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Chad
N'Djamena keeps wheeler-dealers at bay with allies' help

There has been a marked uptick in Western consultants looking to pay calls on the transitional government since Idriss Déby's death. Chad's intelligence agencies and those of its allies' have been busy blocking their way.

Subscribers only Business 28.07.2021

Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up presidential office's foreign intelligence service

The Ivorian head of state placed prefect Vassiriki Traoré at the helm of his office's external intelligence unit in mid-July.

Subscribers only Politics 28.07.2021

President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan to play a greater regional role as France winds down Operation Barkhane

As a result of France's decision to end Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, Ivory Coast will be called on to play a more important role in France's reorganised military presence in West Africa. A new defence attache is to be appointed in Abidjan to boost military cooperation between both countries.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.07.2021

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Texan financier and committed Christian John Montgomery devotes part of his investment company Bridgeway's profits to hunting down and forcing surrender on members of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group active on the border between the DRC and Uganda aligned to the Islamic State.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.07.2021

Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (FARDC) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province, December 31, 2013.

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's securocrats on board

The new president has retained his predecessor's top three intelligence chiefs.

Subscribers only Politics 05.07.2021

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

New interim president Colonel Assimi Goita has dismissed his predecessor Ban N'Daw's key collaborators. He is also preparing a number of "adjustments" in the security services and putting the finishing touches to the team which will be joining him at the Koulouba Palace.

Subscribers only Politics 18.06.2021

Colonel Assimi Goita was officially sworn in as Mali's transitional president.

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

The DRC's president is actively demonstrating his support of digitalising the nation's administration to reduce fraud and waste. He also hopes to appease his financial partners.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.06.2021

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.05.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

Egypt
Defence deals further seal Macron's alliance with Sisi

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who Emmanuel Macron welcomed to Paris with open arms in December, has become the Elysées' greatest ally in Africa and the wider region, something French defence groups have been quick to tap in to.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 27.04.2021

Emmanuel Macron hosted Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Paris in December

Chad
France considers its options after rebel offensive

French security services are keeping a close eye on the offensive launched from southern Libya on 11 April. For the time being, however, the French army does not plan to intervene as it did in 2019.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.04.2021

Mali
MAG Aerospace to supply spy planes to UN peacekeepers in Mali

The United Nations has chosen MAG Aerospace to supply surveillance aircraft to its peacekeepers in Mali (Minusma) to help them in their engagement with jihadist groups.

Subscribers only Defence 12.04.2021

France, Togo
Jihadist threat set to dominate talks when Gnassingbé meets Macron in Paris

Countering Islamist insurgency in the Sahel is set to top the agenda when Faure Gnassingbé is received by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace on 9 April. During his stay in Paris, the Togolese president is also scheduled to visit the Senate and the employers' group Medef.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.04.2021

Togo
Gnassingbé to pay official visit to France in the spring

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is due to pay an an official visit to France for several days in the spring.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.02.2021

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé received at the Elysée Palace by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte in September 2019.

Burkina Faso
With French Air Force planes delayed, CAE Aviation still front and centre of Operation Barkhane

Spy plane operator CAE Aviation's involvement in Operation Barkhane is being extended despite its services supposedly having been made redundant by the delivery of two new aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 07.12.2020

In Focus | Mali
How regime insiders Karim Keïta and Moussa Diawara slipped through the putschists' net

Despite being Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's leading collaborators, former intelligence chief Moussa Diawara and the deposed head of state's oldest son, Karim Keïta, have been able to slip quietly into exile. Africa Intelligence reveals their activities before and after IBK's fall from power and detail the ambiguous roles they played in the weeks leading up to the coup.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2020

The population cheering soldiers in Bamako after the coup of 18 August 18 2020.

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

DGSE

Chad
N'Djamena keeps wheeler-dealers at bay with allies' help

Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up presidential office's foreign intelligence service

Ivory Coast
Abidjan to play a greater regional role as France winds down Operation Barkhane

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's securocrats on board

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Egypt
Defence deals further seal Macron's alliance with Sisi

Chad
France considers its options after rebel offensive

Mali
MAG Aerospace to supply spy planes to UN peacekeepers in Mali

France, Togo
Jihadist threat set to dominate talks when Gnassingbé meets Macron in Paris

Togo
Gnassingbé to pay official visit to France in the spring

Burkina Faso
With French Air Force planes delayed, CAE Aviation still front and centre of Operation Barkhane

In Focus | Mali
How regime insiders Karim Keïta and Moussa Diawara slipped through the putschists' net

Spotlight | Mali
CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

Africa, Algeria
Amarante reorganises African subsidiaries and bids for growth in airport security

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Mali, United Nations
IBK's spy-in-chief faces likely UN sanctions

France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

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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?

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

DGSE

Chad N'Djamena keeps wheeler-dealers at bay with allies' help

Ivory Coast Ouattara shakes up presidential office's foreign intelligence service

Ivory Coast Abidjan to play a greater regional role as France winds down Operation Barkhane

In Focus | DRC, United States Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Niger Bazoum keeps Issoufou's securocrats on board

Mali Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

DRC Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC, France DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Egypt Defence deals further seal Macron's alliance with Sisi

Chad France considers its options after rebel offensive

Mali MAG Aerospace to supply spy planes to UN peacekeepers in Mali

France, Togo Jihadist threat set to dominate talks when Gnassingbé meets Macron in Paris

Togo Gnassingbé to pay official visit to France in the spring

Burkina Faso With French Air Force planes delayed, CAE Aviation still front and centre of Operation Barkhane

In Focus | Mali How regime insiders Karim Keïta and Moussa Diawara slipped through the putschists' net

Spotlight | Mali CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

Africa, Algeria Amarante reorganises African subsidiaries and bids for growth in airport security

Spotlight | Africa Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Mali, United Nations IBK's spy-in-chief faces likely UN sanctions

France, West Africa Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

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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?

Chad
N'Djamena keeps wheeler-dealers at bay with allies' help

Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up presidential office's foreign intelligence service

Ivory Coast
Abidjan to play a greater regional role as France winds down Operation Barkhane

In Focus | DRC, United States
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's securocrats on board

Mali
Assimi Goita removes Bah N'Daw's stalwarts and takes charge of intelligence services

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Egypt
Defence deals further seal Macron's alliance with Sisi

Chad
France considers its options after rebel offensive

Mali
MAG Aerospace to supply spy planes to UN peacekeepers in Mali

France, Togo
Jihadist threat set to dominate talks when Gnassingbé meets Macron in Paris

Togo
Gnassingbé to pay official visit to France in the spring

Burkina Faso
With French Air Force planes delayed, CAE Aviation still front and centre of Operation Barkhane

In Focus | Mali
How regime insiders Karim Keïta and Moussa Diawara slipped through the putschists' net

Spotlight | Mali
CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

Africa, Algeria
Amarante reorganises African subsidiaries and bids for growth in airport security

Spotlight | Africa
Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Mali, United Nations
IBK's spy-in-chief faces likely UN sanctions

France, West Africa
Operation Barkhane commanders' second life