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Alassane Ouattara and Macky Sall, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

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

Senegal Ouattara and Sall's unlikely double get-together

Congo PM Makosso joins the Academy of Overseas Sciences

Sudan al-Burhan's discreet lobbying at Arab League summit

Gabon
Shortlist of companies set to acquire Carlyle's Gabon assets shifts again

Carlyle and its advising bank Citibank have once again made [...]

DRC
Congolese government arrives en masse in China for talks

Several of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's ministers arrived in Beijing before his state visit.

Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

The Guinean junta, which hopes to deploy a second battalion of peacekeepers to the UN mission in Mali, has ordered 25 armoured personnel carriers from the South African firm OTT Technologies. The contingent could be deployed at the earliest in early 2024.

Nigeria
Macron to send minister Zacharopoulou to Nigeria for president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu's inauguration

The French State Secretary for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou is expected to travel to Nigeria to attend president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu's inauguration on 29 May.

Kenya, Somalia
Behind the scenes of the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border

The long-anticipated reopening of the land border between Kenya and Somalia is expected to take place in stages over several months. This détente, which follows years of tension, could even entail setting up a new crossing point to complement the three already in preparation.

Tanzania
World Bank releases $300m to support Samia's agriculture project

Earlier this month the World Bank's board of directors approved a five-year, $300m financing package to boost Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's agricultural transformation programme

Madagascar
Siteny hires French PR firm Patricia Goldman to boost presidential run

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko has engaged Paris-based PR agency Patricia Goldman International as he gears up for this year's presidential election. He has also been paying visits to a range of top-tier national leaders.

Egypt
Rising gold prices start rush to create specialist investment funds

Its place as the ultimate safe investment and limited stocks mean that gold is changing hands at record prices in Egypt, much higher than those available on the international market. A first specialist gold investment fund has been set up and others are due to follow.

Tunisia
Tunis' new energy strategy fails to convince foreign investors

Tunisia has been trying to attract new foreign investors to its energy sector. But red tape and other administrative hurdles make many firms wary.