Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
US Treasury maintains pressure on Ouattara over money laundering

For several months, the US administration has been holding a series of working meetings with the Ivorian authorities. The aim is to trace illicit financial flows that it suspects are linked to the Lebanese Hezbollah.

DRC
Washington resumes crackdown on suspected Hezbollah financiers

The Congolese finance minister held meetings with several US officials to discuss the sensitive issue of Lebanese businessmen operating in the country and suspected of financing the Shiite Islamist organisation.

West Africa
Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

Ivory Coast
Sonitra says its final farewell

The liquidation of the company Société Nationale Ivoirienne de Travaux (Sonitra) has just been approved. The firm's finances were largely impacted by a dispute between the Ivorian State and the Israeli conglomerate Solel Boneh International.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Namibia, Algeria

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

Ivory CoastSimon Seroussi, Israel's new ambassador

NamibiaFrieda Mukufa, a poet with a clear commitment

AlgeriaSelma Bakhta Mansouri, Tebboune's understudy on the continent

Africa
Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Nigeria, Djibouti and South Africa are among 12 countries to have called for continued collaboration between UNESCO and the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. The re-election of Donald Trump in the US has raised doubts over the organisation's future.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara returns to newly renovated palace without his VP

In the past, Daniel Kablan Duncan had an office on the first floor next to Ouattara's.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

For almost 10 months, Abidjan has been unable to pay its bills to natural gas producer Foxtrot International