Morocco
Mohammed VI chief adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma resurfaces

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Mahamadou Issoufou, Aya Nakamura, Azali Assoumani

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

DRCJoseph Kabila's spymaster Kalev Mutond in Paris

NigerCoup leaders differ over Issoufou's future

CongoSassous behind French pop star Aya Nakamura's Brazzaville show

African UnionFallout over G20 summit

Palace Intrigues
Ali Bongo, William Ruto, Nasser Bourita

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

Gabon the untold story behind Ali Bongo's distress call

Kenya Kenyatta's confidant's support for Ruto goes down badly

Morocco Bourita resumes talks with the French ambassador

Morocco
Samir Goudar, president of Marrakech-Safi region, moves dam project ahead

Three engineering firms have been designated to carry out feasibility studies on six dams in the Marrakech-Safi region. The area has been hit hard with drought and is racing against the clock to build 16 reservoirs.

Morocco
Himma launches part two of national broadcasting's big shake-up

SNRT will soon complete its takeover of the cash-strapped 2M and Medi 1 TV channels in a move that gives Mohammed VI's adviser, Fouad Ali El Himma, a means to distance his rival, the king's private secretary Mounir El Majidi, from the sector.

Spotlight | Morocco
El Himma returns but Mohammed VI is increasingly absent

The royal palace has just carried out a discreet public relations operation in an effort to put an end to rumours about the state of health of… the king's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma which have been doing the [.