Emirates

Sudan
In Port Sudan, an intense power struggle is underway over Ministry of Foreign Affairs

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's military leadership is reluctant to let the civilian government dictate foreign policy during wartime. The reshuffling continues at the head of the ministry.

Kenya
Abu Dhabi seeks to bolster Kenya Air Force with its helicopters

Taking advantage of a tentative security rapprochement between the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, the air force could benefit from donations of light helicopters to reinforce its operations against Al-Shabaab.

Guinea
Bouygues leaves country after bauxite mine shakeup

DTP Mining, the subcontracting subsidiary of the French construction giant, has refused to continue working at the Tinguilinta site, previously operated by Guinea Alumina Corp and now relaunched by the state-owned Nimba Mining Co.

Sudan
General Burhan lays out his conditions before Washington

The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces has agreed to be part of the diplomatic initiative put forward by the United States, but not at any cost. He outlined his expectations to Donald Trump's Africa adviser, Massad Boulos.

Morocco
Veolia sounds out Moroccan and Chinese firms SOMAGEC and SEPCO for desalination plant

At the same time as the horse trading underway in Rabat over the price of a cubic metre of desalinated water, Veolia has begun talks with two companies for the civil engineering work on the plant.

Libya
Initiative launched at UN to penalise those who mismanaged frozen Libyan assets

A Libyan committee recognised by the House of Representatives has asked the United Nations to audit funds frozen abroad since 2011. It accuses several countries, including Belgium, of mismanagement of these assets and calls for the establishment of a mechanism to preserve them.

Palace Intrigues
Andry Rajoelina, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara

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

MadagascarA luxury hotel and an artificial island : Rajoelina's Dubai stops

CongoAnatole Collinet Makosso repents to Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara remains loyal to construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's jets

Sudan
Trump dreams of peace deal in Egypt

The president's team are hoping to organise talks between the Sudanese warring factions in Cairo, in the hope of securing substantial mining concessions. A US delegation from the private sector is due to arrive in Port Sudan in the coming days.

Somalia
AU draws almost total blank on Somali mission

After heading to the UN General Assembly in the hope of raising $190m, the pan-African body only received a modest pledge from the British. Doubt is still hanging over AUSSOM.

Sudan
Future of UN fact-finding mission on the line

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is counting on a coalition of African and Gulf leaders not to renew the human rights probe that has been in place since civil war broke out in 2023. A vote by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva will determine its fate.

Chad, Libya
The fate of the CCMSR armed group, a thorny subject for Haftar clan

While the United Nations is calling for foreign troops to leave Libya, the former's negotiations with the political-military group allied with the Haftar clan in Libya are making slow progress.

Egypt, Sudan
Businessman Mohamed El Garhy fronts Egypt's bid for Sudanese gold

Backed by the General Intelligence Service, the El Garhy Steel Group owner has teamed up with Sudanese partners to invest in gold and iron mines, as Cairo moves to bolster central bank reserves.

Somalia
Abu Dhabi, Ankara and Washington play out their interests through clan politics in Sanaag

In launching a mortal attack against a traditional leader in the north of Somalia, the US has added further complexity to a multi-faceted crisis. At the heart of the matter is a port, mines and control over a region torn between Somaliland, Puntland and Mogadishu.