Laurent Gbagbo

Ivory Coast
General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

Publicly, the current head of state and his predecessor are engaged in an information battle but behind the scenes the communication channels are much smoother, if not for the thorny matter of the imprisonment of soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nasser Bourita

Intrigues big and small. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CongoSassou to holiday in Turkey

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara's three palaces in Abdijan.

Moroco/FranceRabat angry over twinning of Ivry-sur-Seine with district of Mijek

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Tidjane Thiam, Mohammed VI

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

France/Cameroon Emmanuel Macron's agenda in Yaoundé

Ivory Coast Ex-banker Tidjane Thiam soon in Abidjan

Morocco/France Mohammed VI and Macron fail to meet

Ivory Coast
Ouattara makes key new appointments at his embassy in Paris

Following his appointment of a new consul general at the French embassy in Paris in February, Alassane Ouattara has promoted one of his generals as head of the military mission there.

Lebanon, West Africa
Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

The race for the presidency of the Ivorian chapter of the World Lebanese Cultural Union is stirring up the Lebanese-Ivorian community and has broader repercussions for the Ivorian state.