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The New Guard
Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, Guinea

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

KenyaMary Mutula, from reality TV to activism

South AfricaChrispin Phiri, justice ministry spokesman and rising ANC star

MoroccoSamia Jlil, co-founder of Women For Cyber Africa

GuineaMambi Magassouba combines mining and writing novels

Equatorial Guinea
UN sea court to rule on dispute between Marshall Islands and Equatorial Guinea

The Pacific Ocean country says Malabo's months-long seizure of a BP-chartered ship bearing its flag violated the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. For Malabo, the fault lies with Nigeria.

DRC
Sicomines dispute likely to cast shadow over Tshisekedi's Beijing trip

DRC president Felix Tshisekedi will travel to Beijing on 26 May for a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, during which an attempt to find a solution to the dispute over the mining firm Sicomines could be made.

Niger
Mohamed Bazoum tries to revive military cooperation with Bamako

Now that the Liptako-Gourma region has become the main centre of jihadist activity in the Sahel, Mohamed Bazoum is trying to revive military collaboration with Bamako. The chances of cooperation have been weakened, however, by mistrust between the Nigerien president and Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita.

Senegal
Macky Sall about to receive major audit of health sector

A task force is preparing to submit a report on the Senegalese health system to President Macky Sall. This will be the first time that a public policy will have been subjected to a comprehensive assessment by the Senegalese state.

Guinea
Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

American-Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland no longer believes that he can complete the Nimba iron ore mining project being carried out by his High Power Exploration (HPX) group and its local subsidiary, Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée.

Tanzania
Two years into office, Samia loosens predecessor's iron fist, but at her own pace

The president may have turned the page on some of John Magufuli's most authoritarian traits, but she has yet to bow to opposition demands to repeal certain controversial laws. The course has been set, but Samia is dictating the tempo.

Morocco
OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Though tension between Paris and Rabat is high, massive Moroccan phosphate miner OCP may sponsor the upcoming French event.