Atiku Abubakar

Nigeria
Tinubu family and billionaire Gilbert Chagoury cement ties

The president's son Seyi Tinubu was recently appointed director of a subsidiary of Chagoury Group, marking another step in the return to favour of its Lebanese-Nigerian owner.

Nigeria
Afreximbank struggles to get Project Gazelle backers

Criticism of the $3.3bn loan to Nigeria's state oil company has had a chilling effect on potential investors, with only Chinese and Russian financing bids remaining.

Nigeria
ExxonMobil desperate to close Seplat deal ahead of presidential election

The US oil and gas giant is in a race against time to get its sale pushed through before Buhari leaves office, fearful of post-election uncertainty. It has sent its upstream director to Nigeria to try and unblock the situation.

West Africa
African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Nigeria
Presidential hopeful Kwankwaso lobbies in Paris and Washington

Former Kano governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a candidate in next year's presidential election in Nigeria, visited Paris at the end of November before flying to Washington.

Spotlight | Nigeria
Lebanese billionaire Chagoury banks on presidential candidate Bola Tinubu

Franco-Lebanese businessman Gilbert Chagoury, who lives in Paris, is banking on Bola Tinubu becoming Nigeria's new president after next year's elections. He is hoping to regain the influence he enjoyed under Sani Abacha, the country's military junta leader in the 1990s.

Kenya
Ruto's rapprochement with UAE takes shape

Newly installed as president of Kenya, William Ruto hasn't wasted any time relaunching a partnership with the UAE, where much of the preparations for his presidential campaign took place. Now several burning issues are back on the table.

Nigeria
Seplat heads at daggers drawn over ExxonMobil block buyout

The discord between the presidency and the regulator NURPC has led to the deal between US major ExxonMobil and Nigerian junior Seplat reaching an impasse, and the chances of resolving it are getting smaller each day.

Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices.

Nigeria
OPEC secretary general Barkindo's death deprives Buhari of a crucial ally

Mohammed Barkindo died unexpectedly on Tuesday, 5 May, while on a tour of Nigeria. Earlier in the week he had met with President Muhammadu Buhari, who praised his work as secretary-general of OPEC, a position he had held since 2016.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Sébastien Lecornu, Cellou Dalein Diallo and Atiku Abubakar

Small stories and intriguing affairs. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence goes behind the scenes of the continent's seats of power - and beyond.

Senegal Why did Macky Sall not stop off in Ukraine?

France-Morocco French Armed Forces Minister and Moroccan counterpart get together

Guinea CDD's trip to Canada cancelled due to F1 Grand Prix

Nigeria PDP candidate Abubakar's low-key European tour