Diplomacy

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Togo, South Africa

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Guinea Louis Camara, a miner taking on the oil sector

Ethiopia Brook Taye, Addis's economic eminence grise

Togo Karl Lawson, cyber events guru

South Africa Philani Mthembu, batting for BRICS

Madagascar
Paris and Antananarivo hold discreet talks about French convicted Apollo 21 coup plotter

France wants Madagascar to repatriate one of its former senior army officers jailed for trying to overthrow Andry Rajoelina last year.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bedie, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Emmanuel Macron and Assimi Goita

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

Ivory Coast Bedie's secret call to Ouattara

Niger embassies deplore administrative harassment

Congo Omar Denis Jr Bongo feels at home in Malabo

France/Mali Behind Assimi Goita's first call to Macron

Ethiopia
African Union still has no monitoring group on Tigray

Ethiopia: Implementation of the ceasefire in Tigray has stalled. The expert group supposed to oversee application of the Pretoria Agreement has yet to be set up.

Libya, United States
Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

The US want an American candidate to replace Zimbabwean diplomat Raisedon Zenenga when he leaves his post as deputy head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in January.

Ethiopia, Gabon, Senegal
African battle for coveted UNESCO post

Divisions have arisen over who should become the next assistant director-general of the Priority Africa and External Relations Department at the UN institution, with the prospect a possible face-off between Ethiopia and Gabon.

Ivory Coast
Bruno Le Maire's Ivorian agenda

France's economy minister Bruno Le Maire will travel to Abidjan on 18 December to attend the launch of the third phase of upgrade works at Félix Houphouët-Boigny international airport.

Congo, France
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou's tour of the two Congos

France's secretary of state for the Francophonie, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, is to visit Brazzaville from 18 to 20 December to discuss the One Planet Summit with Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Libya
New Libyan ambassador due in Paris by year's end

The new Libyan ambassador to Paris, Khaled Kagigi, will officially take up his post next week. He replaces Hamed Ahmed Elhouderi, who had been in office since 2018.