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Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

The Algerian head of state is hoping to attend the African Union summit on 15 and 16 February to try to restore his country's lost prestige within the organisation in recent years.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.02.2025

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, 17 September 2024.

Libya
Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

While the creation of a unified Libyan government continues to be delayed, a triumvirate of foreign delegates will meet sometime between now and the end of the month to make progress on the country's political future.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

Spotlight | Africa
Elon Musk's troubled attempt to bring Starlink to the continent

Satellite internet giant SpaceX has in recent months stepped up its efforts to establish Starlink in Africa. But Musk's group is facing major obstacles, including resistance from local telephone operators.

Subscribers only Business 06.02.2025

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

The possibility of an M23 offensive on Bukavu is a huge concern for Burundi, which depends on foreign currency and resources from the DRC. The Burundian army fears a confrontation with the Rwandan-backed rebel movement, as well as with armed groups opposed to Ndayishimiye.

Free access Defence 06.02.2025

M23 fighters in Goma, DRC, on 30 January 2025.

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Faced with diplomatic paralysis, a joint EAC and SADC summit is being held in Tanzania this week. Since the M23 took control of Goma, French diplomats have been trying to set up a group of mediators to resolve the emergency in DR Congo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Rubavu, Rwanda, 25 June 2021.

East Africa
Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

The council is working on its programme for March and one of the items set to be discussed will be the crisis in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

British Permanent Representative to the UN Barbara Woodward at the UN Headquarters in New York City, 14 November 2022.

Tunisia
Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

The European Commission has been criticised for maintaining aid linked to the migration issue, despite warnings about human rights violations in Tunisia.

Subscribers only Finance 03.02.2025

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

A seminar focused on security threats in Africa was organised in New York by the US Department of Defense during the week of 20 to 24 January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.01.2025

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

The French head of state is due to attend an Indian Ocean Commission summit in Madagascar in April, and may also visit the islands of La Réunion and Mauritius.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.01.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Madagascan counterpart Andry Rajoelina at the 19th Summit of the Francophonie in Villers-Cotterets, France, 24 October 2024.

Libya
How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Libya's sovereign wealth fund has been allowed to recover some of the money blocked since 2011, but only on a case-by-case basis and with the authorisation of the UN sanctions committee. Its first attempt concerns €15bn placed with Euroclear in Belgium.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 28.01.2025

Ethiopia
Paris allocates €550,000 to help improve Ethiopia's prisons

France is set to finance a programme to modernise Ethiopian prisons. Costing €550,000, this two-year project will bring together the NGOs Prisoners Without Borders, Center for Justice and Lawyers for Human Rights.

Subscribers only Finance 28.01.2025

Libya
How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

Farhat Omar Bengdara's replacement by one of his lieutenants, Masoud Suleiman Musa, enables Libya's two strongmen to maintain their shared control of the National Oil Corporation.

Free access Energy, Business 24.01.2025

Khalifa Haftar (left) and GNU Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

South Sudan
Juba launches programme to clean up public finances

The Canadian company FreeBalance has been awarded a two-year contract worth around $15m, financed by the World Bank, to improve the management of South Sudan's public finances.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2025

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

After the few days of uncertainty accompanying the fall of Bashar al-Assad, North African diplomats are getting back to work in Syria. Some are seeking to put their previous positions on the Syrian conflict behind them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Already looking ahead to the 2027 elections, the Kenyan president made a series of promises to sugar cane growers and their local political representatives during a visit to his stronghold in early January.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 21.01.2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 29 May 2023.

Spotlight | Libya
Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

Abdelhamid Dabaiba is clinging on to his job as Libya's internationally recognised PM in Tripoli, despite manoeuvres to oust him as the divided country tries to reach a new deal on a unified government.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2025

Demonstrators put their feet on a photo of Libya's head of Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, in Misrata, 19 March 2024.

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Heads of state and senior delegations from across Africa will be at the two-day Artificial Intelligence Action Summit next month. Taking part will be the AU Development Agency, which hopes to attract public and private partners in order to maximise potential across the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2025

Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 22 June 2023.

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Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

United Nations

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Libya
Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

Spotlight | Africa
Elon Musk's troubled attempt to bring Starlink to the continent

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

East Africa
Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

Tunisia
Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Libya
How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Ethiopia
Paris allocates €550,000 to help improve Ethiopia's prisons

Libya
How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

South Sudan
Juba launches programme to clean up public finances

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Spotlight | Libya
Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Somalia
Puntland's battle against Islamic State hampered by the Yemeni connection

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

Sudan
RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe

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Morocco US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

United Nations

Spotlight | Algeria Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Libya Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

Spotlight | Africa Elon Musk's troubled attempt to bring Starlink to the continent

Burundi Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

East Africa Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

Tunisia Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

Sahel Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Spotlight | Southern Africa Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Libya How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Ethiopia Paris allocates €550,000 to help improve Ethiopia's prisons

Libya How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

South Sudan Juba launches programme to clean up public finances

Spotlight | North Africa North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Kenya Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Spotlight | Libya Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

Spotlight | Africa Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Somalia Puntland's battle against Islamic State hampered by the Yemeni connection

Algeria Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

Sudan RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

Libya
Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

Spotlight | Africa
Elon Musk's troubled attempt to bring Starlink to the continent

Burundi
Ndayishimiye prepares for potential M23 advance in South Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

East Africa
Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

Tunisia
Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Libya
How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Ethiopia
Paris allocates €550,000 to help improve Ethiopia's prisons

Libya
How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

South Sudan
Juba launches programme to clean up public finances

Spotlight | North Africa
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Spotlight | Libya
Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's ambitions at Paris Artificial Intelligence summit

Somalia
Puntland's battle against Islamic State hampered by the Yemeni connection

Algeria
Algiers spares no effort to push its candidate for AU Commission deputy chair

Sudan
RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe