Arab League

Tunisia
Hayet Guettat brings culture ministry into line for Kais Saied

Tunisian cultural affairs minister Hayet Guettat is making great efforts to strengthen her control over her ministry and to make sure she is noticed by the Tunisian president. She hopes to get a ministerial post with a bigger budget allocation in future.

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.

Egypt
Russia-Arab League ministerial summit to go ahead in Cairo in April

Postponed by several months, the gathering between Russia and the Arab League will finally take place in Cairo in April, but not all member states of the pan-Arab organisation are necessarily in favour of it.

Gambia
Despite Gulf funds, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit delayed again

The next OIC summit, which is keenly backed by the Gulf oil monarchies and is due to be held in Gambia, has been repeatedly delayed. It is now scheduled for the first half of 2024.

Greece, Libya
Behind the latest clash between Tripoli and Athens

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs' recent visit to Libya set off a new crisis between Athens and Tripoli, which can be traced back to Greece's rivalry with Turkey.

Algeria
Arab League: Saudi business presence in Algiers, but MbS's absence noted

The Saudi delegation to the Arab League summit will include several key figures in the economic field, but will lack the presence of political heavyweights. This is adding to ongoing tension between member states.

Algeria
Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

As the Algerian capital prepares to host the 2022 Arab League summit in November, more and more heads of state have begun to confirm their presence.

Egypt, Libya
Tensions between Cairo and Tripoli paralyse Arab League

The European Union-Arab League gathering scheduled to take place in Cairo on 10 October is likely to be postponed indefinitely.

Morocco, Tunisia
Rabat seeks stronger signs from Tunis before making peace

Morocco and Tunisia are slowly settling their differences, but the kingdom wants Tunis to take some concrete steps before it is willing to make amends.

Egypt
GCM under fire over COP27 planning

Global Conference Management, said to be close to the Egyptian intelligence services, has run many international conferences spearheaded by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The organisation of COP27 is frustrating some foreign delegations.

The New Guard
South Africa, Uganda, Morocco, Algeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South Africa Fasiha Hassan, Gauteng's MPL pushing to rejuvenate ANC

Uganda Elison Karuhanga, the Lake Albert-connected oil lawyer

Morocco Boucharab, former IT chief of OCP, LVMH and Total, heads into the cloud

Algeria Benghanem keen to put Algeria back on investors' radar

Tunisia
Taïeb Baccouche in no man's land at the AMU after the Tunis-Rabat crisis

The mandate of the Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) expired at the end of August. In the midst of the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Tunisia, Taïeb Baccouche sent a request to the five member states for an extension of his mandate.

Algeria
MbS due in Algiers to talk oil and Arab League

Following his visit to Greece then France, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is heading to Algiers where he is expected by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday.