Accor

The New Guard
Morocco, DRC, Kenya

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

MoroccoYoussef Farouqi, the kingdom's gas powerhouse

DRCCharles Tabu, from music impresario to palace favourite

KenyaAbabu Namwamba, William Ruto's official voice in Kampala

Morocco
Luxury French caterer Potel et Chabot sets up shop in Casablanca

The high-end caterer, part of the Accor group, is setting up in Morocco with its subsidiary Potel et Chabot Maroc, notably to launch its business during the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa
Mystery surrounds official residence of late ambassador to France

During the summer, several agents and investors had visited the spacious Haussmannian building where the South African ambassador lived. He suddenly died on 30 September.

Morocco
Boss of French energy company Engie walking the high wire in Dakhla

On 9 October, the Engie chairman will meet with the French and Moroccan employers' associations. The goal is to promote the group's activities in disputed Western Sahara, without upsetting Algeria, which supplies Engie with gas.

Senegal
Paris prepares to host Ousmane Sonko in September

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is expected in Paris in September, where he has been invited to Bpifrance's BIG business event. This will be an opportunity to meet his French counterpart François Bayrou, who is expected in Dakar at the end of 2025 for the sixth Franco-Senegalese intergovernmental seminar.

Comoros islands
Royal links and presidential ties helped Terminals Holding win Moroni airport deal

The Emirati conglomerate, which has close ties with the Abu Dhabi royal family, took possession of the international airport after a long rapprochement with the Comorian presidency.

Ivory Coast
Leading security firm Siga Sécurité entangled in legal battle

A main player in Ivory Coast's security sector, the company is caught up in a legal embroilment with its former French stakeholder.

Madagascar
Sahofika hydroelectric dam project takes shape

Several major groups have positioned themselves to win the tender for the dam on the Onive river. The participation of Madagascar's sovereign wealth fund means that the venture will begin soon.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Burna Boy, William Ruto

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

DRCFélix Tshisekedi ruffles João Lourenço's feathers

NigeriaAfropop star Burna Boy struggles to fill Stade de France

KenyaMusalia Mudavadi's rough time at State House

Ivory Coast
Israeli ambassador tightens her security arrangements in Abidjan

Israeli ambassador Rony Yedidia Clein recently moved her offices in Abidjan to the Sofitel Ivoire hotel for security reasons.

Ivory Coast
Tourism minister attempts to revive Yamoussoukro's Hotel Président

An agreement had been signed with the South African company Sun International but it was blocked by the Minister for Assets, the State Portfolio and Public Enterprises Moussa Sanogo.

Cameroon
Rival hotel groups eye replacing Marriott on Yaoundé's luxury project

The Hôtel du Lac, a deluxe hotel venture that is being developed in the Cameroonian capital with the US group Marriott, is attracting interest from other giants in the sector who hope to convince the project leader to change partners.

Morocco
Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Patricia Goldman, who counts Renault, Air France and Huawei among her clients, will be assisted by a Casablanca-based agency in her bid to grow her business in Morocco and across Africa.

Madagascar
Rajabali family expands its hotel empire

Amiraly Rajabali and his son Sameer, who already has a firm foothold in Madagascar's hospitality sector as a local partner of Accor, are negotiating the purchase of establishments previously owned by the late Riaz Barday.