Africa
France fine-tunes FARM food security plan, as US preps its own initiative

The New Guard
Benin, CAR, Qatar-Somalia

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

BeninAbiola Oïtchayomi, BCG consultant and cofounder of African publication Jamaa

Central African RepublicPamela Audrey Derom, standard-bearer for youth

QatarFaisal bin Abdullah Al Hanzab, the new ‘Mr Somalia'

France
France discusses its FARM food security plan with major agricultural commodities traders

France recently brought together the largest international traders to support its initiative towards the countries most dependent on agricultural imports. But NGOs fear that the FARM Task Force overlooks longer-term agricultural issues in Africa.

Africa, Zambia
African Union foreign ministers set to meet in Lusaka

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will hold a 'coordination' meeting of African Union (AU) foreign ministers in Lusaka from 14 to 15 July. As such, the 54 heads of diplomacy of AU countries have been invited to the Zambian capital

Africa
French grain traders Soufflet, Lecureur and Céréalis race to fill gap in market left by Russian and Ukrainian wheat

The halt in Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports has opened a window of opportunity for French grain producers in North and West Africa, who in recent weeks have been able to act as substitute suppliers at short notice.

European Union
Macron fine-tunes upcoming EU-AU summit

Ahead of the European Union's summit with the African Union on 17-18 February, the French president dispatched a representative to several African capitals in order to prepare for the gathering held under the French presidency of the EU Council.