Business

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Azali Assoumani, Ibrahim Foullah

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

Ivory CoastOuattara serves up range of presidential plates

ComorosSeries of unfortunate events leads to Moroni's Sochi no-show

ChadEx-N'Djamena mayor Ibrahim Foullah sets sights on football federation

The New Guard
Algeria, Kenya, Cameroon

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

AlgeriaHamed Oussama Salhi, spokesman for national grains interests

KenyaBrian Wesaala, football's steadfast champion

CameroonYann Gwet, connecting youth across Africa

Algeria
Court of Arbitration for Sport summons Algerian Football Federation and Evol Sport

The hearing will take place by videoconference on 28 November.

The New Guard
Kenya, DRC, Nigeria

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

KenyaPeter Naituli at the summit of his game

DRCNathalie Kienga, queen of cybersecurity

NigeriaAbiola Sunmonu, Commonwealth linchpin

Morocco
EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is due to formalise a loan for the world leader in phosphate production. These funds will help the company combat drought, a growing problem across the kingdom's industrial sector.

Gabon
French employers group postpones Libreville visit

MEDEF International is postponing its business delegation mission to the country, initially scheduled to begin today, due to the proximity of the constitutional referendum, set for November 16.

Kenya
The business ventures of Ruto's children

While George Ruto is busy in the sporting world, his older brother, the president's first son, is a lawyer by training who has successfully forged his own path in agriculture.

Morocco
Questions abound over Veolia's desalination mega-project

The memorandum of association signed between Morocco's interior ministry and the French multinational is lacking in detail and has raised several technical and financial doubts.

Tunisia
UTICA employers' association comes to rescue of Italian businessman Isnardo Carta

Armed with its boss's connections at the presidential palace, UTICA is working to resolve the case of the Italian businessman, who has been facing administrative issues on his industrial estate.

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

The private sector wants to harmonise customs tariffs in the East African Community. Tensions over trade have strained diplomatic relations between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the year.

Tunisia
Former minister Mohsen Hassen branches out into Tunisian hotel sector

Tunisia's former trade minister has expanded his already impressive business empire by venturing into the hospitality industry with a four-star hotel in the heart of Tunis.