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Speakers from the Kenyan National Assembly and the Kenyan Senate listen as Kenyan President William Ruto delivers the State of Nation address at the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi on 9 November 2023. © Luis Tato/AFP

Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

A bill before Kenya's parliament would revise the roles played by the executive and legislative branches of government in clinching free trade agreements.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.09.2024

Fouzi Lekjaâ receives the Best Team Award at the 2023 CAF Awards in Marrakesh, Morocco, 11 December 2023. © STR/AFP

Inner Circle | Morocco
Fouzi Lekjâa, a skilful player in football and state finance

Head of Morocco's football and with no political affiliation, Lekjâa is a shrewd negotiator who also leads the ministry responsible for the budget. He has a reputation for pugnacity and can count on the unfailing support of his early allies.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.09.2024

Nigeria
President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

Expected in Abuja on 10 September, Bola Ahmed Tinubu cancelled his return from London and will fly to New York City to attend the UN general assembly, where where he will be accompanied by a ministerial delegation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 13.09.2024

Uganda
Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

The Lord's Resistance Army leader faces a raft of charges before the International Criminal Court, but the chances of his trial taking place appear to be growing ever more remote. Kony's lawyer reckons his client might well be dead, and has questioned the legality of the case being heard in absentia.

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2024

The National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, on December 10, 2014, in Abuja. © Olamikan Gbemiga/AFP

Nigeria
President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

Nigeria's National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, tasked by the head of state to prepare the next presidential campaign, is courting opposition heavyweights. Two governors, in the north and southeast of the country, are being targeted.

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2024

Aerial view of Eldoret, August 11, 2022, during the Kenyan presidential campaign. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

With its new administrative status, the city is hoping for new infrastructure as well as more visits from President William Ruto, who has called on Beijing to help develop the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics Running Story - William Ruto's new order 12.09.2024

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Emmanuel Macron, Alassane Ouattara, Farmajo

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

GabonGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema changes plane plans

Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam on the menu at Alassane Ouattara's dinner with Emmanuel Macron

SomaliaBehind the scenes of Farmajo's rift with his ex-spymaster

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 12.09.2024

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Central African Republic

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

NigeriaO'tega Ogra, his master's digital voice

KenyaGranville Wafula sets tech to work for music industry

Central African RepublicAmadou Dahirou, from molecular biology to the livestock ministry

Subscribers only Politics, Business 11.09.2024

Senegal
Delegation of Russian MPs expected in Dakar

A delegation of Russian MPs is scheduled to travel to Dakar in September, but the political uncertainty in the country could force them to postpone their visit.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.09.2024

Burundi
Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Faced with a growing number of emergencies, Burundi has obtained new support from a long-standing partner. The president is hoping to boost exports.

Subscribers only Politics 10.09.2024

Évariste Ndayishimiye during the Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg on 27 July 2023.

Central African Republic
UPC rebel group takes steps towards potential disarmament

One of CAR's largest armed groups is participating in talks with the government with a view to disarming. Meanwhile, the rebel group's main adversaries on the ground, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, have not been invited to talks scheduled in Chad in the coming weeks.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 10.09.2024

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

A multi-agency committee has issued recommendations on several thousand hectares of land in Ndabibi illegally sold in the 1990s. The document was submitted last year but has never been made public by the president. It spells bad news for many, and good news for a select few, including the head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2024

Kenya's President William Ruto in Beijing on 5 September 2024.

Libya
UN Libya envoy looks to High State Council to resolve central bank crisis

The head of the UN support mission in Libya, Stephanie Koury, is trying to agree a new central bank governor but must obtain the agreement of the High State Council's president, itself a deadlocked position following a disputed 6 August election.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 09.09.2024

Senegal
With elections looming, ex-PM Amadou Ba kickstarts his comeback

The former head of government and unsuccessful candidate in March's presidential election is about to make his political return official with a rally on 9 September in Dakar that follows several weeks of intense negotiations.

Subscribers only Politics 06.09.2024

Amadou Ba at an election meeting in Dakar, Senegal, 22 March 2024.

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Wagner caught out playing ethnic alliances in CAR

Zandé militiamen in the southeast of the Central African Republic revolted against Russian paramilitaries over violence meted out during a training session, prompting concern in Bangui and at the UN over an uptick in tensions in the strategic and resource-rich border region.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 05.09.2024

A member of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, 16 July 2023 in Bangui.

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya's president has appointed dismissed government heavyweight Moses Kuria to his council of economists, preserving the loyalty of a long-standing ally who had been edging towards the opposition.

Subscribers only Politics 05.09.2024

Former Kenyan Public Service Minister Moses Kuria in Nairobi on 19 January 2023.

Libya
Dabaiba gets interior minister to oust Tripoli's militias

In the face of renewed political instability, the Libyan prime minister is further empowering Imad Trabelsi, who has been tasked with replacing the armed groups in Tripoli with forces under his control.

Free access Defence, Politics 05.09.2024

Libyan Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi on 2 July 2024 in Tripoli.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nicolas Sarkozy

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

GuineaMamadi Doumbouya's new watch

CongoSassou's daughter's big Parisian wedding

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara hosts Nicolas Sarkozy in Mougins

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 05.09.2024

Uganda
Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

The opposition leader and his allies in the National Unity Platform have just returned from a tour of the United States and Canada, during which they mobilised political and intellectual circles and the Ugandan diaspora, against a backdrop of growing mistrust between Kampala and Western chancelleries.

Subscribers only Politics 04.09.2024

Bobi Wine at the Cinema for Peace Gala Berlin on 19 February 2024.

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Kenya MPs want more say in trade talks

Inner Circle | Morocco Fouzi Lekjâa, a skilful player in football and state finance

Nigeria President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

Uganda Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

Nigeria President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

Kenya Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Palace Intrigues Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Emmanuel Macron, Alassane Ouattara, Farmajo

GabonGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema changes plane plans

Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam on the menu at Alassane Ouattara's dinner with Emmanuel Macron

SomaliaBehind the scenes of Farmajo's rift with his ex-spymaster

The New Guard Nigeria, Kenya, Central African Republic

NigeriaO'tega Ogra, his master's digital voice

KenyaGranville Wafula sets tech to work for music industry

Central African RepublicAmadou Dahirou, from molecular biology to the livestock ministry

Senegal Delegation of Russian MPs expected in Dakar

Burundi Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Central African Republic UPC rebel group takes steps towards potential disarmament

Spotlight | Kenya Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Libya UN Libya envoy looks to High State Council to resolve central bank crisis

Senegal With elections looming, ex-PM Amadou Ba kickstarts his comeback

Spotlight | Central African Republic Wagner caught out playing ethnic alliances in CAR

Kenya Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Libya Dabaiba gets interior minister to oust Tripoli's militias

Palace Intrigues Mamadi Doumbouya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nicolas Sarkozy

GuineaMamadi Doumbouya's new watch

CongoSassou's daughter's big Parisian wedding

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara hosts Nicolas Sarkozy in Mougins

Uganda Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

The New Guard Morocco, Zimbabwe, Kenya

MoroccoDoha Lkasmi, standard-bearer for business diplomacy

ZimbabweLaziel Muchemwa, cycling ambassador in Cape Town

KenyaAustine Onyango Gerald, promoting young people in politics

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Kenya
MPs want more say in trade talks

Inner Circle | Morocco
Fouzi Lekjâa, a skilful player in football and state finance

Nigeria
President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

Uganda
Doubts mount over Joseph Kony's war crimes trial

Nigeria
President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Emmanuel Macron, Alassane Ouattara, Farmajo

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Central African Republic

Senegal
Delegation of Russian MPs expected in Dakar

Burundi
Ndayishimiye administration appeals to donors amid economic turmoil

Central African Republic
UPC rebel group takes steps towards potential disarmament

Spotlight | Kenya
Explosive report on land allocation kept under wraps by William Ruto

Libya
UN Libya envoy looks to High State Council to resolve central bank crisis

Senegal
With elections looming, ex-PM Amadou Ba kickstarts his comeback

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Wagner caught out playing ethnic alliances in CAR

Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Libya
Dabaiba gets interior minister to oust Tripoli's militias

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nicolas Sarkozy

Uganda
Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

The New Guard
Morocco, Zimbabwe, Kenya