Politics

Palace Intrigues
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gilbert Chagoury, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

SudanShadow of Burhan brothers looms over new mining minister

NigeriaGilbert Chagoury invited to Tinubu and Macron's Elysée Palace lunch

CARAbu Dhabi sends plane for Touadéra

Ivory CoastLaurent Gbagbo favours Jacqueville over Assinie

The New Guard
Tanzania, Morocco, Tunisia

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

Cameroon
Opposition still weighing up consensus candidate for looming presidential election

While a new political movement, the Union Pour le Changement, is pushing for a united opposition nominee, who exactly that may be remains unclear. The choice has been narrowed down to Issa Tchiroma Bakary or Bello Bouba Maigari, with Maurice Kamto already sidelined.

DRC
Tshisekedi presidency readjusts its strategy towards M23 at Doha talks

Fearing that the ongoing negotiations in Doha could lead to an impasse, the Congolese authorities are seeking to shift the responsibility for any failure onto M23.

South Africa
Main banking lobby protests against government cacophony on customs tariffs

At the Banking Association of South Africa AGM, the CEO of Standard Bank has called on politicians to stop giving conflicting economic messages.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, William Ruto

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

CongoSassou family celebrates weddings, settles scores

DRCTshisekedi cancels on EU special representative for Great Lakes

KenyaRuto has little taste for son's flamboyant bus business

Ethiopia, Kenya
Nairobi on trail of human trafficking network from Ethiopia

Kenyan authorities are investigating possible human trafficking from its northern neighbor. The National Intelligence Service and police have been deployed to the border at Moyale.

Mozambique
Minister Sengo now presidency's sole point of contact for oil majors

Ricardo Sengo, minister to the presidency for civil matters, has become the sole point of contact for the French and American oil majors, following the withdrawal of João Osvaldo Moisés Machatine.