Politics

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema sends half-brother to New Delhi

CARPortuguese president's Bangui visit takes a turn for the worse

DRCFélix Tshisekedi's former private adviser gets stuck in Dubai

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

Ethiopia
Armed opposition to TPLF in Tigray tempted to return to the fold

In Mekele, young politician Shewit Bitew has set about shutting down the Tigray Peace Forces, which he had nonetheless established last year. The opposition militia has become caught up in the power struggles affecting the region's main party.

Senegal
Faye chooses polarising figure as new top military adviser

By appointing General Cheikhou Camara as chief of staff to the presidency, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is turning to Ousmane Sonko's former éminence grise, a noted advocate of the hard sovereignist line.

Egypt
Opposition figure Ayman Nour rallies support in Europe

Former presidential candidate Ayman Nour is stepping up contacts from London to Paris in a bid to rally the diaspora, political parties and opinion leaders.

Kenya
Parliament ends diplomatic immunity for GCA climate research body

Despite Kenyan government backing, the climate change research facility Global Centre on Adaptation is set to lose its diplomatic status in the country. Parliament is mulling the various controversies surrounding the organisation, whose leader is close to the head of state.

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

Morocco
King's niece Lalla Soukaïna's unexpected new ventures

Well established in the private education sector thanks to her Jacques Chirac school group, the daughter of Lalla Meryem and Fouad Filali has quietly made some investments in recent months.

Madagascar
A former politician resurfaces alongside Randrianirina

The discreet appointment of José Vianey as general coordinator of the Refoundation advisory council on 17 February marks the former diplomat’s return to Madagascar’s political arena.