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Claudia Sassou-Nguesso, Salva Kiir, Ibrahim Traoré

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

Congo The Attias couple, Claudia Sassou-Nguesso's wedding witnesses

South SudanThe fake sheikh resurfacing with fresh ambitions

Burkina FasoCaptain Traoré's brother's sensitive visa application

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

The New Guard
Libya, Guinea, Madagascar

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

LibyaHaitham al-Zahaf, restoring trust with the youth

GuineaIbrahima Kourouma, building digital bridges from North Carolina

MadagascarSoa Ratsifandrihana, the choreographer reshaping contemporary dance

Guinea, Sierra Leone
Game over for billionaire Beny Steinmetz's BSGR African venture

Beny Steinmetz Global Resources, named after the Franco-Israeli tycoon who founded it, was quietly wound up in late 2025. Whilst the group, which had faced a string of legal setbacks, had already withdrawn from Guinea, the fate of its operations in neighbouring Sierra Leone remains uncertain.

Guinea
Mamadi Doumbouya readies new ambassadorial team

In the coming weeks, the president plans to recall several ambassadors, after already dismissing a dozen in early March. This move is aimed at renewing the diplomatic corps.

Africa
How Eric Freymond worked with an Abu Dhabi advisory bank favoured by African leaders

The late financier and manager of an Hermès heir's fortune was funneling off funds via an Emirati wealth management firm which does a lot of business with African political figures. The number of lawsuits filed against his family and partners in Switzerland continues to grow.

Palace Intrigues
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Simone Gbagbo, François Louncény Fall

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

Central African RepublicFaustin-Archange Touadéra dispatches master spy to Belgrade

Ivory CoastOuattara has the power over Simone Gbagbo's electricity?

Guinea, ChadTwo former prime ministers take up the pen

Guinea
Low-profile broker seeks to offload Chinese drones

The Netherlands-based intermediary approached the military leadership in early November, aiming to sell defence equipment produced by Chinese companies to General Mamadi Doumbouya's armed forces.

Ivory Coast
Presidential candidate Don Mello nurtures Russian network

Ahoua Don Mello, presidential candidate in Ivory Coast, is carefully nurturing his relations with Russian political leaders, hoping that Moscow's support will win him votes.

Guinea
From Paris, opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo battles junta 'power grab'

The former prime minister, whose party has just been banned by the Guinean authorities, is currently in France and is planning trips to other countries to denounce what he calls President Mamadi Doumbouya's 'power grab'.

Guinea
Conakry prepares to host major Russian delegation in November

Following a break lasting several years, the Russian-Guinean intergovernmental commission will be meeting for the seventh time.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan hires lobbyist to boost US relations

The American lobbying firm Scribe Strategies & Advisors has committed to boosting Abidjan's image among key political and economic institutions based in Washington.

Guinea
Mamadi Doumbouya settles Conakry's ECOWAS bill

The $2m debt was paid on instruction by the president, General Mamadi Doumbouya, shortly before the ECOWAS heads of state summit took place in Abuja at the end of June.