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Mohammed VI, Moulay Hassan, Ali Lamine Zeine, Alexandre Djouhri

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

MoroccoCrown Prince Moulay Hassan joins dad in Paris

NigerPM Ali Lamine Zeine snubs the MEDays in Tanger

FranceAlexandre Djouhri, faithful viewer of conservative CNews TV from jail

Congo
Sassou fine-tunes his campaign team

With four months to go before the presidential election, the head of state is relying on the Parti Congolais du Travail, which is holding its congress at the end of December, and on a small circle of loyalists, while dealing with tensions within his clan.

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara plans government shake-up for fourth term

Just re-elected again, the Ivorian president is already putting together his future government, with the political rise of his brother, Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara, high on his list of priorities.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan considers new satellite intelligence systems

Additional resources could be allocated to monitoring the country's northern borders.

Sudan
Aliya Hassan Abuna, the key to keeping Burhan's alliances onside

Appointed in July, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Social Peace already has her work cut out. As battles rage in Kordofan, she is striving to prevent post-conflict tensions between local communities and troops allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Uganda
Internal intelligence swings into action upstream of elections

The main intelligence agency is targeting several youth groups that could become active in the lead-up to the elections scheduled for January. Although the president's re-election is in little doubt, security officials anticipate tensions.

South Africa
The Central Energy Fund publishes misleading annual report

The CEF, the parent company of the heavily indebted PetroSA, posted an unexpected net profit in 2024-2025. Yet this figure masks countless structural difficulties.

Madagascar
US firm Symbion Power loses final round in power plant dispute to Vision Madagascar

In early December, the District Court for the Southern District of New York examined a dispute between Symbion Power, Chelsea Energy and Vision Madagascar.

Morocco
Abu Dhabi aims to leverage US interest in Western Sahara

After France and the United States, the United Arab Emirates is preparing to launch an economic offensive in the disputed territory.

Libya
LIA sovereign fund seeks to entrust management of its assets to Kirkoswald

The Libyan Investment Authority could mandate the hedge fund to oversee its billions of dollars. The Bahamas-based company would have full authority to recover these assets under UN sanctions and place them in a new fund to reinvest them.