Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gims, Dadju, Chantal Biya

Gabon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema reorganises his presidential fleet

After purchasing two aircraft in August through the Nigerian company Falcon Aerospace, the Gabonese presidency sold its Gulfstream IV, which was stationed in Basel for maintenance, to the Nigerian airline FlyBird at the end of last year.

Morocco
Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Patricia Goldman, who counts Renault, Air France and Huawei among her clients, will be assisted by a Casablanca-based agency in her bid to grow her business in Morocco and across Africa.

Madagascar
Bourdon & Associés to represent journalist 'Lôla' Rasoamaharo

William Bourdon's law firm has agreed to handle Franco-Malagasy journalist Rolland Hubert Rasoamaharo's application for transfer to France.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Macky Sall, Chantal Biya

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

DRC/FranceTshisekedi turns down football invitation over Rwanda ads

SenegalHow Faye first learned of his election victory

CameroonChantal Biya buries the hatchet

The New Guard
Mali, Morocco, Kenya

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

Mali Mamadou Coulibaly aka Doums, Aya Nakamura's tour manager in Bamako

Morocco Aziza Chaouni, the architect going places

Kenya Collins Ouma, multi-tasking civic entrepreneur

Palace Intrigues
George Weah, Faure Gnassingbé, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

LiberiaWeah strands Monrovia mayor at airport

TogoGnassingbé turns deaf ear to exiled opponent François Boko

GabonOligui Nguema finally recovers presidential Gulfstream

CARTouadéra snubs his environment minister

The New Guard
Madagascar, Angola, Uganda

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

MadagascarMax Andonirina Fontaine is new environment minister

AngolaEva Rosa Santos to speak for Angolan women entrepreneurs at UN

UgandaDuncan Abigaba, Museveni's faithful communicator

Central African Republic, Gabon
Afrijet ponders Libreville-Bangui flights

This year could see the largest airline in Central Africa start a regular service to Bangui for the first time, but that still depends on the Bangui-M'Poko International Airport meeting the required standards.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Paul Biya, Patrice Talon, Andry Rajoelina

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonTurkey's BGN cosies up to General Oligui

CameroonPaul Biya refuses to replace head of presidential guard

BeninPatrice Talon on voicemail only at ECOWAS summit

MadagascarRajoelina to be sworn in without a French minister present

Madagascar
Apollo 21 affair: negotiations resume on Paul Rafanoharana's transfer

The inauguration of Andry Rajoelina on 16 December will open the way for the resumption of negotiations over the transfer to France of Franco-Madagascan Paul Rafanoharana, whom Madagascan authorities accuse of masterminding the Apollo 21 coup d'état.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Dan Gertler, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

FranceMacron's new ‘Mr Africa' to start in January

GabonOmer Laviv, Dan Gertler's go-between with Oligui Nguema

Central African RepublicRussian deputy defence minister misses Touadéra on Bangui stopover

LibyaParis embassy diplomat chastised by Quai d'Orsay

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Mahamadou Issoufou, Aya Nakamura, Azali Assoumani

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

DRCJoseph Kabila's spymaster Kalev Mutond in Paris

NigerCoup leaders differ over Issoufou's future

CongoSassous behind French pop star Aya Nakamura's Brazzaville show

African UnionFallout over G20 summit