The New Guard
Kenya, Algeria, Cameroon

The New Guard
Africa, Morocco, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

AfricaQatar's new head of African affairs make a splash

MoroccoNizar Abdallaoui Maane, from second-hand cars to Mohammed VI Fund

KenyaDebra Aroko, an award-winning documentary maker

Central Africa
BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli.

Ethiopia
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia makes up lost ground on cybersecurity

The country's leading commercial bank has approached external consultants with a view to overhauling its IT security systems. This should also help prepare it for the arrival of foreign players in a sector that until now has been the exclusive preserve of Ethiopian concerns.

The New Guard
Cameroon, Morocco, Mauritania and CAR

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

CameroonJoel Sikam, an entrepreneur working to boost Younde-Paris trade

MoroccoRachid Ennassiri, an energetic energy transition ministry adviser.

MauritaniaSidi-Mohamed Dhaker, the Central Bank's youth asset.

Central African RepublicMartine Kessy Ekomo-Soignet, the voice of young people in CAR.

Algeria
EY and Deloitte call it a day

Despite being allowed to reopen a few weeks after the authorities obliged them to halt work, the two global auditing giants will put an end to their consulting activities in Algeria. Their competitors KPMG and PwC are not yet concerned.