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The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria

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

Ivory Coast Régis Bamba, the e-banking whizzkid with big plans

Tanzania Bravious Kahyoza, outspoken rising economist star

Egypt Ahmed Tantawi's bold but implausible presidential bid

Nigeria Rabiu Olowo, finance guru

DRC
Tshisekedi forced to reshuffle intelligence chiefs after ANR boss taken ill

ANR intelligence agency boss Jean-Hervé Mbelu Biosha's health problems have forced DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi to rush through a security services reshuffle that had been on the cards for at least a year.

Cameroon
Military judge rejects Maxime Eko Eko's request for bail

A judge has rejected a request for bail from Maxime Eko Eko, the head of the Directorate General of External Research who has been behind bars since 4 March in connection with the murder of journalist Martinez Zogo.

Nigeria
Former petroleum resources state minister Sylva relies on alliances to take Bayelsa State

Timipre Sylva, who is running for the post of governor of Bayelsa State, has done a series of deals with the local kingmakers to help him defeat the outgoing governor, and is seeking to take back the oil and gas producing Niger Delta state from the People's Democratic Party.

Ghana
Panic spreads at Ghana's GNPC over Saltpond field decommissioning

Following our revelations about the dismantling of Ghana's oldest oil field, the state-run oil firm was quick to stage a counter-attack. The incident has embarrassed the Ghanaian authorities just as they have negotiated a $3bn loan with the IMF.

Sudan
World Food Programme's distribution woes

On Monday, the UN elevated Sudan into a category of hunger hotspots of "highest concern". Continuing clashes between the army and paramilitary forces, especially in Khartoum, make it extremely challenging to deliver life-saving food supplies.

East Africa
World Bank's plan to boost connectivity in the Horn

This month, the World Bank approved a $172m grant aimed at improving internet access in South Sudan and Somalia.

Mozambique
Frelimo gets ready for 2024 elections

Frelimo, the party that has ruled Mozambique since the country's independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975, has no plans to share power. It is going all out to win municipal elections in October and to dominate legislative and presidential elections next year.

Egypt
Brussels baulks at backing Scatec's green hydrogen project

Norwegian energy group Scatec has been trying for several months to obtain European Union financing for the development of its hydrogen and ammonia production projects in Egypt. The European Commission's refusal to grant financing makes their realisation uncertain.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's start-up fund swings into action

Yassine Soual, a former director of investments at Bpifrance, has just joined the continent's largest fund dedicated to start-ups, Al-Mada Venture Capital.