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Africa
Trump's Africa task force takes shape

As the US president-elect prepares for office, several people are being lined up to fill key posts related to Africa.

Free access Diplomacy 17.01.2025

Morocco
Washington plans to strengthen embassies to counter Beijing

In response to China consolidating its foothold on the African continent, the US administration is gearing up to reorganise its diplomatic network. Morocco is one of the key countries that will be targeted by this restructuring.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2025

Kenya
Russian Orthodox Church's African leader due in western Kenya

Bishop Constantine of Zaraysk is due to visit the Kenyan county of Homa Bay on 18 January to launch construction projects. This region has very few religious facilities.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2025

Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 22 June 2023. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Heads of state and senior delegations from across Africa will be at the two-day Artificial Intelligence Action Summit next month. Taking part will be the AU Development Agency, which hopes to attract public and private partners in order to maximise potential across the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2025

Morocco's King Mohammed VI during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

Morocco
Candid royal biopic or PR job? Mohammed VI documentary raises eyebrows

Just days before President Emmanuel Macron paid a state visit to Morocco last October, a French public broadcaster aired a "documentary" about the country's king that bore all the hallmarks of a PR job.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2025

The outgoing US Ambassador in Rabat Puneet Talwar and US First Lady Jill Biden in Marrakech, Morocco, on 5 June 2023. © Fadel Senna/AFP

Morocco
US ambassador in Rabat quits ahead of Trump's return to White House

The imminent departure of Puneet Talwar, who was posted to Morocco in 2022, will leave Washington in an awkward position given China's assertive economic policies in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2025

Ivory Coast
Viviane Bakayoko-Diarrassouba to assume AmCham presidency

The managing director of Citibank in Ivory Coast is set to take over as head of the American Chamber of Commerce in the country. She would succeed Yohannes Mekbebe, who does not wish to stand for re-election.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 16.01.2025

Ivory Coast
Paris and Abidjan speed up handover of French military base

The barracks housing the French forces stationed in Abidjan are due to be officially handed back to Ivory Coast on 22 January. President Alassane Ouattara is also due to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris this month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.01.2025

Morocco
Von der Leyen indefinitely postpones trip to Rabat

The president of the European Commission had to cancel her visit for medical reasons. The meeting was due to focus on the cancellation of the fisheries and agriculture trade agreements between Morocco and the EU.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.01.2025

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

In the run-up to next month's election for the African Union role, rival North African countries are busy preparing their campaign arguments. Algeria has sent two ministers across the continent in search of backing.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.01.2025

South Africa
South African delegation will head to Paris's February AI summit

South Africa's deputy minister of communications and digital, Mondli Gungubele, from the ANC party, will be in Paris on 10 and 11 February for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit organised by the Élysée Palace.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.01.2025

Gabon
World Bank again suspends payments

After an initial suspension in June, the World Bank has once again suspended its payments due to Libreville's accumulated unpaid bills.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.01.2025

Libya
Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Diplomat Hanna Tetteh, whose appointment as special envoy to Libya is being championed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has an extensive network within the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2025

Algeria, Morocco
Western Sahara intergroup falls victim to new balance of power in European Parliament

The disappearance of the group is a reflection of the new political landscape in Strasbourg, which is particularly problematic for the independence movement.

Free access Diplomacy 10.01.2025

Gabon
French judge to examine Bongos' prison conditions

Lawyers for deposed president Ali Bongo, his wife and their son are expected to announce on 9 January the appointment of an investigating magistrate in connection with their complaint of ‘arbitrary detention’ and ‘sequestration’.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.01.2025

Madagascar
Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Since the arrest of a man with a diplomatic bag containing 53kg of gold ingots, there has been no sign of Julien Fanambinana Soananata.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.01.2025

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

The Ivorian president will head to France on 15 January for personal reasons on a visit that coincides with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço's state visit to Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.01.2025

Egypt, Gabon
Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

The candidacy of former minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled al-Anani for the post of director general of the UN body has benefited from the Gabonese candidate's withdrawal following lobbying at the highest level of state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Khaled al-Anani, the then Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, UAE, 17 May 2021.

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

Richard Randriamandrato, the Madagascan candidate for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission, is planning a tour of the continent early this month to gather support for his candidacy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

DRC
From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

On his return from Doha, Qatar, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will attend the inauguration of Ghana's new head of state, John Dramani Mahama, on 7 January, followed by that of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, on 10 January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Diplomacy

Africa
Trump's Africa task force takes shape

Morocco
Washington plans to strengthen embassies to counter Beijing

Kenya
Russian Orthodox Church's African leader due in western Kenya

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Morocco
Candid royal biopic or PR job? Mohammed VI documentary raises eyebrows

Morocco
US ambassador in Rabat quits ahead of Trump's return to White House

Ivory Coast
Viviane Bakayoko-Diarrassouba to assume AmCham presidency

Ivory Coast
Paris and Abidjan speed up handover of French military base

Morocco
Von der Leyen indefinitely postpones trip to Rabat

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

South Africa
South African delegation will head to Paris's February AI summit

Gabon
World Bank again suspends payments

Libya
Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Algeria, Morocco
Western Sahara intergroup falls victim to new balance of power in European Parliament

Gabon
French judge to examine Bongos' prison conditions

Madagascar
Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

Egypt, Gabon
Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

DRC
From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

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Africa Trump's Africa task force takes shape

Morocco Washington plans to strengthen embassies to counter Beijing

Kenya Russian Orthodox Church's African leader due in western Kenya

Spotlight | Africa Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Morocco Candid royal biopic or PR job? Mohammed VI documentary raises eyebrows

Morocco US ambassador in Rabat quits ahead of Trump's return to White House

Ivory Coast Viviane Bakayoko-Diarrassouba to assume AmCham presidency

Ivory Coast Paris and Abidjan speed up handover of French military base

Morocco Von der Leyen indefinitely postpones trip to Rabat

Algeria Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

South Africa South African delegation will head to Paris's February AI summit

Gabon World Bank again suspends payments

Libya Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Algeria, Morocco Western Sahara intergroup falls victim to new balance of power in European Parliament

Gabon French judge to examine Bongos' prison conditions

Madagascar Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

Egypt, Gabon Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

Madagascar AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

DRC From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Africa
Trump's Africa task force takes shape

Morocco
Washington plans to strengthen embassies to counter Beijing

Kenya
Russian Orthodox Church's African leader due in western Kenya

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Morocco
Candid royal biopic or PR job? Mohammed VI documentary raises eyebrows

Morocco
US ambassador in Rabat quits ahead of Trump's return to White House

Ivory Coast
Viviane Bakayoko-Diarrassouba to assume AmCham presidency

Ivory Coast
Paris and Abidjan speed up handover of French military base

Morocco
Von der Leyen indefinitely postpones trip to Rabat

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

South Africa
South African delegation will head to Paris's February AI summit

Gabon
World Bank again suspends payments

Libya
Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Algeria, Morocco
Western Sahara intergroup falls victim to new balance of power in European Parliament

Gabon
French judge to examine Bongos' prison conditions

Madagascar
Senior foreign ministry official under suspicion of gold trafficking

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara to take private trip to France

Egypt, Gabon
Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

Madagascar
AU chair candidate Randriamandrato continues his African tour

DRC
From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule