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The New Guard
Nigeria, Niger, Central African Republic

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

NigeriaAyo Sopitan, trader turned miner

NigerSalim Gado, Tchiani's ambitious right-hand man

Central African RepublicWilliam Ndjapou, the rising adviser

Ethiopia
Addis tries to placate IMF over fuel scandal

Ilicit sales implicating several officials have led to a number of arrests, just as the Iran war is severely straining national reserves. The International Monetary Fund provides support to Ethiopia in the form of a $3.

Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
Macky Sall and Umaro Sissoko Embaló lobby Brussels in low key visit

The two former presidents made a brief stopover in the Belgian capital a few days ago. They were received by the highest authorities of the European Union to discuss their respective political futures.

Uganda
Ruto and Museveni to follow diplomatic route on island border dispute

The two presidents have agreed on a plan to resolve their differences over the management of the small island of Migingo and the waters surrounding it, where many fishermen work. They intend to draw on the expertise of their diplomats and keep politicians out of what is a sensitive issue.

South Africa
PetroSA ready to forgo $10.8m debt owed by Namibia's UAG Investments

For two years, the state-owned company has been waiting for the payment of several million dollars from a Namibian company to which it sold liquefied petroleum gas. Yet it does not intend to initiate debt collection proceedings, much to the dismay of its employees.

Algeria
Brussels grows impatient with Algiers' delays over trade dispute

The Algerian Foreign Ministry has still not provided the European Union with the name of its arbitrator in the legal proceedings between the two parties concerning their bilateral association agreement.

Morocco, Senegal
PR teams and lawyers clash in standoff to decide AFCON winners

To announce its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Senegalese Football Federation has hired a Paris PR agency. Meanwhile, Morocco's equivalent has appointed a law firm to represent it in this latest development concerning who is the rightful winner of this year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Cameroon
The World Bank's $600m electricity plan

Faced with a chronic financial deficit and numerous malfunctions, the profitability of recent infrastructures, such as the Nachtigal and Kikot dams, is seriously threatened.

Mauritania
President Ghazouani due in Brest to discuss security

The Mauritanian president will visit the Finistère prefecture in mid-April to meet with, among others, Squadran Vice Admiral Jean-François Quérat as well as representatives from the Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service.