Air France

Senegal
Air France ditches Amarante in Dakar

The French private security group Amarante International will soon cease its operations at Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport.

Congo
Airport security firm SICASS sets up in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire

Founded in 2000 by Maurizio Chiaretta, SICASS has just won the contract to provide stopovers in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire for the airline Air France.

Algeria
French security provider Amarante International packs its bags

The drop in business from major foreign companies in Algeria has taken its toll on the French firm's local branch, which has been at a near standstill for months.

Madagascar, Mauritius
APG Network behind Emirates' new flight to Antananarivo

The Dubai-based airline is working with the Madagascan subsidiary of French company APG - very present in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean - to operate four flights a week to Antananarivo.

DRC
Congo Airways CEO plays last card after his suspension

José Dubier Lueya's fate is now in the hands of the State Council, which is due to examine his appeal against his suspension as head of the national airline.

Ivory Coast
Air Côte d'Ivoire bosses set to visit Airbus

The Ivorian national airline's directors are due to travel to the aircraft manufacturer's headquarters in France at the end of the month to check on their order for an A330neo.

Central African Republic
Emirati oil company Tristar gets green light to supply commercial airlines

The MINUSCA supplier can now sell Jet A-1 fuel at Bangui airport.

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.

Niger
AFD faces uncertain future in Niamey

France's AFD development agency, the last remaining symbol of the country's presence since the 2023 coup, is facing significant issues in Niger. The French ambassador to Niger will also leave his post in the coming months.

Congo
French PR specialist Patricia Goldman approaches Denis Sassou-Nguesso

In early April, the Paris-based communications expert Patricia Goldman discreetly offered her firm Patricia Goldman International's services to the Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

Morocco
France's Loire region seeks industry and energy opportunities in Morocco

France's Pays de la Loire region is sending a business delegation to Casablanca to prospect for opportunities in the distribution, renewable energy and automobile sectors.

Central African Republic
First setback for Bancroft in Bangui

An employee of the private US security company was briefly arrested and interrogated by the police, with the involvement of Russian paramilitaries, in the Central African capital.

Central African Republic
US citizens still being turned back at Bangui airport

The US embassy in Bangui appears impotent in the face of a spate of US citizens being denied entry upon arrival at the CAR capital's airport.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gims, Dadju, Chantal Biya

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

MadagascarMacron discreetly calls Rajoelina

GabonOligui Nguema flies Air Omar

CongoENI books Gims and Dadju for private concert

CameroonChantal Biya's highly political birthday bash

Palace Intrigues
Amadou Ba, Kais Saied, Paul Biya

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

SenegalPresidential candidate Amadou Ba in Paris

TunisiaKais Saied keeps French ambassador waiting

CameroonMinister without Biya's permission to fly misses Medef rendezvous

Palace Intrigues
Robert Friedland, Mamadi Doumbouya, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

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

GuineaDoumbouya snubs Friedland in NYC

DRCModeste Bahati Lukwebo acquires luxury Bukavu hotel

EgyptSisi lays on elite judo training for grandson

Ivory CoastOnly first class will do for Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

Madagascar
Who is Vlad Marinescu, Siteny's discreet campaign manager?

Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is the sole opposition candidate in the first round of Madagascar's presidential election on 16 November and has appointed Vlad Marinescu to run his campaign. The sportsman turned communications specialist has an impressive CV and an extensive network spanning Madagascar, Romania and the US.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Lula, Mahamadou Issoufou, Florence Parly

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

Ivory CoastPatrick Achi's final tête-à-tête with Alassane Ouattara?

CongoBrazilian president Lula unable to attend Sassou's environmental summit

NigerMahamadou Issoufou, an uncomfortable presence on International Crisis Group's board of trustees

BeninFrance's ex-armed forces minister visits Cotonou

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Brice Oligui Nguema, Tidjane Thiam

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

Republic of Congo French media boss visits Denis Sassou-Nguesso at home

GabonCharles Mba behind Tidjane Thiam's visit to Libreville

GabonGeneral Oligui Nguema's on a mission to woo region's leaders