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The New Guard
Angola, Mozambique, Egypt, Senegal

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

EgyptYoussef Salem, the unflappable unicorn creator.

AngolaTerritory administration Minister Dionisio Manuel da Fonseca, João Lourenço's new straight-talking champion.

MozambiqueEmilia Chambal speaks for the Frelimo youth.

SenegalThierno Seydou Ly, the engineer with a career on the fast track.

Equatorial Guinea
Government's efforts to stop ExxonMobil leaving undermined by incident on Zafiro production unit

Equatorial Guinea is trying to stop the American major leaving the country but the deteriorating state of the floating production unit serving its biggest oil field has complicated its position.

Cameroon
Kribi port makes eyes at Bolloré and CMA to develop industrial park

The Port Authority of Kribi wants to develop a 500-hectare industrial park to support its deepwater port of Kribi. The port's executives have planned to meet the shareholders of the container terminal in Paris next week to present their project

Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.

Guinea
Bpifrance moves further into Guinea

The public investment bank is working with the transitional authorities to advance several projects, including the supply of a system to secure the country's airspace, designed by the defense giant Thales.

Ghana, Ivory Coast
Mysterious UK firm Duc In Altum wants to build medical cities in Africa

The South African representative of an unknown British firm owned by an Israeli-Bulgarian duo has been trying to convince various African governments to build vast smart medical cities to fight against Covid-19.

Guinea
Monaco Resources tries to postpone final €70m repayment due to ECOWAS sanctions on Guinea

Conglomerate group subsidiary Metalcorp is notably blaming the West African sanctions on Conakry for its failure to make a repayment on a bonded debt. But in reality, its affiliate Societe des Bauxites de Guinee's financial and commercial problems have little to do with it.

Kenya
Ruto faces tricky task of choosing new army chief

The new president must soon find a replacement for the head of Kenya's military as the top brass appointed by his predecessor approach retirement. But the options open to him are rife with political considerations.

Djibouti
Afar sultan coronation puts Ismail Omar Guelleh in a pickle

In Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, the Afar are a minority which their respective governments have to pander to. In Djibouti, a dispute over the coronation of the new Afar sultan, scheduled for the end of October, has added fuel to an already burning issue.

Namibia
Forsys Metals aims to double uranium mining licences

Canadian mining junior Forsys Metals, which has been established in Namibia for more than 15 years, is looking to expand its uranium mining activities in the country. It has applied for a second mining permit in the belief that yellowcake prices will rise in future.

Egypt
Ministries short on cash for move to new capital

The inauguration of President Sisi's flagship project, Egypt's new capital set 50km from Cairo, is a few steps behind, not the least its administrative district. The country's cash-strapped ministries simply don't have the funds to relocate.