Azali Assoumani

Palace Intrigues
Alpha Condé, Azali Assoumani, William Ruto, Denis Kadima

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

GuineaAlpha Condé seeks African Union boss's help for comeback

KenyaRuto shuns predecessor Kenyatta's hotels

AlgeriaPresident's office rallies Algerian NGOs after AQIM leader's interview with France24

DR CongoElectoral commission boss in training in Johannesburg

Africa
South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt

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

African Union
Azali Assoumani visits NYC and Addis Ababa on first tour as AU president

Comoros and African Union (AU) President Azali Assoumani will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) today at a meeting on terrorism before travelling to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Africa
AU summit special: Denis Sassou Nguesso, Paul Kagame, Moussa Faki, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. This week, we report back from the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.

East Africa
AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Topics to be raised at the AU heads of state summit to be held in Addis Ababa from 18-19 February will range from political, financial and energy governance, UN security council reforms, to the AU's response to climate change.

African Union, Comoros islands, Rwanda
M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Officially, Vincent Biruta visited Moroni on 16 January to sign partnerships that had been planned for several years between Rwanda and the Comoros. In reality, it was to talk about the DRC.

Africa
Wiliam Ruto and Azali Assoumani play cat and mouse over AU 2023 chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros both want to propel their country to the head of the African Union for 2023, but they have been avoiding each other and their advisors have not been able to reach any agreement.

East Africa
Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros, the two candidate countries for the vice-chairmanship of the AU bureau, a position whose occupant automatically takes over the chairmanship of the organisation the following year, were quick to mention the vacancy at the bureau's virtual summit on 2 November.

Algeria
Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

As the Algerian capital prepares to host the 2022 Arab League summit in November, more and more heads of state have begun to confirm their presence.

Comoros islands
Ex-PM Bolero, who has ties to Russia's Bogdanov, to resume service for his ally Azali

Hamada Madi, better known as 'Bolero' has been appointed diplomatic adviser to his old friend President Azali Assoumani.

Comoros islands, Morocco
Why wary Rabat kept Moroni's first ambassador waiting for accreditation

Morocco pored over Yahaya Mohamed Illias' background, especially his time as a student in Pakistan, before giving his appointment its seal of approval.

Comoros islands, France
Azali Assoumani tries to please France by tightening up control over migration to Mayotte

The Comoran president is trying to strengthen the surveillance capacities of his security forces in an attempt to curb the large-scale migration of his compatriots to the French island of Mayotte.