European Union

Benin, Rwanda
Rwanda firms up its plans for military support

Revealed by Africa Intelligence, the new military accord between Kigali and Cotonou that is in the process of being finalised should see Rwandan soldiers being deployed to Benin in the near future, with a particular focus on supporting Benin's special forces in the north of the country.

Mozambique, Rwanda
EU to send €20m to support Rwandan war effort in Cabo Delgado

The European Union (EU) has just approved a €20m support plan for Kigali.

Spotlight | West Africa
Inside the EU's new security lab

The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

With relations between Brussels and Bamako showing no sign of mending, the EU has decided to halve the size of its military training mission in Mali, which has now been whittled down to 300 soldiers.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, George Weah, François Hollande, DSK and Antoine Cesareo

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

France/Niger Macron's discreet dinner with Bazoum

Liberia/USA Weah seeks face-to-face with Harris

France/DRC Hollande on billionaire-sponsored PR trip to see Mukwege

Togo DSK home from home in Lomé

Ivory Coast Cesareo, Houphouët-Boigny-era master builder, passes away

Algeria, European Union
Algeria and EU put final touches to revised accord

After nine months of negotiations, the European Union and Algieria late last month finalised a revised version of their association agreement covering the period 2021-2027

Egypt
GCM under fire over COP27 planning

Global Conference Management, said to be close to the Egyptian intelligence services, has run many international conferences spearheaded by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The organisation of COP27 is frustrating some foreign delegations.

Somalia
Eunavfor's vessels want into Somali waters

Some ships were not allowed to enter Somali waters, despite Atalante's mission to protect ships that are part of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) all the way to the ports in Somalia.

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis.

Cameroon, Chad, Niger, United Kingdom
London to boost security cooperation in Lake Chad region

The UK is outlining a new military cooperation programme for Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, dubbed the Lake Chad Support Framework. It aims to increase British influence on security projects largely dominated by the EU and the AU, and to try to stem growing Russian influence in the region.

Kenya, Niger
European Investment Bank prepares Nairobi and Niamey power projects

The European Investment Bank is seeking a lead financial adviser for the development of four energy projects in Niger and Kenya.