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Ivory Coast
Abidjan finalises partnership with Chelsea FC

By partnering with the London-based club, the country is strengthening its Sublime Côte d'Ivoire programme. At the same time, it has set up a new tourism office in the UK capital which is allowing it to target the British and Irish markets.

Central Africa
BEAC changes tactics with mining and oil operators

With foreign exchange reserves dwindling, member states, in the midst of negotiations with the IMF, asked the central bank for progress on the issue of repatriating funds for the rehabilitation of mining and oil sites

DRC
Zani-Kodo gold mine operator irritates Sokimo

The new management of KiloMoto Mining has inherited one of the most promising deposits in the DRC. The partnership signed in 2024 with Turkish operator Milvest has been causing friction for several months over commitments that are considered to have been breached.

Nigeria
Chappal Energies faces crisis after takeover of Equinor assets

Three years on from a deal worth more than $1bn, junior oil firm Chappal Energies has been unable to stabilise its finances, prompting shareholders and creditors to appoint an interim chief executive.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema sends half-brother to New Delhi

CARPortuguese president's Bangui visit takes a turn for the worse

DRCFélix Tshisekedi's former private adviser gets stuck in Dubai

Gabon
Construction company Webcor lodges complaint against member of Oligui Nguema circle

In a dispute with Libreville stretching back more than a decade, the French firm intends to pursue its case. On 24 February, it filed "fraud" charges against a senior state official.

The New Guard
Gabon, Congo, Mauritania

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

GabonThéophane Nzame-Nze Biyoghe, President Oligui Nguema's mouthpiece

CongoArnaud Aken Elion, the Brazzaville cyber expert

MauritaniaMamadou Ball, Ghazouani's future ambassador to Abuja

Ethiopia
Armed opposition to TPLF in Tigray tempted to return to the fold

In Mekele, young politician Shewit Bitew has set about shutting down the Tigray Peace Forces, which he had nonetheless established last year. The opposition militia has become caught up in the power struggles affecting the region's main party.

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.

Botswana
Duma Boko moves closer to Paris

Botswana's head of state is expected to travel to Lyon on 7 April to participate in the One Health Summit. It will be Duma Boko's first visit to France since he was elected in 2024.

Egypt
Opposition figure Ayman Nour rallies support in Europe

Former presidential candidate Ayman Nour is stepping up contacts from London to Paris in a bid to rally the diaspora, political parties and opinion leaders.