Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Macky Sall, Chantal Biya

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

DRC/FranceTshisekedi turns down football invitation over Rwanda ads

SenegalHow Faye first learned of his election victory

CameroonChantal Biya buries the hatchet

The New Guard
Senegal and Ivory Coast, DRC, Cameroon

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

Senegal/Ivory Coast Yannick Houphouët Kouablan, watchman for the Teranga security group

DRC Taxman Floyd Kabuya dreams of being Kinshasa governor

Cameroon Emmanuel Olivier Ava-Ava, Central Asia's link to Yaoundé

Senegal
PASTEF infighting continues in wake of Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidential nomination

Ousmane Sonko's party has lined up its secretary general as a stop-gap presidential candidate to prevent his side imploding should the imprisoned opposition leader himself be unable to run. But behind the scenes, his camp is still tearing itself apart over February's election.