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Senegal
Will Economy Minister Oulimata Sarr be the first victim of a reshuffle?

With presidential elections set for February 2024, the Ministry of Economy, headed since September 2022 by Oulimata Sarr, could be first in the firing line of a future reshuffle.

West Africa
The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Several heads of state from ECOWAS are preparing to travel to New York at the end of the month to attend the next United Nations General Assembly.

Niger
UN dashes Niger junta PM's plan to attend General Assembly

Niger's junta-appointed prime minister Ali Lamine Zeine, who informed the United Nations that he intended to travel to New York to take part in its General Assembly, has had his plan quashed by the organisation.

Africa
African states aim for united front in deep-sea mining talks

The failure of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority to produce an agreement on deep-sea mining rules has paved the way for exploration outside any legal framework. An African coalition hopes to influence the outcome of the talks to ensure the continent can benefit from these potential new riches.

Libya
Gaddafi fund hunters settle scores in US court

Anwar Arif, who was ousted in 2021 as chairman of the Libyan body trying to recover billions of dollars allegedly embezzled by the Gaddafi family, has been released from jail and has turned to a US court to try to get his old job back.

Sudan
Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

The world's largest financier of AIDS, TB, and malaria prevention and treatment has redirected its grants for Sudan to the United Nations Development Programme. The country's health minister fears the money now won't reach key healthcare programmes.

DRC
Republican Guard carried out deadly crackdown in Goma

The deadly raid against an anti-UN protest in Goma last week was carried out by the Republican Guard.

Africa
The Wagner problem to take centre stage at next UN peacekeeping summit

Participants at the next UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, in Accra in December, have already been invited to brainstorm on the topics to be discussed, and at the top of the list are likely to be issues concerning Wagner.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Andry Rajoelina, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Paul Biya

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

DRC Theft of 120-tonne shipment of copper raised in Tshisekedi meeting

Madagascar Rajoelina's former chief-of-staff's missed meeting

Algeria Tebboune's first UN General Assembly in NYC

Cameroon The military lobbies Biya

Sudan
Sudan civil war spreads to judicial arena

The Sudanese Armed Forces plan to submit a file on alleged abuses by Hemeti's Rapid Support Forces militia to the ICC by the end of the month. A civilian close to ousted president Omar al-Bashir's regime has been tasked with compiling it.

Egypt
Cairo loses out on UNESCO Priority Africa leadership role

Egyptian Mohamed Elfarnawany, tipped for the role of Assistant Director General for Priority Africa and External Relations at UNESCO, is expected to remain in his current post instead.

Guinea
Conakry's concerns grow over MINUSMA departure

Behind the scenes, Guinean diplomats have opened up to a handful of western partners, including France, to voice Conakry's concerns over the departure of MINUSMA. The United Nations peacekeeping force is set to leave before the end of 2023.

Gabon
Freed from creditors, Libreville's Paris mansion set for facelift

Purchased at great expense by the Gabonese government in 2010, the mansion in central Paris has for a long time been something of a closed-off fortress, besieged by creditors. But Libreville is now preparing to build a cultural institute in one of its wings.