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The New Guard
Senegal, Mauritania, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalSecurity expert Aliou Ly aims to play sub-regional role

MauritaniaAhmedou Ennahoui, a consultant with growing political influence

KenyaOrlando Simba, a champion of Pan-Africanism

Gabon
Jacques-Denis Tsanga set to overhaul Gabon's masonic allegiances abroad

In his first steps as Grand Master of the Grande Loge du Gabon, Jacques-Denis Tsanga appears to be prioritising relations with Congolese and French masonic lodges and pulling away from their Beninese counterpart.

Mauritania
Fate of G5 Sahel Defence College hangs in balance

Nouakchott and partners in the now defunct G5 Sahel force are discussing the future of the former military alliance's war academy.

Mauritania
EU delegation heads to Nouakchott

An EU delegation is to travel to Nouakchott on 7 March and meet with President Ghazouani to make official an anti-illegal immigration deal between the EU and Mauritania.

Kenya
Nairobi seeks advice from foreign partners to amend 'visa-free' system

The introduction of Kenya's new electronic travel authorisation system has not gone smoothly. After applying some initial tweaks, Kenyan diplomats are discussing the issue with their international counterparts.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa seeks to soften EU stance on deforestation

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has announced a national plan to prepare the coffee sector for implementation of an EU regulation on deforestation, which threatens to hit African coffee producers hard. Ethiopia is already feeling its effects.

Ethiopia
Deloitte helps Ethio Telecom prepare IPO on future Ethiopian stock exchange

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority and the consultancy firm Deloitte have been working together for weeks on the public operator's planned IPO.

Comoros islands
Assoumani postpones visits to Sahel juntas

Azali Assoumani's twice-postponed trip to the Sahel is now expected to take place in the next few months, but he will visit as Comorian president and no longer in an AU capacity.

Morocco
France's Loire region seeks industry and energy opportunities in Morocco

France's Pays de la Loire region is sending a business delegation to Casablanca to prospect for opportunities in the distribution, renewable energy and automobile sectors.

Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project

Kaïs Saïed a ratifié, le 14 février, la convention de garantie signée entre la Tunisie et la Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le développement (Bird) concernant le projet d'interconnexion électrique entre la Tunisie et l'Italie.