Alassane Ouattara

Senegal
Ivorian cybersecurity expert seeks to launch defence fair in Dakar

Stéphane Konan, the founder of the ShieldAfrica defence fair, is seeking a fresh start in Senegal, where he hopes to create a new event focused on homeland security by 2027.

Ivory Coast
Idriss Diallo steps up bid to remain at helm of football federation

Despite the World Cup being in full swing, the FIF president already has his eyes on the 12 September election. He is intensifying initiatives to discourage his first vice-president, Malick Tohé, from mounting a challenge.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Alassane Ouattara

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

CongoWedding season kicks off within Denis Sassou Nguesso's entourage

DRCFélix Tshisekedi invites influential pastor Joel Osteen to Kinshasa

Ivory CoastAbidjan sued in New York over poorly maintained pavement

Ivory Coast
Agriculture minister clashes with Conseil Café-Cacao regulator over cocoa bean stock estimates

Yves Brahima Koné openly confronted Bruno Koné during a meeting at the CCC’s headquarters attended by the two officials and a group of exporters.

Ivory Coast
Communications officer Ibrahim Kourouma joins the presidency

The RCG West Africa CEO’s arrival comes with the backing of Secretary General of the Presidency and Director of Communications Masséré Touré-Koné, of whom he becomes one of the advisers.

Africa
French foreign ministry finalises diplomatic reshuffle

France's diplomatic body has put the finishing touches on its list of appointees to chancelleries in Dakar, Maputo and Dodoma. Still, a handful of key posts have yet to be filled.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

GuineaRobert Bourgi and Mamadi Doumbouya's discreet one-on-one

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara makes a stop in Paris

Central African RepublicIvorian businessman Tommy Tayoro Nyckos gives Touadéra a lift

Palace Intrigues
William Ruto, Emmanuel Macron, Aya Nakamura

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

Africa ForwardThe very diplomatic seating plan for heads of state dinner

KenyaRaila Odinga Junior on a fact-finding mission at the Africa-France summit

MaliSinger Aya Nakamura finalises her own documentary ahead of her three Paris shows

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara due in France following Nairobi summit

The Ivorian president's plane is scheduled to land at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport on the evening of 12 May.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara sets ministers straight

The Ivorian president sharply reprimanded Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé during the cabinet meeting on 29 April, following the consideration of two proposals to increase the minimum wage in an economic climate deemed fragile by the government.

Ivory Coast
Multinational cocoa lobby head removed from post

Amid growing tensions, GEPEX's executive director, Mariame Koné-Bédié, has just left her position, officially because she has reached the age limit.

Ivory Coast
Tensions spike between transport and infrastructure ministers

The construction portfolio has been removed from Amadou Koné's remit and instead been handed to the infrastructure minister, Yacouba Hien Sié. This move has triggered strong reactions within the government.

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Paris's Quai Branly museum ploughs diplomatic furrow from Lagos to Abidjan

The president of Paris-based Musée du Quai Branly, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, is in Lagos, where he met with the director of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. At the same time, he is in talks with Ivorian authorities over their planned new museum in Abidjan.