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Morocco
With Trump back, US diplomat David Fischer hopes to return to Rabat as ambassador

After a brief stint as US ambassador in Rabat in 2020-2021, David T. Fischer has told his confidants that he cherishes the hope of being appointed to this position again.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.12.2024

Africa
Key US-Africa counterterrorism strategy poised for renewal

Donald Trump's return to power may be casting doubt on the future of some US programmes linked to Africa. But it is unlikely to halt the aid provisioned by the Global Fragility Act, a bipartisan initiative launched in 2022 to prevent conflict in nine countries, including five in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.12.2024

South Africa
Ramaphosa sets priorities for G20 presidency

Preparations for next year's G20 summit are well underway. After assuming the presidency on 1 December, South Africa has presented the broad outline for its time at the helm.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.12.2024

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 19 November 2024.

Mozambique
TotalEnergies to delay resumption of Mozambique LNG until mid-2025

The French major is not intending to relaunch its LNG project until May or June of next year. And then only if it receives financial guarantees from US Exim Bank, whose new board is set to be appointed by president-elect Donald Trump in January.

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.2024

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

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

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Free access Diplomacy 12.12.2024

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

As they attempt to recapture Khartoum from the RSF, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's SAF is increasing its PR campaigns, hiring a bevvy of lobbyists in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024.

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

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Africa may not be high on the Democrat candidate's list of priorities, but her advisers are starting to think about a strategy for the continent in the event that she wins on 5 November. Her approach is unlikely to depart radically from the Biden administration's.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.11.2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Accra, Ghana, on 28 March 2023.

Morocco
Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

In the wake of the Élysée's recognition of ‘Moroccan sovereignty' over the disputed territory and Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to Morocco, the two countries are due to discuss how to revise an autonomy plan first proposed in 2007.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.10.2024

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Rabat on 29 October 2024.

Somalia, Somaliland
Trump camp ponders Somaliland strategy

Former diplomats in charge of Donald Trump's Africa policy want him to include recognition of Somaliland's independence in his programme. But regional tensions mean not everyone is convinced.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.08.2024

Kenya
Nairobi concerned about arms deliveries promised by US after Biden withdrawal

Since William Ruto's visit to Washington in May, Kenya has been awaiting deliveries of military equipment for its security forces. The timetable announced could be affected by the return of Donald Trump as US president.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto at the Pentagon in Virginia, USA, 24 May 2024.

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

With 20 years' experience in legal counsel and lobbying for African governments keen to secure their countries' place on the oil map, Cameroonian NJ Ayuk, a thorn in the side of anti-fossil fuel civil society, now fancies his hand at investment.

Free access Energy 12.07.2024

Cameroon
US selects future ambassador to Cameroon

The US ambassador in Yaoundé, Christopher Lamora, is to be replaced by Elizabeth Moore Aubin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.06.2024

Spotlight | Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: US election thwarts TotalEnergies' plans

US election uncertainty has frozen Exim Bank's decision on resuming financing of the Mozambique LNG project, but the French major could decide to dispense with their support for now.

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2024

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry and Patrick Pouyanne at the VivaTech annual trade fair in Paris on 23 May 2024.

Angola
Alrosa works on exit (and return) strategy for Catoca diamond mine

Ongoing sanctions have pushed the Russian giant to negotiate the sale of its shares to a 'friendly' investor, with the possibility of buying them back should the winds of politics turn back in its favour.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 16.05.2024

Morocco
Oracle and Huawei battle for the favours of Maroc Telecom

US tech giant Oracle, which has been present in Morocco since the signing of the Abraham Accords, is looking to speed up its growth there. But it has to contend with competition from China's Huawei, which, despite being under US sanctions, maintains a strong presence in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Business 02.05.2024

Oracle CEO Safra Catz in New York on 12 July 2023.

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Donald Trump

Morocco
With Trump back, US diplomat David Fischer hopes to return to Rabat as ambassador

Africa
Key US-Africa counterterrorism strategy poised for renewal

South Africa
Ramaphosa sets priorities for G20 presidency

Mozambique
TotalEnergies to delay resumption of Mozambique LNG until mid-2025

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

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

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Morocco
Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

Somalia, Somaliland
Trump camp ponders Somaliland strategy

Kenya
Nairobi concerned about arms deliveries promised by US after Biden withdrawal

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Cameroon
US selects future ambassador to Cameroon

Spotlight | Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: US election thwarts TotalEnergies' plans

Angola
Alrosa works on exit (and return) strategy for Catoca diamond mine

Morocco
Oracle and Huawei battle for the favours of Maroc Telecom

Liberia
Lakshmi Mittal derails Robert Friedland

Togo
Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco
Yariv Elbaz wins inheritance dispute defamation case

Libya
AmCham Libya tends to Tripoli

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Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Donald Trump

Morocco With Trump back, US diplomat David Fischer hopes to return to Rabat as ambassador

Africa Key US-Africa counterterrorism strategy poised for renewal

South Africa Ramaphosa sets priorities for G20 presidency

Mozambique TotalEnergies to delay resumption of Mozambique LNG until mid-2025

Palace Intrigues Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Sudan Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

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

Inner circles | Africa Kamala Harris's African networks

Morocco Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

Somalia, Somaliland Trump camp ponders Somaliland strategy

Kenya Nairobi concerned about arms deliveries promised by US after Biden withdrawal

Inner circles | Africa The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Cameroon US selects future ambassador to Cameroon

Spotlight | Mozambique Mozambique LNG: US election thwarts TotalEnergies' plans

Angola Alrosa works on exit (and return) strategy for Catoca diamond mine

Morocco Oracle and Huawei battle for the favours of Maroc Telecom

Liberia Lakshmi Mittal derails Robert Friedland

Togo Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco Yariv Elbaz wins inheritance dispute defamation case

Libya AmCham Libya tends to Tripoli

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Morocco
With Trump back, US diplomat David Fischer hopes to return to Rabat as ambassador

Africa
Key US-Africa counterterrorism strategy poised for renewal

South Africa
Ramaphosa sets priorities for G20 presidency

Mozambique
TotalEnergies to delay resumption of Mozambique LNG until mid-2025

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

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

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Morocco
Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

Somalia, Somaliland
Trump camp ponders Somaliland strategy

Kenya
Nairobi concerned about arms deliveries promised by US after Biden withdrawal

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Cameroon
US selects future ambassador to Cameroon

Spotlight | Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: US election thwarts TotalEnergies' plans

Angola
Alrosa works on exit (and return) strategy for Catoca diamond mine

Morocco
Oracle and Huawei battle for the favours of Maroc Telecom

Liberia
Lakshmi Mittal derails Robert Friedland

Togo
Lomé seeks to benefit from US's Prosper Africa programme

Morocco
Yariv Elbaz wins inheritance dispute defamation case

Libya
AmCham Libya tends to Tripoli