Diplomacy

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Azali Assoumani, Ibrahim Foullah

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

Ivory CoastOuattara serves up range of presidential plates

ComorosSeries of unfortunate events leads to Moroni's Sochi no-show

ChadEx-N'Djamena mayor Ibrahim Foullah sets sights on football federation

Congo
Sassou to meet Pope Francis and Giorgia Meloni in Rome

The Congolese president will be in Rome from 24 November for a working visit due to last several days.

Madagascar
Paris's heritage ambassador off to Antananarivo

Former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez will travel to Madagascar next month.

Benin
Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

The longest-serving ambassador in the entire Chinese diplomatic network, Peng Jingtao, had been posted to Benin since April 2018.

Africa
Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Nigeria, Djibouti and South Africa are among 12 countries to have called for continued collaboration between UNESCO and the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. The re-election of Donald Trump in the US has raised doubts over the organisation's future.

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.

Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Nadia Fettah, Rachida Dati

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

Republic of CongoSassou hosts VIP bankers in Oyo stronghold

MoroccoReluctant Nadia Fettah reappointed finance minister

MadagascarRachida Dati clashes with collections curator over royal relics

Morocco
French senate to host new delegation of Moroccan VIPs

The gathering is due to take place on 18 November after years of tension between the two countries.

Benin, Niger
Oil ministers on track to bury the hatchet over CNPC pipeline

Niger's new oil minister Sahabi Oumarou is expected to travel to Cotonou by the end of the year.

Sudan
Saudi Arabia resumes consular activities in Port Sudan

It is due to resume its consular activities at the beginning of December.

Sudan
EU mulls fresh sanctions on Sudan's warring parties

With no let-up in sight after 18 months of devastating conflict, member states of the European bloc will next week decide whether to extend punitive measures imposed earlier this year on some of the war's key players.

Central African Republic
European Union swaps out Spain's Altair for Expertise France

The French agency Expertise France is preparing to return to Bangui to help the CAR government in the fields of justice and public finance.