Africa
Macron settles on his new Africa adviser

Africa
Elysée Palace's Africa department welcomes new second-in-command

Since August, the Africa department at France's Elysée Palace headed by Jérémie Robert has a new diplomat in its midst: Diarra Dime-Labille.

Africa
Paris gears up for African ambassadorial reshuffle

The Elysée is currently putting the finishing touches to a vast shake-up of French embassies in Africa. Posts in Kinshasa, Cotonou, Addis Ababa, Abuja and Conakry are among those affected by the changes.

Zambia
A new French ambassador in Lusaka

We now have the name of the person who will likely become the next French ambassador to Zambia, replacing François Goldblatt, who has held the position since 2020.

DRC
Macron's new Africa adviser heads to Kinshasa

French President Emmanuel Macron's new Africa adviser Jérémie Robert is due in Kinshasa for Félix Tshisekedi's inauguration on 20 January.

West Africa
UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

During a trip to Paris and Brussels, UNOWAS's Leonardo Santos Simao, held talks with officials, calling for a reduction in the sanctions against Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's juntas.

West Africa
Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

Christophe Bigot's hold on his position as the French foreign ministry's Africa head had been shaky for months before his sacking on 12 December. In the end, it came down to his handling of the Niger coup.

West Africa
Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

A gathering of France's top defence officials to discuss pressing issues about Africa that was original scheduled for 14 November will now take place on 12 December.

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
Macky Sall, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Emmanuel Macron

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

SenegalSocial crisis dents Macky Sall's international plans

CARTouadéra expected in Paris for financial summit

FranceSpeculation abounds over Macron's 'Mr. Africa'