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Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Félix Tshisekedi, Vincent de Paul Massassa

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

Congo Influential Julienne Johnson becomes an official adviser to her father

Ivory Coast Ouattara's former special adviser Serey-Eiffel back in Abidjan

DRC Tshisekedi's favourite luxury hotels in the Big Apple

Gabon Vincent de Paul Massassa makes a final, quick trip to oil ministry

Gabon
Perenco, Maurel & Prom and Assala remain sanguine after coup

Since the coup on 30 August, oil operators in the country have continued regardless. They are working to build relations with the new power, whose choices of oil and gas officials have been reassuringly well-known figures.

Niger
Niger's junta and Bazoum fight for right to be represented at UN General Assembly

As the debates at the United Nations' annual summit get underway, the institution is having to deal with the war being waged behind the scenes between Niger's junta government and that of former president Mohamed Bazoum over who will be represented at the event.

Ivory Coast
Cybersecurity: Foxtrot International hit by $200,000 fraud

French group Bouygues has ordered a cyber-security audit after its Ivorian subsidiary was the victim of a massive bank transfer fraud.

Kenya
Ruto opens perilous new chapter in fight against corruption

President William Ruto's good intentions in the fight against corruption in Kenya may be hampered by the delicate judicial situation of a number of his allies accused of embezzlement.

Angola
The Lobito Corridor, a golden opportunity for drone surveillance specialists

The handover to new operators of the railway that links Kolwezi in DR Congo to the Angolan port of Lobito offers an opening for infrastructure inspection firms. French start-up ROAV7, already well-established in Central Africa, hopes to get in on the action.

Morocco
Whistleblower accuses senior managers at LEONI's Moroccan branch of embezzlement

A former HR director of the automotive supplier LEONI Wiring Systems France, who was dismissed in 2019, blew the whistle on the actions of senior executives at the company's Moroccan subsidiary. A French court ruling has not challenged the reality of his allegations but has upheld his dismissal for gross misconduct.

Tunisia
Tunis chooses Chinese Chint for electric grid planning

The state power company just signed a key contract with Chinese firm Chint Electrics to modernise its power grid.