Alliance

Togo
Michel Bagnah's roadmap as head of Togo Oil Co

Named CEO of the state-owned oil company in mid-April, this ally of President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbé has been tasked with a strategic mission: to strengthen the country's position, and that of Lomé port, within the sub-region's oil industry and amongst AES members.

Egypt, Sudan
Burhan and Sisi stick to hardline pact in face of refugee crisis

Under pressure from his allies to address the plight of the millions of Sudanese refugees in Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is focusing on his military and diplomatic alliance with the Egyptian regime. For its part, Cairo intends to use its role as a gateway for migrants to secure concessions from Brussels.

The New Guard
Sudan, Morocco, Ethiopia

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

SudanAmgad Fareid Eltayeb, former communist who has the ear of Burhan

MoroccoFadoua Mezgueldi, ‘green' finance pro serving the continent

EthiopiaMistresilasie Tamerat, rising opposition figure in Addis Ababa

Mali
Ousmane Djiré, active liaison for Turkish defence contractors in Bamako

Whilst the capital has been under siege since late April and Assimi Goïta's junta has been weakened by the advance of jihadist groups and Tuareg rebels, the Turkish military industry is sparing no effort in the country.

DRC
Kinshasa-M23 talks may move to Switzerland

Qatar, which has been concerned about its security since the start of the war with Iran, wishes, at least for the time being, to move the talks between Félix Tshisekedi's government and the rebels active in eastern DRC to another host country.

Kenya
Anti-Trump alliance takes shape in Nairobi

Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, all under pressure from the US administration, are building ties in Nairobi in an effort to win over sections of Kenyan civil society and parts of the political class.

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Paris's Quai Branly museum ploughs diplomatic furrow from Lagos to Abidjan

The president of Paris-based Musée du Quai Branly, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, is in Lagos, where he met with the director of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. At the same time, he is in talks with Ivorian authorities over their planned new museum in Abidjan.

Mauritania
Head of French Africa Command heads to Nouakchott

General Pascal Ianni, leader of France's Africa Command, is currently in the Mauritanian capital, where he is due to take part in a seminar organised by NATO.

Sudan
Tasis seeks to shape Quintet thinking on national dialogue proposal

The RSF-aligned coalition aims to present itself as a legitimate interlocutor to the international community. It is also seeking to influence the rules of a future Sudanese national dialogue, under the watchful eye of Port Sudan.