Alliance

Morocco
Brussels defends agricultural deal despite Spanish petition

The European Commission has just outright dismissed the complaints made against the new bilateral association agreement between Morocco and the EU. This is likely to fuel further unrest among farmers in Europe, above all in France and Spain.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Omar-Denis Junior Bongo, Brigitte and Tina Touadéra

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

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema expected in Abidjan

GabonOmar-Denis Junior referred to the criminal court whilst at his wedding

Central African RepublicFaustin-Archange Touadéra's wives on a visit to Russia

Central African Republic
Touadéra keeps key security asset Hassan Bouba within his fold

The ex-livestock minister has lost none of his influence with his transfer to the urban development portfolio in the reshuffle. Asked to help secure the recapture of Am Dafock, this figure with close ties to Russia continues to put his networks within armed groups at the service of the regime.

Central African Republic
Plane shipping ammunition makes curious return trip after Bangui grounding

Held on the tarmac at M'Poko airport with an arms shipment bound for Chad, an Airbus A321 freighter was eventually authorised to leave for Cairo before continuing on to N'Djamena. The episode highlights a cooling in relations between the Central African Republic and its northern neighbour.

Zambia
Lusaka courts Wuxi Jiangnan Cable to process copper locally

Senior staff of the Chinese firm, a heavyweight in the electric cable industry, will visit Lusaka in September to meet with government organisations to prepare its entry into Zambia.

Nigeria
Paris again seeks help of billionaire Mike Adenuga to back its cultural diplomacy

As President Emmanuel Macron is due to lay the foundation stone for the future Institut Français in Abuja during his forthcoming visit to West Africa, his team is negotiating the financing of its construction with one of the continent's wealthiest figures.

Kenya
NGO once opposed to Kalonzo Musyoka hires lobbyist in Washington

As the former vice president and opposition candidate has just launched his campaign for the next general elections in 2027, the International Policy Group has signed a hefty contract with an American consultant.

Africa
Driven by Lomé, the African Political Alliance keeps expanding

After devoting the third edition of its Extraordinary Ministerial Conference to relations between Africa and the Middle East, the APA is already preparing its next gathering to be held in Angola in 2027, as it seeks to strengthen its weight in the world's major geopolitical debates.

Sudan
Darfur governor calls on Brussels to exclude RSF from talks

While the loyalist army has struggled to make any ground advances since the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces in late 2025, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's camp is seeking to shift the framework of the discussions and engage directly with the United Arab Emirates.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, William Ruto

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

RDCVital Kamerhe heads to South Africa and France

BurundiÉvariste Ndayishimiye brings together Congolese opposition

KenyaCornered by William Ruto, Gideon Moi seeks Yoweri Museveni's help