Macky Sall

Senegal
French MP Bruno Fuchs meets Prime Minister Sonko

The chair of the French parliamentary foreign affairs committee was received in turn by Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 22 April in Dakar.

Palace Intrigues
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

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

LibyaAbdul Hamid Dbeibeh secures future football coach's salary

African UnionÉdouard Bizimana connects to Malabo airport wifi to defend Macky Sall

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema nurtures Libreville-Cotonou axis

Palace Intrigues
Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, Aliko Dangote, Macky Sall

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

DRCBehind the scenes of the incident targeting the Congolese first lady in Washington

NigeriaMissed meeting between David Lammy and Aliko Dangote

SenegalMacky Sall changes his Parisian habits

Africa
Macky Sall's push to lead UN sparks divisions within AU

The pan-African organisation, along with several of its member countries, has expressed surprise at the methods used to select the former Senegalese president as Africa's candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General.

Senegal
Faye chooses polarising figure as new top military adviser

By appointing General Cheikhou Camara as chief of staff to the presidency, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is turning to Ousmane Sonko's former éminence grise, a noted advocate of the hard sovereignist line.

Kenya
Parliament ends diplomatic immunity for GCA climate research body

Despite Kenyan government backing, the climate change research facility Global Centre on Adaptation is set to lose its diplomatic status in the country. Parliament is mulling the various controversies surrounding the organisation, whose leader is close to the head of state.

African Union
African capitals consider successor to UN's António Guterres

The latest African Union summit provided an opportunity for several African countries to open discussions on the issue.

Congo, Senegal
Faye prepares official visit to Brazzaville

The Senegalese president plans to visit Congo in early February at the invitation of his counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Several strategic issues are expected to be discussed during the trip.