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Palace Intrigues
AU summit, Mahmoud Abbas, Judith Suminwa Tuluka

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

African UnionIsraeli and Palestinian envoys at AU Summit

DRCPM Judith Suminwa Tuluka sends out message in Cape Town

EthiopiaTPLF more divided than ever on its 50th anniversary

Ethiopia
Tension on the rise between Amhara's leading business magnates

The recent murder of a businessman from the northern region highlights the deep divisions among the business leaders of this part of the country, which is grappling with a bloody conflict.

Ethiopia
Foreign mining companies keen to extend their time in Tigray

With their business stalled by two years of conflict in Tigray, mining companies Newmont, Sun Peak and ANS Exploration are seeking to extend their exploration licences, without however resuming their activities. This is fuelling tension in a region whose economy is struggling to recover from a two-year civil war.

Ethiopia, Uganda
Kampala and Addis sketch out military rapprochement

Ugandan and Ethiopian military commanders met at the beginning of July to discuss military cooperation in the fields of training, intelligence, financing and the defence industry.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
How Meridiam's $2bn geothermal project ran out of steam

Work on the vast scheme in the Oromia region has been at a standstill for almost a year and is now set to be abandoned for good. Africa Intelligence dissects a far from isolated case of project failure as attacks in the region call into question the government's security strategy there.

Ethiopia
Swiss investor cleared of 'financing terrorism' during Tigray conflict

All charges against Josua Gehrig, the Swiss owner of a farm in Ethiopia's Tigray region, have been dropped, two years after his arrest. He had attempted to transport a million birr in cash to pay his employees.

Ethiopia
Abdi Ilay, Abiy's providential ally against Mogadishu

Amid renewed tensions with its neighbour, Addis has rehabilitated the former president of the region bordering Somalia and may now confer on him responsibilities in the federal government.

Ethiopia
Agew rebels split in Amhara after failed mediation bid

The breakdown of an attempt at reconciliation between the insurgent Agew Democratic Movement and the Amhara regional government has led to a split within the armed movement.

Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy-Bihi memorandum of understanding puts Paris in awkward position

Landlocked Ethiopia is counting on France to speed up the training of its currently fleetless navy. But the prospect of an Ethiopian naval base being established in the secessionist territory of Somaliland risks upsetting the two countries' military cooperation.

Ethiopia
AU peace and security council forced to cancel Tigray trip

Still recovering from two years of war, the northern region of Ethiopia is now contending with a devastating drought.

Ethiopia
Ethiopian government fails to reinstate officers purged during Tigray war

More than a year after a peace deal that ended [...]