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The New Guard
Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria

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

MoroccoYassine Oukacha, the ‘mini-Akhannouch' rising through the RNI's ranks

CameroonSaida Mouleu at the helm of the world's fifth-largest shipowner

AlgeriaMehdi Delmi, taking charge of copyright in Africa

Kenya
Oil scandal showdown looms between Ruto and anti-corruption agency

The sluggish pace of the police investigation into substandard fuel imports has prompted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to launch its own probe. Despite limited powers, the agency appears unafraid of clashing with two cabinet members backed by the president.

Kenya
Ruto riled by allies as golden mining opportunity unravels

The Kenyan president saw the temporary alliance as key to developing gold mines in the west. It is however proving toothless in the face of increasing opposition from the public.

Sudan
The Emergency Response Rooms' elusive unity

In Berlin, on the sidelines of the international conference on Sudan, the ERR, one of the country's leading grassroots organisations, is facing a governance crisis. The horizontal model on which it built its reputation is now under attack from within.

Sudan
Civil coalition Tasis set to finalise government

A year after its inception, the Sudan Founding Alliance, allied with RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, is seeking to give shape to a state apparatus that its Port Sudan adversaries continue to describe as "fictional".

The New Guard
Morocco, Tanzania, Congo

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

MoroccoNayl Tounsi el-Azzoiani, high-achieving lawyer serving the kingdom

TanzaniaJackline Kuwanda, journalist championing human rights

CongoPrécieux Massoueme, Denis Sassou-Nguesso's bridge to the youth

Morocco
Abdelwali Ali el-Himma, son of royal adviser, sets up string of surprising investments

From avocado farming to the distribution of lifts, the young financier has recently positioned himself in a variety of businesses through the British investment fund 54 Capital. Among his associates is a brother of the businessman Yariv Elbaz.

Morocco
Sofia ambassador forced to react to investigation into her driver

Zakia el-Midaoui, the Moroccan ambassador to Bulgaria, has contacted her superiors in Rabat following the revelation by a Bulgarian media outlet of a case involving her driver Mario Alexandrov.

Somalia
Fallout of capture of Baidoa spreads through the region

The intervention of federal forces in the South West regional capital strengthens a head of state in the midst of a legitimacy crisis with other local leaders. Turkey has also gained influence as a result of this operation, to the detriment of Addis Ababa.

Tanzania
Government pushed to repeal repressive laws from Magufuli era

The East African Court of Justice confirmed, on 27 March, a ruling rendered by the Tanzanian court of appeal in June 2025 concerning the Written Laws. This set of amendments, approved in June 2020, significantly restricted the possibilities for civil recourse against the government’s actions.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Michael Randrianirina, Abiy Ahmed, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud

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

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema prepares for his first anniversary as president

Madagascar-Equatorial GuineaBehind Colonel Randrianirina's trip to Malabo

Ethiopia, SomaliaAbiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at cross-purposes

Africa
Amid CAF crisis, Patrice Motsepe upsets executive committee with untimely meeting

The continental governing body for football in Africa has decided to bring its executive committee together on 29 March, in a meeting that could prove to be crucial. This is also, however, a date that is inconvenient for several of its members, as it falls right in the middle of the international break, when national teams are competing all over the world.