakry

In Focus | Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Central African Republic Touadéra sets his team straight after foreign agents bill sent back

Libya Ankara benefits twofold from warming east-west relations

Kenya, Somalia Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Mozambique Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

Spotlight | Nigeria Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

Sudan Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Togo
Friction grows between Gnassingbé and army over jihadist incursions

Senegal
Emirati company Calidus prospects for military aircraft orders in Dakar

Africa
France's new military command for Africa begins to take shape

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Houthi Red Sea attacks disrupt Djibouti-Addis trade route

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Nigeria
Why President Tinubu appointed a new army chief

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

DRC
Kinshasa promises to audit exceptional security spending

Chad
Boko Haram attack calls into question pilot training

Senegal
Dakar seeks military experts to maintain its Soviet helicopters

Africa
Africa on agenda at upcoming UN peacekeeping conference

Guinea
French businessman Jean-Michel Monnier still held in Conakry

In Focus | Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Central African Republic
Touadéra sets his team straight after foreign agents bill sent back

Libya
Ankara benefits twofold from warming east-west relations

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Mozambique
Army sources its new transport plane from Airbus

Spotlight | Nigeria
Behind the scenes of Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intelligence agencies reshuffle

Sudan
Why the army pushed RSF warlord Abu Aqla Kikl to defect