The New Guard
Chad, Guinea, Sudan

Guinea
Withdrawn from Canal Plus's offer, Hadafo Médias to file complaint in Paris

Lamine Guirassy's Guinean group Hadafo Médias is to lodge a complaint with the Paris Commercial Court against the French operator Canal Plus for 'abusive breach of contract'.

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DR Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Eswatini

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

DRC Charlotte Kalala, a bridge between the diaspora and the two Congos

Guinea Mohamed Diawara, leader of the revolting judges

Ethiopia Noel Daniel, promoting venture capital in Addis

Eswatini Sicelo Mngomezulu, the pro-democracy lawyer exiled by the absolutist king

Sudan
Civilian coalition postpones Addis meeting due to internal divisions

A coalition of intellectuals and politicians is struggling to speak with a single voice in relation to the warring parties in Sudan on account of internal disagreements.

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Nigeria, Gabon, DRC, Egypt

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

Nigeria Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu's rising comms star

Gabon Anges-Kevin Nzigou, the key opposition lawyer ready to pounce

DRC Junior M'Buyi, the international finance expert back in Kinshasa

Egypt Serial investor Mohamed ‘Nagaty' Aboulnaga strikes again

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Kenya, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Angola

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

KenyaBina Maseno mixes politics and aesthetics

DRCStéphanie Mbombo, from mining to climate finance

EthiopiaGezahegn Mamo pushes pure Ethiopian coffee

AngolaJean-Claude Nzita, spokesman for Cabinda's independence movement

Guinea, Rwanda
Mamady Doumbouya strengthens ties between Conakry and Kigali

The transition government just appointed three diplomats to staff Guinea's first embassy in Rwanda. President Mamady Doumbouya is accelerating the rapprochement his predecessor started.

Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
Chad all but deprived of trade routes after Niger coup

Imports bound for Chad have been blocked in Benin since Niger's borders were shut after the recent coup there. This means Chad has lost a fourth major trade route - after conflict in Libya and in Sudan stopped the flow of goods - and it is now planning to boost its Cameroonian channel.