Politics

Palace Intrigues
William Ruto, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Kaïs Saïed, Ben Moctar Maouloud

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

KenyaState House employees find First Lady's fasting hard to swallow

CongoDenis Sassou Nguesso honours his oilmen

TunisiaKaïs Saïed blocks football boss from attending FIFA congress

Ivory CoastBen Moctar Maouloud courts French arms companies at Bpifrance salon

DRC
Kamerhe's bid to see Boji exit DRC government falls short in reshuffle

DRC: The reshuffle of Sama Lukonde Kyenge's government was announced overnight on 24 March.

Madagascar
Rajoelina switches PR agency

J5 Co, an agency specialising in handling communications for governments, is taking over from ESL & Network as Andry Rajoelina's PR adviser in the run-up to Madagascar's presidential election.

Central Africa, France
Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

Mali
Ex-PM Ouane free to travel abroad again

Mali's former prime minister Moctar Ouane has regained some freedom after being placed under surveillance by the junta led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. He still refrains from commenting on Malian politics.

The New Guard
Burkina Faso, Kenya, DRCongo

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

Burkina Faso Roland Yago, the financier ranking West African banks

Kenya Shikoh Kihika, an 'artivist' fighting tribalism

DRC Eric Mukuma, afterlife and environmental entrepreneur

Kenya
Ruto's plan to retake control of chamber of commerce and industry

The Kenyan president is pushing one of his closest allies to take over the leadership of the private sector's leading forum. The chamber's outgoing head, Richard Ngatia, is struggling to retain his position.

Algeria
Boualem Boualem, President Tebboune's super-advisor

The presidential legal advisor's influence over Abdelmadjid Tebboune appears to be growing, to the point of being considered as one of his strategists.

Kenya
Ruto hires former foes to run infrastructure projects, gain influence

The Kenyan president has poached several people with historic ties to his political rival and given them jobs in key development bodies, especially those active in regions traditionally seen as strongholds of his opponents.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Kais Saied, Mamady Doumbouya, François Beya

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

Congo Macron's embarrassing handshake at presidential palace

Tunisia Saied requests $500m in aid from Al Thani

Guinea French-Guinean duo brings Pogba and Ronaldinho to Conakry and Abidjan

Central African Republic François Beya fails to show in Bangui

Madagascar
Christian churches council to supervise national consultation

The organisation grouping Madagascar's four biggest Christian churches has agreed to supervise pre-election dialogue in the island nation. It plans to hold a series of forums and to deploy observers to try to ensure the upcoming presidential polls are trouble-free.