World Health Organisation

Ghana
Accra and Washington's health deal in limbo

While Donald Trump's administration is working towards new health agreements on the continent, Ghana is currently reluctant to accept the US administration's offer.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mozambique

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

Ivory CoastAmadou Coulibaly, expert at the service of US embassy

EgyptYasmine Abo el-Fotoh, championing women in video games

MozambiqueIsaac Vasco da Gama, the ophthalmologist trying to shake up paediatrics

Sudan
World Bank releases $186m emergency aid for Sudan

The World Bank released two emergency financing packages for Sudan on 13 December - one for $100m and one for $86m. 13 million Sudanese have fled their homes and 24 million need emergency humanitarian aid due to the civil war that erupted in April 2023.

Mauritania
Ghazouani to meet Macron at the Elysée

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is due to be received for lunch by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris at the Elysée Palace on 29 May.

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Guinea, Kenya, Ethiopia

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

GuineaAboubacar Sidiki Kanté, lawyer and fixer to miners and industry

KenyaBeatrice Waruinge, ‘cinemactivist'

EthiopiaCherinet Hariffo, active in the diaspora

Ivory Coast
Local companies say government ignored their demands in tobacco traceability tender

Angry Ivorian companies believe the government has ignored their complaints about the tender to design a traceability system that they say favours international players such as the Swiss firm SICPA at the expense of local firms.

Mozambique
Tycoon Bruno Morgado hopes to supply FRELIMO government with vaccines

Bruno Morgado, who has solid connections within the ruling party, is gearing up to import Covid-19 vaccines.

Africa
Shell, ExxonMobil, Sasol step up for Covid vaccines and spy opportunity

Oil companies, convinced that the hydrocarbon sector's recovery, particularly in Africa, will go hand in hand with vaccination, are helping out with inoculation programmes. Some are investing in the lucrative market for storing vaccines.

Ethiopia, Somalia
The TPLF point men still disrupting Somali politics

Certain members of the Somali political class have such a strong allegiance to the TPLF that it is polarising the upcoming presidential election.

Ethiopia
Adhanom still in the race for WHO, but almost out

Contrary to what we wrote previously (ION 1437), the Ethiopian [...]