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Egypt
Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

The French energy giant Engie and its Egyptian and Japanese partners are putting the final touches on an extension of one of the largest wind farms in Africa.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, 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.

SenegalSall confides in Ouattara

Central African RepublicTouadéra faces lengthy wait for top-level French delegation

South SudanNational football squad's troubles continue

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

The Congolese president's trip to Tokyo was to have focused on strategic minerals, meetings with private sector players, and security talks with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.

Ivory Coast
Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

The Japanese conglomerate is aiming to boost its trading activities in the sub-region, and has acquired minority stakes in agricultural operators in recent years, including ETG.

Kenya
In Tokyo, Ruto hopes to reassure his Western partners

The Kenyan president's three-day visit to the Japanese capital comes as Nairobi is trying to deepen ties with neighbouring China.

Uganda
Museveni's election machine starts up gradually ahead of 2026 poll

After 38 years in power, the Ugandan president seems set to run yet again for the country's top job. His ambitious son and the opposition are already preparing for such a scenario.

Libya
Khaled Haftar's high-powered new brigade

Le fils de Khalifa Haftar, Khaled Haftar, a pris le commandement d'une nouvelle "Unité de sécurité" forte de centaines d'hommes et équipée de véhicules blindés et de systèmes anti-aériens.

Senegal
Norinco and Petit Boubé team up to arm Senegal's environment ministry

Senegal's Ministry of the Environment has negotiated a $77m contract to equip its forest guards, including the purchase of large quantities of military equipment.

DRC
$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

DR Congo's foreign affairs minister Christophe Lutundula signed a contract in December 2021 for the delivery of 167 vehicles to embassies around the world. The deal was awarded to Sada Motors, a company in which the finance minister's brother Nicola Kazadi is a minority shareholder.

South Africa
Pretoria dithers over electric car subsidies for Toyota, BMW and Volkswagen

International vehicle manufacturers based in South Africa are hoping to operate a rapid conversion to electric vehicle production as the bulk of their exports are destined for Europe. But a rift between the Department of Industry and the Treasury is blocking progress on subsidies.

Chad, France
Release of French hostage exposes Franco-Chadian military cooperation despite diplomatic chill

It was thanks to a cooperation between the Chadian army and a French contingent from Operation Barkhane that a French-Australian hostage was released on 30 October, after being kidnapped two days earlier. The successful collaboration stands in stark contrast with the current tensions between Chad and France, triggered by N'Djamena's bloody clampdown on protests on 21 October.