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

KenyaRachel Ruto set to enter the presidential campaign

MadagascarFrom Rajoelina to Randrianirina, businessman Nasser Goulamhoussen tends to his varying networks

Libya-FranceRelatives of ‘martyr' Saif al-Islam Gaddafi organise ceremony

DRC
Kinshasa dodges $54.5m penalty in US ruling

The DRC, which was ordered in absentia last June to pay millions of dollars to Material Aviation Technologie Navigation, recently obtained the annulment of the judgment on procedural grounds. Yet the case could soon be reopened.

Cameroon
Kribi launches its €795m industrial zone after lengthy talks

The project is part of an industrialisation strategy aimed at backing processing units at the deep-water port of Kribi, the main access to the sea for landlocked countries in Central Africa, such as Chad and CAR.

Nigeria
Windfall for Renaissance on Shell's former licences

In a boon for current and prospective Nigerian shareholders, production from fields neglected for decades surged in 2025 and is set to rise sharply in the coming years.

Guinea, Liberia, Mali
How former Endeavour CEO Montessus struck gold again in West Africa

Recruited by Burkinabè entrepreneur Idrissa Nassa, the former head of Endeavour Mining has spent more than a year setting up a new gold group in the region by restructuring the former assets of Britain's Hummingbird, with backing from US fund Orion Resources and Abu Dhabi's ADQ.

Kenya
Beijing presses Nairobi to sign security pact

Chinese security officials and diplomats have stepped up pressure on their Kenyan counterparts to clinch an agreement centred on police cooperation, an issue they have been pushing for several months.

Sudan
The search is on for Ramtane Lamamra's successor as special envoy for Sudan

The former Algerian foreign minister is stepping down from his position as UN special envoy to Sudan. Two names are circulating in diplomatic circles for his replacement.

Zambia
How Washington is backing the Kazozu copper and cobalt project

Launched by the Texas-based company Metalex and its Zambian partner Terra Metals, with the support of the US embassy in Lusaka, this venture has also received a grant from the US Trade and Development Agency.

Morocco
The expert committee working on the future friendship treaty with France

Rabat and Paris have set up a group of a dozen prominent figures aimed at making proposals for bilateral relations. This work is expected to result in a friendship treaty between the two countries, which would be concluded during Mohammed VI's state visit, still under discussion.

Tunisia
Alpha Hyundai Motor Tunisia takes control of Mazda dealership

Mazda cars are expected to make their return to the Tunisian market within a year.