Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Sébastien Lecornu, Cellou Dalein Diallo and Atiku Abubakar

West Africa
African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Ethiopia
Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet African Union in Addis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be in #Ethiopia on 26 and 27 July and is expected to meet there with several ambassadors to the African Union.

Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Chad, South Africa and Somaliland

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastKen Kakena, Congolese fintech expert of Abidjan.

ChadMamadou Djimtebaye, N'Djamena's go-to spin doctor.

South AfricaNobuhle Pamela Nkabane, the energy ministry's bright young spark.

SomalilandMohamed Ahmed's charm offensive in Addis Ababa.