Central African Republic, South Africa
Faustin-Archange Touadéra invited to G20 Summit in Johannesburg

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Laurent Esso,

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

AfricaEmmanuel Macron takes a tour of the continent

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema snuggles up to the Freemasons

CameroonMinister of Justice Esso reluctantly refrains from attending former colleague's funeral

South Africa
Armed forces pressured to cancel naval drills with China, Russia

In the midst of a dispute with the United States, South Africa had feared that going ahead with the maritime exercises in late November could definitively compromise US participation in the G20.

Africa
AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Each with a new commission, the African Union and European Union plan to relaunch their cooperation this year, which has been hampered by the conflict in Ukraine. The key moment will be a heads of state summit in October or November.