Diplomacy

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Gérald Darmanin

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

Africa Macron invites African leaders to 80th anniversary of Provence landings

Algeria Tebboune keeps Algerian Cup finalists waiting

Congo Sassou attends Ramaphosa's inauguration with supersized delegation

Egypt French interior minister's Cairo visit foiled by snap elections

Guinea
Moscow wants to invite more Guinean officers to its academies

New quotas, yet to be finalised following talks between Russia and Guinea's defence ministries, could be accompanied by an enhanced training offer with a focus on counter-terrorism.

Morocco
Marrakech pampers Quebec business delegation

Eager to attract investors, the Marrakech region hosted a delegation from Canada for the first time, on the fringes of a meeting of French-speaking entrepreneurs last month.

Congo, Gabon
Delta Synergie audit: Denis Sassou-Nguesso wary of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's intentions

The announcement in March by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions of the launch of an audit of Delta Synergie, the family holding company of the Bongo clan, is continuing to cause concern in Brazzaville.

Libya
Three-horse race to helm UN mission

Several diplomats from Algeria, Germany and Mauritius are vying to become the United Nations' next special envoy to Libya after Senegal's Abdoulaye Bathily quit in dismay in April.

Nigeria
Richard Mills to finally take up US ambassador post in Abuja

Nearly two years have gone by since Joe Biden put his name forward for the job.

West Africa
ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja on 7 July for their annual summit.

Madagascar
Foreign minister cancels Paris visit after dissolution of French National Assembly

Madagascar's Foreign Minister Rafaravavitafika Rasata was supposed to travel to Paris on 17 June, but has since cancelled the visit following French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly.

Central Africa, West Africa
Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

They have been in France since 12 June for a seminar on bilateral cooperation.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Bernard Arnault, Félix Tshisekedi, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Gabon Bernard Arnault abandons bid to buy Paris mansion

DRCTshisekedi renews relations with Moïse Katumbi

Algeria Dominique de Villepin's secret tête-à-tête with Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Ivory Coast Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Paris and Brussels

Ghana
Nana Akufo-Addo to host July's AU summit

The next African Union heads of state summit will be held in Accra.