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Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Gabon Frédéric Bongo back at the Palais du Bord de Mer

DRC Tshisekedi's gives cars to senators

Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso misses his tailor's birthday

France-Africa Ségolène Royal's African adventures

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

While the head of Congolese diplomacy travelled to Arusha to finalise membership of the East African Community, the regional organisation's military leaders are preparing to send troops. The Congolese army chief of staff signed a confidential document with his counterparts detailing it.

Congo
French firm Themiis to provide maritime security training in Brazzaville

Themiis, a French military training speciaist, is due to inaugurate its maritime security training centre in Brazzaville in September. The launch of the future regional institute for advanced river and maritime studies has been supervised by Congo PM Anatole Collinet Makosso.

Ghana
Minister Prempeh grants Aker Energy yet more time for Pecan field development

For the eighth time now, Accra has extended the deadline for the operator of the DWT-CTP block to submit its development plan, now due by 30 September.

Burkina Faso
Canada aid cut riles Burkinabe government but indirect funding continues

Some officials in Burkina Faso have expressed dismay at Ottawa's suspension of its direct budgetary support in the wake of the coup d'état. But Canada, the country's leading foreign investor through its mining companies, is maintaining the bulk of its aid.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara heads to South Africa to strengthen ties with Ramaphosa

After welcoming the South African head of state in Abidjan in December, Alassane Ouattara is due to travel to Pretoria on 22 July for an official visit. Trade relations and a draft defence agreement are on the cards.

West Africa
Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

The heads of Ghana Cocobod and Ivory Coast's Conseil Café Cacao were in Accra last week to refine their joint strategy in the face of the industry's trading giants and industrialists, who are considering diversifying their supplies elsewhere.

East Africa
Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud missed IGAD summit

Held up in Ankara by President Erdogan, the Somali president did not arrive in time for the meeting in Nairobi, despite the pressing nature of the topics up for discussion.

Kenya
Fuel distributor Rubis forced to change tack in Nairobi

The French oil distribution group wants to make amends with the Kenyan authorities after they accused it in April of using Kenya as a landing pad to export its products to its East African subsidiaries.

South Africa
Private sector talks stall over prosecution service funding

To help the underfunded National Prosecuting Authority deal with the Zondo cases, the Department of Justice has called on the private sector. But discussions are currently at a standstill.

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.