African Union

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch off to Beijing to talk future business

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch will head to Beijing for the China-Africa summit on 4 to 6 September.

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

William Ruto's appointment of five opposition politicians to government jobs has further clipped the wings of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who must also contend with a reconfigured opposition in his own central Kenyan fiefdom.

Ethiopia, Uganda
Kampala and Addis sketch out military rapprochement

Ugandan and Ethiopian military commanders met at the beginning of July to discuss military cooperation in the fields of training, intelligence, financing and the defence industry.

The New Guard
Madagascar, Senegal, Mauritania

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

MadagascarHands-on foreign minister Rasata

SenegalLamine Lo promotes Dakar PPPs

MauritaniaMouhidine Seiv, pioneer of AI for HR

African Union, Sudan
AU struggles to advance inter-Sudanese dialogue

In the absence of the Taqaddum coalition and other movements who have not taken sides in Sudan's civil war, a preparatory meeting co-organised by the African Union and IGAD was criticised for lacking balance.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Alassane Ouattara, Évariste Ndayishimiye

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

Senegal Sall due back in Dakar to attend son's wedding

Ivory Coast Ouattara monitors French legislative elections closely

BurundiGradual rapprochement between Pierre Buyoya's family and Ndayishimiye