Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Main global cocoa buyers refuse poor-quality beans

Three weeks into the largest sales campaign of Ivory Coast's 2025-26 cocoa harvest, the main international traders have turned up their noses at the beans, due to their poor quality.

Palace Intrigues
Andry Rajoelina, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara

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

MadagascarA luxury hotel and an artificial island : Rajoelina's Dubai stops

CongoAnatole Collinet Makosso repents to Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara remains loyal to construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's jets

Ghana, Ivory Coast
How Accra and Abidjan have coordinated cocoa purchase prices

The Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative was consulted by Presidents Alassane Ouattara and John Dramani Mahama before they announced the new tariffs for cocoa farmers in their respective countries.

Ivory Coast
Sidi Mohamed Kagnassi wins another major state contract

The Swiss-Malian businessman, owner of SIMDCI, has secured a substantial contract for the renovation and expansion of public universities in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara's party takes presidential campaign to London

The ministers for youth promotion and communication are to meet representatives of the Chatham House think tank.

Ivory Coast
Presidential campaign funding raises difficult questions

Several candidates in the 25 October presidential election have requested state funding for their campaigns. This is a sensitive issue that must be decided by the Ivorian head of state, Alassane Ouattara.

Palace Intrigues
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gilbert Chagoury, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

SudanShadow of Burhan brothers looms over new mining minister

NigeriaGilbert Chagoury invited to Tinubu and Macron's Elysée Palace lunch

CARAbu Dhabi sends plane for Touadéra

Ivory CoastLaurent Gbagbo favours Jacqueville over Assinie

Gabon
Oligui Nguema shortly to return to Abidjan

The Gabonese president is planning an official visit to the Ivorian economic capital. The details of this visit were settled with Alassane Ouattara in August.

Guinea
How Conakry junta took control of GAC bauxite project

Pending the selection of a new mining operator, the authorities have transferred the assets of the Emirati company Guinea Alumina Corp to Nimba Mining Co, a new state firm that does not yet have a management team.

DRC
SADC admonishes Tshisekedi for payment delays

A major absentee at the 45th Southern African Development Community summit, the president was running the risk of not being allowed to speak, due to not paying full dues for the SAMIDRC joint force.