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Egypt
Cairo raises its voice to defend its eastern Libyan turf against Ankara

Egypt's spy chief went to Benghazi on 12 October to try to dissuade the Haftar clan from getting closer to Turkish companies amid Ankara's growing economic offensive.

Egypt
Abu Dhabi takes on Dubai in Egypt ports conquest

Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group has gained a foothold in several Egyptian ports, staging posts for its expansion in the region as it challenges its Dubai rival.

China, Ivory Coast
China's CHEC to build Akwaba motorway interchange in Abidjan

China Harbour Engineering Co, which has been present in Ivory Coast since 2015, has just pocketed a new contract estimated at 26bn CFA francs (€39m) in Abidjan.

Egypt, South Sudan
Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Fears over the environmental impact of the dredging of a White Nile tributary by Egypt prompted Silva Kiir in July to put a stop to the project, which has raised fears that it may increase the flow of the Nile downstream.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Nana Akufo-Addo, Laurent Gbagbo, Sylvie Baïpo-Temon

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

France/Egypt Will Macron cut the ribbon of the Suez Canal Museum?

Ghana/France Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo heading to the Sorbonne

Ivory Coast Gbagbo's bank accounts unblocked

France/CAR Baïpo-Temon acts as stand-in CAR consul in France

Egypt
Sisi protégé Mohamed Badran makes bold political comeback

Six years after leaving Egypt, Mohamed Badran has returned to his homeland to take part in Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's "National Dialogue". After the 2013 military coup, the former student leader had a meteoric rise with the help of the presidency and the intelligence services.

Gabon
Libreville settles its accounts with pan-African Télésud channel

In July and August, Gabon paid the €650,000 euros it still owed Télésud for promotional work. The pan-African channel, founded in 1998 and now owned by Cameroonian business tycoon Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, has thus settled its accounts with Libreville.

Egypt, Russia
Cairo poised to adopt alternative Russian payment system to sidestep sanctions

Following the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions on Moscow, Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued in Russia no longer work outside the country. In order to keep attracting Russian tourists despite this ban, Egyptian banks have decided to take on the former's payment system, Mir.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Chad, South Africa and Somaliland

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastKen Kakena, Congolese fintech expert of Abidjan.

ChadMamadou Djimtebaye, N'Djamena's go-to spin doctor.

South AfricaNobuhle Pamela Nkabane, the energy ministry's bright young spark.

SomalilandMohamed Ahmed's charm offensive in Addis Ababa.

Egypt
Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

Egyptian gas terminals are a recurring target for an Islamic State branch in Sinai. After the EU signed in June an MoU to receive Israeli gas liquefied in Egypt, confronted with the boycott of Russian gas, the protection of these infrastructures has become a major issue for Cairo.