Politics

The New Guard
Mali, Kenya, Uganda

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

MaliAli Soumaré, from PS to PR

KenyaBill Amunga, all about business

UgandaMaxwell Atuhura, the activist taking on TotalEnergies

Senegal
Minister Ibrahima el-Hadji Sall set to join 2024 presidential race

A former minister under Abdou Diouf, Ibrahima el-Hadji Sall is due to declare his candidacy for the Senegalese presidential election in February 2024 in August.

Nigeria
Wale Edun favourite to head Central Bank of Nigeria

Although Nigerian President Bola Tinubu cannot yet name Adebayo Olawale Edun governor of the central bank as the current holder of the post is under arrest, his anointed adviser already appears to be unofficially in the driving seat.

Mali
Animosity grows between Goita and defence minister Camara

The solid relationship between Mali's interim leader and the colonel had been a cornerstone of the junta, but Goita's major reshuffle on 1 July has driven a wedge between the two men.

Central African Republic
Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Draft CAR constitution boosts Touadéra, eases Wagner mining constraints.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara receives his new Airbus A320

On the hunt for a new aircraft since 2019, the Ivorian government turned to a discreet Swiss company to acquire an Airbus A320neo ACJ.

Equatorial Guinea
Finance ministry accuses Ruslan Obiang of corruption in Ceiba affair

Ruslan Obiang, one of the president's sons, has been referred to the attorney general in connection with the sale of an aircraft belonging to the national airline, Ceiba. The shadow of his half-brother Teodorin Obiang looms large over the affair.

The New Guard
South Africa, Egypt, Togo

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

South AfricaZanele Mbuyisa, the #MeToo lawyer who might shake up the entire continent

EgyptSeif Thabet, the businessman who stands up to the military

TogoEstelle Komlan, first woman to head a trading room in WAEMU zone

Mauritania
Moctar Djay masterminds Ghazouani's mining strategy

With the 2024 elections almost exactly one year away, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has promoted a very close ally by appointing Moctar Ould Djay as his chief of staff with rank of minister on 3 July.

DRC
Elysée Dimandja Feza to head up sustainable forests scheme

RDC | Le Programme de gestion durable des forêts (PGDF) va pouvoir enfin démarrer opérationnellement avec la nomination à sa tête d'Elysée Dimandja Feza, activiste féministe et ancienne députée.