Covid-19

Senegal
French lawyer Antoine Vey contests the detention of Macky Sall allies

The counsel for the defence of Farba Ngom and Moustapha Diop has sent two letters to the courts denouncing Ngom's continued imprisonment and conditions under which Diop is being incarcerated.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco

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

NigeriaSiminalayi Fubara takes Rivers State back

KenyaAbu Bakar goes permaculture

MoroccoKawtar Raji-Briand, the lawyer with Kinshasa connections

Congo
Kempinski Hotels soon to make its mark on Brazzaville

In early December, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will inaugurate a new luxury hotel on the banks of the Congo River, a year after the Hilton opened. The works were carried out by the Congolese group MPTB.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's distribution group Optorg continues changes at the top

Laïla Ait el-Mkadem has just been appointed deputy CEO of Al Mada's distribution subsidiary.

Cape Verde
Ecobank puts pressure on Ponta Sino hotel complex

The British group Decameron New Horizons is scrambling to open a luxury hotel on the island of Sal. Meanwhile, the pan-African Ecobank, the project's main financier, is seeking to sell its debt to rival companies already well-established locally, without the developer's knowledge.

Cameroon
State due to pay back €1.3m to Global Fund

Yaoundé summoned by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to comply with its commitments, under pain of retaliatory measures.

Tunisia
USAID: Development programmes interrupted by Donald Trump

The cessation of the US development agency's activities in the country signals the end for many support programs for the Tunisian government and businesses.

Ghana, Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathan plays mediator to tycoon Benedict Peters

Under pressure from the new administration in Accra, the Nigerian businessman based in Ghana called on the services of his friend and former head of state, himself close to the new Ghanaian president, John Dramani Mahama.

Cameroon
Yaoundé's handling of Covid-19 funds under scrutiny from backers

A delegation from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria arrived in Cameroon on 7 April to investigate several cases of mismanagement of funds granted to Yaoundé and mainly aimed at helping the country tackle Covid-19.