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

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara set for private visit to France

African UnionMahmoud Abbas sends replacement to summit

GhanaJohn Dramani Mahama invites Emmanuel Macron to Accra

Cameroon
State transfers management of National Ports Authority's assets to consulting firm Atou

In a decree signed in early December, the Minister of Domains, Cadastre and Land Affairs overturned the 2021 decision that entrusted the Douala Port Authority with the management of the assets of the former Office National des Ports du Cameroun, paving the way for the return of the company Atou.

Gabon
Fresh legal blow in Paris for India's Afcons Infrastructure

On 29 January, the Paris Court of Appeal refused to block the payment of €17.8m in guarantees by Indian firm Afcons Infrastructure to Société Autoroutière du Gabon (SAG).

West Africa
ECOWAS military chiefs heading to Freetown to debate future of standby force

The leaders of the region's armed forces will meet in the Sierra Leone capital in the coming weeks to launch the regional anti-terrorist force. The contingents made available to ECOWAS by each army will also be announced.

Kenya
Business community in the central region treads carefully amid rising tensions

With 18 months to go before the next presidential election, senior figures in the private sector, along with political and traditional leaders, are keen to avoid any direct confrontation with the head of state's camp in order to safeguard the region's economic interests.

Inner circle | Madagascar
The politicians and businessmen close to junta leader Randrianirina

Four months after seizing power, the president of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar has formed a small circle of advisers who move between politics and business.

South Africa
PetroSA closer to appointing new interim CEO

New candidate in the running to replace Sesakho Magadla as interim chief executive. The latter's arrival was widely criticised internally.

Libya
Haftar camp loses control of Niger border zone

Control of the Fezzan remains a major challenge for the strongman of Cyrenaica. Following a deadly attack on the Niger border, Toubou figure Mohamed Wardougou has shut down a key hub for oil and goods smuggling.

Algeria
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez due in Algiers

Appointed in October 2025 with a mandate that notably includes reviving security and migration cooperation between the two countries, the French minister is expected to travel to the Algerian capital within a few days' time.