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Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Assimi Goïta, George Weah, Evariste Ngamana and Marine Le Pen

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peak into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. [...]

Senegal/MaliMacky Sall telephones Assimi Goïta

LiberiaGeorge Weah to be guest of honour at Prince Johnson's birthday celebrations

CAR/FranceParis refuses medical transfer of deputy speaker Evariste Ngamana

France/AlgeriaMarine Le Pen hones her stance on relations with Algiers

Published on 05/07/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Senegal
ECOWAS Commission chief takes hard line against Macky Sall

The president of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Omar Touray, has adopted a tough stance following the announcement by the Senegalese leader Macky Sall on 3 February that his country's presidential election was being postponed.

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Joseph Boakai at his inauguration on 24 January 2024.

Ivory Coast, Mali
Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

Alert published on 3/09/22 at 10:00 am - According to Africa Intelligence's sources, Alassane Ouattara and Assimi Goïta reached an agreement on 1 September for the release of 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested on 10 July.

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The New Guard
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France
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen tries to seduce diplomats

Envoys from the French presidential election campaign team of Marine le Pen have in recent weeks made approaches to diplomats to try to win them over to their cause.

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Marine Le Pen during her trip to Chad in March 2017, on the eve of the 2017 presidential election.

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

Discreetly but insistently, France is working with its Western and African partners to prevent the junta going into partnership with Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Meanwhile, ECOWAS, egged on by Macron, is considering slapping sanctions on Mali's new leaders.

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French foreign minister Yves Le Drian at the UN General Assembly on 23 September.

West Africa
Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the only foreign head of state to attend the inauguration of Mali's transitional president Bah N'Daw on 25 September. Embalo is trying to strengthen his relationship with Bamako - with Malian businessman Aliou Boubacar Diallo's help.

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Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Assimi Goïta, George Weah, Evariste Ngamana and Marine Le Pen

Senegal/MaliMacky Sall telephones Assimi Goïta

LiberiaGeorge Weah to be guest of honour at Prince Johnson's birthday celebrations

CAR/FranceParis refuses medical transfer of deputy speaker Evariste Ngamana

France/AlgeriaMarine Le Pen hones her stance on relations with Algiers

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Palace Intrigues Macky Sall, Assimi Goïta, George Weah, Evariste Ngamana and Marine Le Pen

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Senegal ECOWAS Commission chief takes hard line against Macky Sall

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Ivory Coast, Mali Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

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

SomalilandMohamed Ahmed's charm offensive in Addis Ababa.

France Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen tries to seduce diplomats

Mali From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

West Africa Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

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Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Assimi Goïta, George Weah, Evariste Ngamana and Marine Le Pen

Senegal
ECOWAS Commission chief takes hard line against Macky Sall

Inner circles | Liberia
Boakai draws on Sirleaf-era talent to form government

Ivory Coast, Mali
Bamako and Abidjan agree on release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali

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

France
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen tries to seduce diplomats

Mali
From Washington to Algiers, Paris manoeuvres behind the scenes to keep Wagner out of Mali

West Africa
Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset