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Emmanuel Macron, George Weah, François Hollande, DSK and Antoine Cesareo

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

France/Niger Macron's discreet dinner with Bazoum

Liberia/USA Weah seeks face-to-face with Harris

France/DRC Hollande on billionaire-sponsored PR trip to see Mukwege

Togo DSK home from home in Lomé

Ivory Coast Cesareo, Houphouët-Boigny-era master builder, passes away

Chad
ExxonMobil battle with N'Djamena prosecutor heats up

The boss of the US major's subsidiary in Chad is under pressure from the prosecutor's office, which accuses ExxonMobil of withholding money owed to former employees. The company says it has done no wrong.

Equatorial Guinea
Why Teodoro Obiang is in a hurry to hold the presidential elections

The president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema has decided to bring forward the presidential election to November 2022. And not just for financial reasons

Sahel, United Nations
UN: Ministers, military, diplomats... Issoufou's Sahel task force

Niger's former president Mahamadou Issoufou was tasked by the UN Secretary General with drawing up a report on the situation in the Sahel that he will present to the UN General Assembly on 22 September.

Guinea, Liberia
Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

The US-Canadian mining magnate is grappling with political uncertainty in Monrovia and Conakry. While waiting for things to settle down, he has suspended most of his works and has put hundreds of employees on standby.

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

With relations between Brussels and Bamako showing no sign of mending, the EU has decided to halve the size of its military training mission in Mali, which has now been whittled down to 300 soldiers.

France, Togo
Favereau in the running to replace recalled ambassador Caballero in Lomé

Togo: Paris has suggested to Lomé the name of diplomat Augustin Favereau to replace former ambassador Jocelyne Caballero, who left at the beginning of September

Rwanda
After first-round KO, Ayabatwa hopes to beat Kagame in court again

Having convinced the East African Court of Justice that Rwanda had erred in seizing his shopping mall, exiled businessman Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa is hoping the same jurisdiction will rule in his favour over the expropriation of one of his agricultural estates.

Botswana
Danish billionaire Povlsen buys luxury game reserve from Microsoft co-founder family

Fast fashion mogul and Denmark's richest man Anders Povlsen is set to acquire a luxury game reserve and lodges in Botswana's Okavango Delta, previously owned by the late US billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

South Africa
Ramaphosa irked by constitutional court president

South Africa's head of state, who is due to release his anti-corruption plan in a month, did not take kindly to comments by Raymond Zondo, who vehemently defends the work of his commission of enquiry.

Egypt
Influential ex-negotiator leads Egypt water ministry pending Nile dam talks

Egypt has appointed Hani Sewilam to head its irrigation ministry, a key role in preparing for negotiations with its neighbour over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The hydrologist brings with him influential contacts in Europe and Africa.

Libya
USAID teams up with PM Consulting Group on its economic plan

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is strengthening its economic activities in Libya and delegating the management of some of its new projects to PM Consulting Group.