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Toyota

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 28.03.2024

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.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 28.03.2024

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.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2024

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.

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2024

Spotlight | Guinea
Abu Dhabi and Conakry close in on armoured vehicles for bauxite deal

The Emirati firm Streit Group is finalising a major contract to supply hundreds of armoured vehicles to Guinea's armed forces. Bauxite mining counterparties could be granted as part of the payment for the vehicles.

Subscribers only Defence 20.12.2023

Guinea President Mamadi Doumbouya in Ankara, Turkey, 3 June 2023.

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.

Subscribers only Defence 25.07.2023

Uganda
From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Alien Skin's growing popularity has made him a coveted player on Uganda's political stage, where musicians play a leading role in the battle between the ruling party and the opposition. Bobi Wine, the self-proclaimed ghetto president and the regime's leading opponent, is foremost among them.

Subscribers only Politics 21.06.2023

Ugandan politician, singer and actor Bobi Wine, 1 September 2022.

Uganda
Museveni cautiously cedes ground to his ambitious son Muhoozi

The president is avoiding confrontation with his eldest son, who hopes to succeed his father in 2026. But he is working to assert his authority over the army and win back the regions most defiant of his power.

Subscribers only Politics 05.06.2023

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, in 2021.

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Zhao Baomei has established herself as a key figure in the Central African Republic's mining sector. The mysterious and formidable Chinese businesswoman owes her success to her networks and her sharp business practices.

Subscribers only Mining 05.06.2023

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Brigitte Touadéra, Zhao Baomei.

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Togo, faced with increasingly frequent attacks by jihadists from the Sahel, wants to speed up acquisition of military equipment for its army. Faure Gnassingbé's government has turned to Moscow, purchasing attack helicopters, and is also getting help from Washington and London, much to France's chagrin.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 29.05.2023

Spotlight | Libya
UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

Tripoli is quietly lobbying the UN to allow delivery of armoured vehicles from the Emirates, despite an arms embargo on Libya. The plea comes after a ship carrying Emirati armoured vehicles to eastern Libya was seized in October, the latest in a series of violations of the international embargo.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.02.2023

Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba in Tripoli, on 21 November 2021.

In Focus | Senegal
Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

In just a short years, Thierno Ndom Ba has established himself as one of Dakar's most sought-after military equipment brokers. With discretionary use of special funds from the presidency, the businessman has become a main supplier of Senegal's gendarmerie.

Subscribers only Defence 23.01.2023

In just a few years, businessman Thierno Ndom Ba, a close friend of President Macky Sall, has established himself as one of Dakar's most sought after military equipment brokers.

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.

Subscribers only Defence 20.12.2022

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.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 12.12.2022

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.

Subscribers only Business 30.11.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.11.2022

Egypt
Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

The new head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone Walid Gamal el-Din, who was appointed by President Sisi in August, will take over a large number of green hydrogen production projects in his new role.

Subscribers only Energy 30.08.2022

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Egypt, European Union
Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

As the European Union seeks to diversify its energy sources in order to free itself from dependence on Russia, several projects to connect electricity networks between Egypt and southern Europe are vying for funding from Brussels.

Free access Energy 19.08.2022

Madagascar
Madagascar's government takes aim at car dealers

Madagascar's financial intelligence service recently summoned representatives of car dealerships to warn them that they need to clean up their act. The move came after the sector was targeted by a judicial investigation into forgery and money laundering.

Subscribers only Business 26.07.2022

Senegal
General Cheikh Wade splashes out on new military vehicles for the army

Senegal's Chief of Army Staff, General Cheikh Wade, proudly welcomed a delivery of new military equipment for the army in late June.

Subscribers only Defence 19.07.2022

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Toyota

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Ivory Coast
Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

Kenya
In Tokyo, Ruto hopes to reassure his Western partners

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

Spotlight | Guinea
Abu Dhabi and Conakry close in on armoured vehicles for bauxite deal

Libya
Khaled Haftar's high-powered new brigade

Uganda
From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Uganda
Museveni cautiously cedes ground to his ambitious son Muhoozi

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Libya
UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

In Focus | Senegal
Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

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

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

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

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

Egypt
Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Egypt, European Union
Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

Madagascar
Madagascar's government takes aim at car dealers

Senegal
General Cheikh Wade splashes out on new military vehicles for the army

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

Toyota

DRC Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Ivory Coast Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

Kenya In Tokyo, Ruto hopes to reassure his Western partners

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

Spotlight | Guinea Abu Dhabi and Conakry close in on armoured vehicles for bauxite deal

Libya Khaled Haftar's high-powered new brigade

Uganda From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Uganda Museveni cautiously cedes ground to his ambitious son Muhoozi

In Focus | Central African Republic Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

In Focus | Togo Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Libya UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

In Focus | Senegal Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

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

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

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

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

Egypt Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Egypt, European Union Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

Madagascar Madagascar's government takes aim at car dealers

Senegal General Cheikh Wade splashes out on new military vehicles for the army

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Ivory Coast
Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

Kenya
In Tokyo, Ruto hopes to reassure his Western partners

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

Spotlight | Guinea
Abu Dhabi and Conakry close in on armoured vehicles for bauxite deal

Libya
Khaled Haftar's high-powered new brigade

Uganda
From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Uganda
Museveni cautiously cedes ground to his ambitious son Muhoozi

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

In Focus | Togo
Lomé's delicate bid for military and diplomatic balance between Moscow and the West

Spotlight | Libya
UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

In Focus | Senegal
Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

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

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

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

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

Egypt
Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Egypt, European Union
Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

Madagascar
Madagascar's government takes aim at car dealers

Senegal
General Cheikh Wade splashes out on new military vehicles for the army