Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

West Africa
African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Uganda
Eyeing 2026 polls, Museveni flips political chessboard

By co-opting long-time foe Norbert Mao into his government, the Ugandan president is preparing the ground for his potential successor, his eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Ethiopia
Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet African Union in Addis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be in #Ethiopia on 26 and 27 July and is expected to meet there with several ambassadors to the African Union.

Uganda
Museveni's team forced to curb downstream goals

The government is struggling to garner enough enthusiasm from private sector partners to finance its ambitious refinery and storage projects.

Uganda
TotalEnergies and CNOOC finally see funds flowing for East Africa pipeline

European investors have never warmed to the Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline project, but South African Standard Bank is signing on.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Sébastien Lecornu, Cellou Dalein Diallo and Atiku Abubakar

Small stories and intriguing affairs. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence goes behind the scenes of the continent's seats of power - and beyond.

Senegal Why did Macky Sall not stop off in Ukraine?

France-Morocco French Armed Forces Minister and Moroccan counterpart get together

Guinea CDD's trip to Canada cancelled due to F1 Grand Prix

Nigeria PDP candidate Abubakar's low-key European tour

Uganda
Kabaale refinery project hampered by reluctant banks

There is every chance the first stone of the refinery promised by Yoweri Museveni to accompany TotalEnergies and Cnooc's development of Tilenga will not be laid this year as banks continue to pull out of the hydrocarbons sector.