Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Palace Intrigues
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Mahamadou Issoufou, Christophe Lecourtier

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

Africa-France SummitBassirou Diomaye Faye promotes Youth Olympics, while Samia Suluhu Hassan misses gun

NigerAbba Issoufou, son of Mahamadou Issoufou, settles in New York

MoroccoRabat bids French ambassador Christophe Lecourtier goodbye

Senegal
French MP Bruno Fuchs meets Prime Minister Sonko

The chair of the French parliamentary foreign affairs committee was received in turn by Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 22 April in Dakar.

The New Guard
Rwanda, Morocco, Zambia

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

RwandaNelly Mukazayire, Paul Kagame's multi-tasking minister

MoroccoAmine Kandil, the kingdom's new ‘data centre guru'

ZambiaJosiah Kalala, the constitutional expert with an influential network

Senegal
Dakar asks France and EU to help fund its peace and security forum

France and the EU, which are long-standing sponsors of the event to be held on 20 and 21 April, have yet to respond to Senegal's requests.

Sahel
Brussels' Sahel envoy plans West African tour

João Cravinho is due to attend a security conference in Togo on 18 April. He is then expected to visit Senegal and The Gambia.

Africa
Macky Sall's push to lead UN sparks divisions within AU

The pan-African organisation, along with several of its member countries, has expressed surprise at the methods used to select the former Senegalese president as Africa's candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General.

Senegal
Dakar plans energy summit to entice Arab countries

In June 2026, Dakar is set to host the first edition of the Arab African Forum for Energy Finance and Investment.