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Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.
The candidacies of two ministers from northern Cameroon have shaken up the presidential election, which had seemed a foregone conclusion. This has been closely monitored by the presidency and benefits Paul Biya, who continues to fuel divisions within his own camp.
Currently in Washington, the Israeli Prime Minister intends to take advantage of the summit organised by the American president to meet with his African counterparts. This Israeli initiative is part of an attempt to normalise relations between the Jewish state and African and Arab countries.
Since the Nigerian took charge of the pan-African bank the number of its member states has almost doubled, thanks in large part to his ties to billionaire Aliko Dangote and his fellow development bankers.
Weakened by a succession of setbacks against armed groups on the northern border, Benin's armed forces are trying to regain a foothold with the help of private service providers, France and the EU.
Insecurity and political tensions have prevented the East African Community's group of constitutional experts from conducting planned consultations with member states. Meanwhile, the bloc's secretariat is struggling financially.
The state, whose revenues have been affected by the drop in diamond prices, has stopped supporting Minergy and Morupule, subsidiaries of the state-owned mining fund. The mines minister is struggling to reassure the unions and entrepreneurs in this key sector in the east of the country.
Mcebisi Jonas has still not been introduced to the American authorities. The special envoy to the United States is currently content to lobby from afar to push South Africa's proposals to limit the impact of tariff hikes.
Brazil's Embraer had appeared favourite to bag an over $600m deal to supply military transport planes to the Moroccan air force. But the US giant Lockheed Martin is still very much in the running, and is even trying to get the State Department to help it clinch the deal.
