Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algeria
Ex-DGSN security service chief Abdelghani Hamel back in hospital

Former national police commissioner Abdelghani Hamel was admitted to the Mustapha-Pacha hospital in Algiers in early October to undergo major surgery.

Algeria
General Athmane Tartag moved to house arrest

The ailing former security chief will serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest in Oran in western Algeria.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Bernard Arnault, Félix Tshisekedi, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Gabon Bernard Arnault abandons bid to buy Paris mansion

DRCTshisekedi renews relations with Moïse Katumbi

Algeria Dominique de Villepin's secret tête-à-tête with Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Ivory Coast Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Paris and Brussels

Algeria
Investment promotion agency plans foreign tour

The new body set up in September 2022 is aiming to attract and reassure investors with new incentives.

Algeria
Kamel Sidi Said, Tebboune's prime mover in ANEP's allocation of ads

The director of communications in the president's office is a key player in the distribution of advertising by the government agency in support of the press.

Algeria
Boughezoul city progress shrouded in uncertainty

While the vast urban build in Boughezoul is back on the cards thanks to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and rising oil and gas prices, it is running far behind schedule. The minister in charge has yet to pick a property developer for the project due to a lack of credible candidates.

Algeria
Foreign minister Lamamra comes under renewed pressure

Ramtane Lamamra has in recent months faced a backlash from the president's inner circle, a situation that has become worse since the appointment of a new secretary-general at the ministry.

The New Guard
Congo, Algeria, Namibia and Nigeria

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

Congo Baptism of fire for country's youngest MP, Antoine Obam'Ondon

Algeria Yacine Oualid, the face of 'new Algeria' 

Namibia Sharonice Busch tackles youth unemployment

Nigeria Chinny Ogunro, The Africa Center's well-connected new COO

Algeria
Tebboune tends to his image ahead of 2024

The idea that he should run for a second term is gradually firming up in the mind of Abdelmadjid Tebboune. As the 2024 election approaches, the Algerian leader has begun tightening up his official communications and bringing greater pressure to bear on the country's main media outlets.