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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

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy 21.11.2024

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

As they attempt to recapture Khartoum from the RSF, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's SAF is increasing its PR campaigns, hiring a bevvy of lobbyists in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024.

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

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 20.11.2024

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

A few months after Ethiopia released their leader, several members of the Liyu Police, suspected of numerous abuses, returned in numbers to neighbouring Jubaland in Somalia. And the Somali president has just appointed one of these ex-paramilitaries to head the army.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2024

Running story | Sudan
The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 14.11.2024

Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Spotlight | Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's lacklustre AU presidency

The Mauritanian president has failed to make an imprint on the continent's affairs as chair of the African Union, which he will head for another three months only.

Free access Diplomacy 12.11.2024

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ghazouani, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 19 February 2024.

Ethiopia, Kenya
Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

The future of the East African Community and regional insecurity topped the agenda of a recent tete-a-tete between Kenya President William Ruto and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2024

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President William Ruto in Addis Ababa for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) meeting, on 10 July 2023.

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Despite its isolation over Nile water management, Egypt has begun to build a coalition of security partners with countries through which the river flows, starting with Uganda. The aim is to counter Ethiopia's influence.

Subscribers only Defence, North Africa, Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024.

Spotlight | Africa
African leaders lobby for AfDB presidency from Abuja to Pretoria

As more candidates apply to take on the African Development Bank leadership role, the presidents involved have been quietly calling round to get a picture of the situation.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 07.11.2024

The current president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan on 10 September 2024.

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

The Kenyan politician will be at AU headquarters on 8 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.11.2024

Running story | Africa
African Union: the battle of the giants

The pan-African intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Addis Ababa has increasingly become a political arena where the continent's heavyweights South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria jostle for power. In order to impose their views and place representatives in key positions in the African Union and other international organisations, these nations compete for influence and build coalitions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.11.2024

An African Union summit of heads of state and government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

The Kenyan candidate can count on several allies in each of Africa's regions to support his run for the coveted post. The grievances that drove widespread protests in Kenya earlier this year have also informed his campaign.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 05.11.2024

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga announces his candidature for chair of the African Union Commission, at the State House in Nairobi on 27 August 2024.

Angola
João Lourenço postpones Paris trip

The Angolan president and likely next AU chairperson was due to travel to France early this month but now plans to go in January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.11.2024

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Domestic politics may have distracted him of late, but Kenya's former prime minister is stepping on the gas again in his quest to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. SADC and ECOWAS member states are on his itinerary.

Subscribers only The Continent, Diplomacy 01.11.2024

Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 31 October 2023.

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

As the African Union's military engagement in Somalia enters a third chapter in January, Kenya is keen to keep its boots on the ground to counter the threat posed by Al-Shabaab.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.10.2024

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi on 22 October 2024.

Spotlight | Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

The Nigerian president and the UK prime minister held discreet talks at 10 Downing Street in early October. Since July, Britain's new Labour government has stepped up its contacts with Nigeria, where the UK foreign secretary is expected on 4 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and British prime minister Keir Starmer.

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

The Tony Blair Institute is advising Djibouti foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his candidacy for chairmanship of the African Union Commission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

The former justice minister hopes to make the most of the anti-government sentiment prevailing within civil society and among voters in her native region of central Kenya. But while Karua has already sounded out some prominent names, she's steering clear of an alliance with other opposition heavyweights.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2024

NARC-Kenya party boss Martha Karua, in Nairobi on 28 March 2023.

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

The bank has hired Bennett Group DC to lobby on its behalf in Washington.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 25.10.2024

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to present a report to the Security Council on 28 October on the protection of civilians in Sudan's civil war. It will say that conditions are not yet right for the intervention of a UN force in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2024

António Guterres at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024.

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

African Union

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Azali Assoumani, Ibrahim Foullah

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

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

The New Guard
Algeria, Kenya, Cameroon

AlgeriaHamed Oussama Salhi, spokesman for national grains interests

KenyaBrian Wesaala, football's steadfast champion

CameroonYann Gwet, connecting youth across Africa

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

Running story | Sudan
The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Spotlight | Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's lacklustre AU presidency

Ethiopia, Kenya
Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Africa
African leaders lobby for AfDB presidency from Abuja to Pretoria

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Running story | Africa
African Union: the battle of the giants

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Angola
João Lourenço postpones Paris trip

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Spotlight | Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

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Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

African Union

Palace Intrigues Alassane Ouattara, Azali Assoumani, Ibrahim Foullah

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

Sudan Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

The New Guard Algeria, Kenya, Cameroon

AlgeriaHamed Oussama Salhi, spokesman for national grains interests

KenyaBrian Wesaala, football's steadfast champion

CameroonYann Gwet, connecting youth across Africa

Ethiopia, Somalia Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

Running story | Sudan The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Spotlight | Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's lacklustre AU presidency

Ethiopia, Kenya Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Africa African leaders lobby for AfDB presidency from Abuja to Pretoria

Kenya Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Running story | Africa African Union: the battle of the giants

Kenya Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Angola João Lourenço postpones Paris trip

African Union, Kenya Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Kenya, Somalia Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Spotlight | Nigeria Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Kenya Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Africa Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Sudan Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Azali Assoumani, Ibrahim Foullah

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

The New Guard
Algeria, Kenya, Cameroon

Ethiopia, Somalia
Paramilitary defectors alter security balance between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu

Running story | Sudan
The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Spotlight | Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's lacklustre AU presidency

Ethiopia, Kenya
Ruto leverages trade to ease Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Africa
African leaders lobby for AfDB presidency from Abuja to Pretoria

Kenya
Odinga readies to launch African Union chair campaign in Addis Ababa

Running story | Africa
African Union: the battle of the giants

Kenya
Odinga casts wide net in AU Commission chair campaign

Angola
João Lourenço postpones Paris trip

African Union, Kenya
Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission

Kenya, Somalia
Ruto sketches out next phase of Kenyan military presence in Somalia

Spotlight | Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's private meeting with Keir Starmer

Djibouti
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf seeks Tony Blair Institute's advice on AU Commission candidacy

Kenya
Martha Karua rallies supporters in bid to lead Kenyan opposition

Africa
Afreximbank lobbies for renewal of US trade pact with Africa

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres