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    As Tokyo overhauls Africa strategy, groundwork begins for next TICAD summit

    Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Évian, France, on 17 June 2026.
    Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Évian, France, on 17 June 2026. © Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

    Japan has begun preparing the next edition of the TICAD conference, scheduled for August 2028. The event is expected to be held in Abidjan, which would be its first edition in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. The preparations come at a time when Tokyo is renewing its approach on the continent, now targeted towards defence and strategic interests.

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    Morocco
    Veolia reopens talks with interior ministry over desalination plant

    Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit and Chief Executive of Veolia Estelle Brachlianoff.
    Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit and Chief Executive of Veolia Estelle Brachlianoff.© Issam Zerrok/AFP ; Thibaud Moritz/AFP

    After several months of deadlock, dialogue is tentatively resuming between Rabat and Paris over the construction of a desalination plant for the Moroccan capital. The painful episode of Veolia's withdrawal from delegated management contracts in major cities could resurface, this time as a potential advantage for the French utilities group.

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    Palace Intrigues
    Omar-Denis Junior Bongo, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Félix Tshisekedi

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

    CongoDenis Sassou-Nguesso's children scope out Libreville ahead of Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wedding

    GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and Emmanuel Macron dine with figures from football, business and culture

    DRCKinshasa elite gather for exclusive reception
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