Business

The New Guard
Benin, Gabon, Ethiopia

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

BeninJean-Wilfried Kemajou, architect of a national narrative

GabonChristelle Azizet Do Rego, guiding French SMEs into Africa

EthiopiaJodahi Bezabih Petros, a youth voice for the climate

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank eyes French start-up Mistral AI

The Moroccan bank is considering investing in the company, which launched an artificial intelligence model for financial firms in early March.

South Africa
Ex-MultiChoice executives voice frustration over centralised decision-making at Canal+

Some Canal+ Africa executives say they feel excluded from strategic decisions, which are largely taken in Paris.

Morocco
Israeli-Moroccan tech start-up set to launch operations

Born out of a partnership between a Franco-Israeli businessman and Moroccan offshoring entrepreneurs, a start-up specialising in IT is set to launch its marketplace in France early April.

Kenya
Former tax chief Anthony Mwaura's questionable business contracts

Although head of a state agency, this senior figure in the president's party has not given up his business activities in either the construction or financial sectors. Yet the awarding of major public contracts to a company owned by this influential government official raises a number of questions.

South Africa
Post office administrators give up on rescue plan

Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons wrote to their line minister on 13 March, warning that they were ending efforts to save the institution. The consequences for its employees, customers and its subsidiary, Postbank, will be severe.

Palace Intrigues
Patrick Pouyanné, Daniel Chapo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Jean-Noël Barrot

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

MozambiqueTotalEnergies boss meets Daniel Chapo in Brussels

CongoFleet of planes mobilised for Sassou-Nguesso's election campaign

CARFrench foreign minister's rocky visit to Bangui

The New Guard
Namibia, Algeria, Madagascar

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

NamibiaMtundeni Ndafyaalako, surprise appointment at helm of national oil firm

AlgeriaLynda Tezkratt, expert in African technical certification

MadagascarElliot Randriamandrato, speaking out for Gen Z

Morocco
Rabat and Tel Aviv strengthen technological cooperation

A Moroccan economic delegation is due to travel to the Hebrew state in the coming weeks, at the initiative of a well-connected Israeli NGO.

Mali
Malian business leaders head to Brussels and Paris

Symbolising the slow thaw in relations between Bamako and the EU, a delegation of entrepreneurs from the Sahel country is due to meet European officials as well as Belgian business leaders during its visit on 21 March.