Emmanuel Macron

Equatorial Guinea
New Paris ambassador's arrival delayed until September

Initially expected in the French capital this month, Juan Ndong Nguema Mbengono will now take up his new role at the approach of autumn. The role has been vacant since French authorities seized the property housing the embassy last year.

Africa
Macron's African cultural centre gets permanent home in French capital

A Paris-based African cultural institution created after being announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2021 will relocate to the west of the capital.

Algeria
Algiers and Paris move to restore judicial cooperation

In a sign of warming relations, the Algerian embassy in Paris is preparing to welcome a magistrate tasked with reviving mutual legal assistance with France, a collaboration suspended since 2024.

Gabon
Oligui Nguema prepares party shake-up to tighten political control

The president is about to enter a period of high political risk. With the ruling UDB undergoing a power shuffle and dissent mounting within the recovering PDG, he is attempting to tighten his grip on his two main political bases.

Palace Intrigues
Mohammed VI, Michael Randrianirina, William Ruto, Félix Tshisekedi

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

MoroccoChinese ambassador receives a royal snub

MadagascarThe Parisian pro-"Michael" support group holds its first bash

KenyaWilliam Ruto steers his advisers clear of infighting

DRCBehind the dismissal of subcontracting regulatory authority boss

Chad
French army makes a quiet return to N'Djamena

A handful of French officers returned to N'Djamena in mid-April to revive cooperation with the Chadian army, at a time when the partnership with Turkey is faltering.

Morocco
Rabat and Paris work towards October for Mohammed VI state visit

While the new French ambassador to Rabat, Philippe Lalliot, has presented his credentials to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, the Élysée Palace and the Quai d'Orsay have not given up on the king's visit to the French capital.

Guinea
Conakry seeks investment bank to issue its first Eurobond

With a view to financing its Simandou 2040 development plan, the country is seeking to raise funds on the international markets. It is expected to announce the investment bank that will guide it through the procedure in the coming weeks.

Africa
French foreign ministry finalises diplomatic reshuffle

France's diplomatic body has put the finishing touches on its list of appointees to chancelleries in Dakar, Maputo and Dodoma. Still, a handful of key posts have yet to be filled.

Congo
Four heads of state due in Brazzaville for the AfDB's annual meetings

The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of the African financing system, of which he gave a first outline during the Africa Forward summit on 11 and 12 May.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

GuineaRobert Bourgi and Mamadi Doumbouya's discreet one-on-one

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara makes a stop in Paris

Central African RepublicIvorian businessman Tommy Tayoro Nyckos gives Touadéra a lift