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Cameroon
French customs seize thousands from ex-football star Samuel Eto'o

In January, the French customs office at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport seized tens of thousands of euros from the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto'o.

Ivory Coast
Confederation of African Football switches AGM to Abidjan

The General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football will not take place at the Sofitel in Cotonou on 13 July, as had been planned, but at the Sofitel in Abidjan.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Guinea, Uganda

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

Nigeria Wale Ayeni, African startup financier

Guinea George Nekeon Mamy, Conakry's economic asset in DC

Uganda Resty Namanda, rising star of the Ugandan bar

Algeria
Cevital ready to start work on long-delayed tourist complex

Cevital group CEO Malik Rebrab has hired the services of foreign consultants to speed up the start of work on its new tourist complex in Tichy, east of Bejaia.

Sahel
Euro-Sahel prospects for security projects

The Euro-Sahel association is working on the creation of a coastguard unit on the Senegal River, to improve monitoring of smuggling and illegal immigration routes.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria

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

Ivory Coast Régis Bamba, the e-banking whizzkid with big plans

Tanzania Bravious Kahyoza, outspoken rising economist star

Egypt Ahmed Tantawi's bold but implausible presidential bid

Nigeria Rabiu Olowo, finance guru

Ivory Coast
Corsican businessman Michel Tomi to open casino in Abidjan

To boost his business in Africa, the Corsican entrepreneur is hoping to open what would be Abidjan's second casino, for which he will have to also build a 5-star hotel.

Botswana, Zambia
Berlin provides €2m for green consulting

L'agence de développement allemande GIZ multiplie les financements de contrats de "consulting vert" à destination de pays d'Afrique australe. En avril, elle a débloqué quelque 2,2 millions d'euros pour des projets sur les terrains botswanais et surtout zambien.

The New Guard
Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, Guinea

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

KenyaMary Mutula, from reality TV to activism

South AfricaChrispin Phiri, justice ministry spokesman and rising ANC star

MoroccoSamia Jlil, co-founder of Women For Cyber Africa

GuineaMambi Magassouba combines mining and writing novels

Palace Intrigues
Succès Masra, William Ruto, Khalifa Haftar, Abdelhamid Dabaiba

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

Chad Opposition leader Masra to call on African leaders

Kenya Ruto's chief economist creates a stir

Libya Falcon Wings, the discreet airline flying both Dabaiba and Haftar

Niger Italian soldiers to check out of their 5-star hotel