Faure Gnassingbe

Togo
To counter the terrorist threat, Lomé fortifies its northern border

Now equipped with a network of forward military posts, defensive systems and surveillance capabilities, the army is boosting its fight against jihadist groups from Burkina Faso.

Ivory Coast
Lomé serves as low-key mediator in the UEMOA crisis

After three months of conflict between Abidjan and the AES countries, Burkinabe Minister of Finance Aboubakar Nacanabo was finally able to assume the chairmanship of the UEMOA Council of Ministers on 6 October.

Togo
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadè still under house arrest

Arrested on 17 September, Marguerite Gnakadè is being prosecuted for ‘undermining the internal security of the state’.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Benin
Opposition party hamstrung by internal fighting in run-up to presidential elections

To a background of tensions between party kingpins, the main opposition party may not be represented in the presidential elections in April 2026.

Togo
Lomé raises issue of extradition of diaspora activists again with Paris

A Togo minister visiting France has asked the French authorities to cooperate in the arrest and repatriation of some of its nationals who are accused of seeking to destabilise Faure Gnassingbé's government.

DRC, Rwanda
Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

On the fringes of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), several consultations to discuss the war in the east were held between the continent's heads of state, who are concerned about the resumption in fighting.

Great lakes
Donald Trump keen to replicate the mini-summit formula

The US president, who is preparing to host the signing ceremony for the peace agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali in Washington, is seeking to involve the Togolese and Angolan heads of state.

Togo
Lomé considers new forward military bases in the north

Togo is considering building new forward combat posts to strengthen the army's defences in the Savanes region.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Faure Gnassingbé

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

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara on personal visit to France

CongoUNESCO: Denis Sassou-Ngesso's candidate makes a stop at the Grand Orient de France

West AfricaECOWAS 50th anniversary summit on hold

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Alassane Ouattara, Ousmane Sonko, William Ruto

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

Angola/DRCTshisekedi's one-on-one with João Lourenço

Ivory Coast/SenegalThe "Macky Sall" case at the heart of discussions between Alassane Ouattara and Ousmane Sonko

KenyaOdinga pressures Ruto to appoint close associate to State House

West Africa
Senegal's Faye to take ECOWAS helm

Breaking news published on 21/06/25, at 13:00 GMT Heads of state from the West African regional bloc have agreed to appoint Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the next chair of the organisation, whose authority is being sorely tested by the departure of three member states run by military juntas.