DRC, Rwanda
Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

Senegal
Faye set to be guest of honour at French employers' meeting

President Faye is due in Paris on 27 and 28 August where he will deliver a speech to employers at the Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France organised by the association Medef.

Guinea
Conakry seeks to strengthen ties with Tokyo

Like Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Guinea is not on the list of countries officially invited to TICAD 9, due to the military takeover in 2021. However, dialogue with Japan continues.

Kenya, Somalia
William Ruto and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected at Tokyo's TICAD summit

The Kenyan president and his Somali counterpart are the first East-African heads of state to confirm their attendance in Japan, which maintains significant bilateral cooperation activities with the two countries.

Benin
Tokyo prepares for its ninth edition of TICAD

Japan will hold its next Tokyo International Conference on African Development from 20 to 22 August in Yokohama, and Benin will be among the countries in the spotlight at the event.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Alassane Ouattara, Ousmane Sonko, William Ruto

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

Angola/DRCTshisekedi's one-on-one with João Lourenço

Ivory Coast/SenegalThe "Macky Sall" case at the heart of discussions between Alassane Ouattara and Ousmane Sonko

KenyaOdinga pressures Ruto to appoint close associate to State House

Kenya
Name of Kenyan organisers of Africa-France Summit revealed

Kenya's former ambassador in Tokyo (2012-2020) and Moscow (2020-2024) will be in charge of organising a summit that will bring together African countries and France in Nairobi, early 2026.