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Palace Intrigues
Yoweri Museveni, Mohammed VI, J.M. Weston

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

UgandaAn embarrassing lawsuit in New York for unpaid rent

MoroccoRoyal adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma's daughter-in-law to be

DRCCongolese VIPs snap up J.M. Weston collector loafer

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank eyes French start-up Mistral AI

The Moroccan bank is considering investing in the company, which launched an artificial intelligence model for financial firms in early March.

Morocco
Intelligence-economy giant Adit poised to gain access to Choiseul Associates's contacts

Represented in Morocco since 2024 by its director Doha Lkasmi, Next Step Influence, French firm Adit's strategic influence agency, is expected shortly to be able to draw on Choiseul's well‑established networks in the country.

Morocco
OCP Group's new lobbyist in Washington

The CEO of OCP North America has registered as a lobbyist for another subsidiary, OCP Nutricrops, in Washington.

Morocco
Lobbyist Abdelmalek Alaoui joins Zniber family service

After a difficult financial period, the agricultural holding company run by Rita Zniber is seeking to restore its image among international investors. The appointment of the influential entrepreneur to its board of directors is intended to help achieve this.

Morocco
French bill on fertilisers raises concerns at OCP Group

Just adopted in committee by the National Assembly, the draft legislation tabled by MP Benoît Biteau seeks to ban fertilisers containing cadmium. Without naming it, the text targets the Moroccan phosphate giant, France's leading supplier.

The New Guard
Morocco, DRC, Kenya

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

MoroccoYoussef Farouqi, the kingdom's gas powerhouse

DRCCharles Tabu, from music impresario to palace favourite

KenyaAbabu Namwamba, William Ruto's official voice in Kampala

DRC, Zambia
Stanford mining lab follows KoBold to Kitwe and Lubumbashi

The Mineral-X research programme provides expertise in the use of artificial intelligence for geological exploration in the Copperbelt and Haut-Katanga provinces.

Morocco
OCP and Fortescue's short-lived green hydrogen dream

The two firms had earmarked around $13bn for a green ammonia and hydrogen venture in southern Morocco. But the phosphate giant and the Australian miner have since abandoned their pact, leaving the door open for France's Engie.

Morocco
Lobbyist Omar Alaoui leaves French firm Next Step Influence

Very active on the Paris-Rabat front, Salaheddine Mezouar's former right-hand man at the Moroccan employers' body, CGEM, internally announced his departure from Next Step Influence, a move to devote himself to new projects.