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Egypt
Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egypt and the Arab League are working on their own post-war plan for Gaza, but negotiating the disarmament of Hamas is proving to be a stumbling block.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Libya
Guest list for signing of national reconciliation charter revealed

Promoted by Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the national reconciliation charter is due to be signed by a majority of Libya's political forces on 14 February on the sidelines of the African Union summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.02.2025

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

The Algerian head of state is hoping to attend the African Union summit on 15 and 16 February to try to restore his country's lost prestige within the organisation in recent years.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.02.2025

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, 17 September 2024.

Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria seeks to reset relations with Damascus in post-Assad era

South Africa, one of the main African supporters of the Bashar al-Assad regime, is cautiously trying to establish contact with the new Syrian government dominated by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group.

Free access Diplomacy 04.02.2025

Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, the Syrian transitional government's foreign minister, Damascus, 15 January 2025.

Algeria
Head of diplomacy Ahmed Attaf due in Syria

The Algerian foreign affairs minister will be travelling to Damascus, where he is due to meet his counterpart from the new regime, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, later this week.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.02.2025

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

After the few days of uncertainty accompanying the fall of Bashar al-Assad, North African diplomats are getting back to work in Syria. Some are seeking to put their previous positions on the Syrian conflict behind them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

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 13.01.2025

Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Africa
Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Nigeria, Djibouti and South Africa are among 12 countries to have called for continued collaboration between UNESCO and the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. The re-election of Donald Trump in the US has raised doubts over the organisation's future.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Djibouti's foreign minister is the main challenger to former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga for the AU Commission chairmanship next year. Youssouf made the most of the 19th Francophonie Summit held in France earlier this month to rally support for his bid.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.10.2024

French junior minister for the Francophonie Thani Mohamed Soilihi (left) welcomes Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister, on the eve of the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris on 4 October 2024.

Inner circles | Djibouti
Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

The Djibouti contender, backed by his country's top government officials, is seeking media coverage to promote his agenda. As foreign minister, he also meets frequently with African leaders, affording him opportunities to promote his candidacy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2024

Djiboutian foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on 20 September 2024 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Following the failure of mediation in Geneva, and as the United States gets closer to its presidential election, the war in Sudan is intensifying. The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is seeking to take advantage of the situation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.09.2024

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Beijing, China, 3 September 2024.

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Arab League

Egypt
Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Libya
Guest list for signing of national reconciliation charter revealed

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria seeks to reset relations with Damascus in post-Assad era

Algeria
Head of diplomacy Ahmed Attaf due in Syria

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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

Africa
Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Inner circles | Djibouti
Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Sudan
Mediators' retreat exposes divisions ahead of Swiss peace talks

Libya
Rabat offers to broker Libyan talks after Arab League failure in Cairo

Libya
Next inter-Libyan summit to go ahead in Egypt

Inner circles | Libya
Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

Tunisia
Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

Libya
Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya
All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

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Cameroon, Central African Republic Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Arab League

Egypt Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Libya Guest list for signing of national reconciliation charter revealed

Spotlight | Algeria Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Spotlight | South Africa Pretoria seeks to reset relations with Damascus in post-Assad era

Algeria Head of diplomacy Ahmed Attaf due in Syria

Spotlight | North Africa North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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

Africa Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Ivory Coast Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Kenya, Morocco Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Inner circles | Djibouti Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Sudan Burhan plays for time before US election

Sudan Mediators' retreat exposes divisions ahead of Swiss peace talks

Libya Rabat offers to broker Libyan talks after Arab League failure in Cairo

Libya Next inter-Libyan summit to go ahead in Egypt

Inner circles | Libya Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

Tunisia Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

Congo Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

Libya Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

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About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Egypt
Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Libya
Guest list for signing of national reconciliation charter revealed

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria seeks to reset relations with Damascus in post-Assad era

Algeria
Head of diplomacy Ahmed Attaf due in Syria

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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

Africa
Abuja, Pretoria and Djibouti urge UNESCO-UNRWA cooperation to be upheld

Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Kenya, Morocco
Race to head AU Commission in full swing in French-speaking bloc

Inner circles | Djibouti
Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Sudan
Mediators' retreat exposes divisions ahead of Swiss peace talks

Libya
Rabat offers to broker Libyan talks after Arab League failure in Cairo

Libya
Next inter-Libyan summit to go ahead in Egypt

Inner circles | Libya
Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

Tunisia
Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

Libya
Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya
All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government