Nigeria
Paris becomes battleground for rival Nigerian bankers

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Ousmane Sonko, Tony Elumelu, Alassane Ouattara

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

SenegalSonko's wife Anna Diamanka pays incognito visit to Paris

NigeriaUBA boss Tony Elumelu's evening at Palais Garnier cancelled

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara's private trip to France

Nigeria
Billionaire Jim Ovia brings his Zenith Bank to Paris

Nigeria's Zenith Bank has yet to obtain its official operating licence in France but its boss, billionaire Jim Ovia, seems to have no doubt that its application will be approved He has already signed a lease for the bank's new offices.

Angola
Standard Chartered Bank funds final project in Angola before pulling out

British Standard Chartered Bank will help fund Luanda's new water treatment plant. Quilonga Grande, one of João Lourenço's campaign promises, needs €1.2bn in funding.

Congo
Congo and Equatorial Guinea oppose Vista takeover of Société Générale subsidiaries

Société Générale announced on 8 June that it was selling its Congolese and Equatorial Guinean subsidies to the Burkina Faso company Vista Group. But Brazzaville has already said it will preempt the sale and Malabo may follow suit.

France, Nigeria
France pulls out all the stops for Wigwe's Access Bank new Paris branch

The French government is fostering its ties with Nigeria's captains of industry, and in particular Herbert Wigwe, who recently announced that his bank would open a Paris branch.