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The New Guard
Congo, Guinea, Burundi, Kenya

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

Congo Michel Djombo becomes the bosses' boss

Guinea Lionel Chobli picked to roll out fibre optic

Burundi Evrard Havyarimana boosts business links for Burundi diaspora in France

Kenya Carolyne Kamende Daudi at heart of the trial of the year

DRC, Uganda
Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

A UN panel of experts and Congolese intelligence services suspect Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's army of having "facilitated" M23 movements on its territory. The UN panel is expected to shortly issue a related report.

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

To the great displeasure of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the Republic of Congo's Falcon 7X jet will be sold at auction with a starting price of €15m.

Guinea
Junta cracks down on illegal gold mining

Mamadi Doumbouya has ordered his troops to put an end to illegal mining in Siguiri, Guinea's main gold producing region. This activity is largely organised by Chinese nationals. The major miners in the area, notably AngloGold Ashanti and Nordgold, had been complaining for several months about the negative impact on their concessions.

Algeria, Niger, Nigeria
Algeria and Nigeria maintain Trans-Saharan pipeline illusion to counter rival Moroccan project

Ministerial meetings, reassuring reminders, a technical study... Official communications from both Algiers and Abuja about the progress of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline are in stark contrast to the security reality on the ground. Both countries play this down in a bid to outdo a rival Nigeria-Morocco project, which is just as hypothetical.

Sudan
Former Darfur rebels hold out for fresh talks on 5 December agreement

Despite the proclaimed determination of the Sudanese political and military elite to get the political transition process under way, the 13-month stand-off, which has now ended, has left some parties seriously disgruntled.

Kenya
Ruto cautiously keen to resume $500m hydro dam projects

Plans to build the two Rift Valley dams were shelved in 2019 over concerns about corruption that led some of William Ruto's allies to lose their government jobs. The new president is now tentatively talking about getting the projects off the ground again.

Somalia
Brussels weighs up support for Somali army

After focusing on the Sahel and the DRC, the European External Action Service is looking towards the Horn of Africa.

South Africa
Ramaphosa plans New Year government reshuffle

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is looking to win re-election as head of the ANC. He plans to change his ministerial team before the return of parliament in February but is waiting first to see what will be the balance of power in the party following its upcoming conference.

Egypt
River Nile ports set to be handed over to the private sector

The Egyptian state is in the process of withdrawing from the management of commercial ports on the River Nile. The United Arab Emirates is ready to take advantage of the new market this will create.

Tunisia
EU frets about Tunisia legislative elections

Brussels is anxiously awaiting the results of the first round of legislative elections in Tunisia on 17 December. The European Union is concerned about the lack of campaigning and a boycott by opposition parties.