Emmanuel Macron

Kenya
Nairobi woos French business leaders

A Kenyan ministerial delegation is expected in France between 8 and 15 July. Representatives from the energy, digital and agriculture ministries will be present.

West Africa
Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

The Elysée and the defence ministry have been holding discreet consultations with a handful of African "partners" to present the reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Mahamat Idriss Déby, Abdelfattah Al-Sisi, Paul Biya, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Félix Tshisekedi, Umaro Sissoco Embalo

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

Senegal Sall talks with his inner circle

Senegal, Congo, Chad, Egypt, Nigeria Paris summit attendees stay in city's finest hotels

DRC Tshisekedi's birthday Bentley

West Africa Indonesian president turns down ECOWAS summit invite

Madagascar
Apollo 21 case: former French army colonel handed over to France

Alert published on 23/06/23 at 17.25 - Philippe François, one of the two French defendants in the alleged coup attempt against Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, was secretly transferred to French soil on 23 June. His co-defendant is still in detention on the island.

Congo
Congo forests on agenda of NGO meeting at Elysée Palace

On the sidelines of this week's Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, France's Elysée Palace is due on Thursday to host a meeting with conservation NGOs about the forests of the Congo Basin.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Pascaline Bongo, Sylvère Koyo, and Thomas Boni Yayi

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

Congo RepublicPascaline Bongo's discreet visit to Denis Sassou Nguesso

TogoMacron's Africa adviser meets Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé

Ivory CoastTrouble stirs at the Grande Loge de Côte d'Ivoire

GuineaThomas Boni Yayi postpones Conakry visit

Nigeria
Friends of Nigeria nurtures closer ties between Paris and Abuja

The association that uses its networks to help European companies gain a foothold in Nigeria is counting on the newly elected president to restore the image of Africa's largest economy in European business circles.

Djibouti
IOG to attend Paris summit

The Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) should be in Paris on 22 and 23 June for the summit being organised by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

South Africa
French foreign minister Colonna due in Pretoria

France's foreign minister Catherine Colonna is set to fly to South Africa on 18 June for a two-day visit during which she is due to meet with the country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Mozambique and Rwanda

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

NigeriaBimbola Kolawole, a rising energy expert

MozambiqueErnesto Max Elias Tonela, Nyusi's rep in Paris

RwandaTesi Rusagara, the builder of Kigali Innovation City

DRC, Rwanda
Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi to attend Macron's Paris summit

Neither Kagame nor Tshisekedi will attend Macron's summit for a new global financial deal, to be held in Paris on the 22 and 23 June.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Emmanuel Macron

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

SenegalSocial crisis dents Macky Sall's international plans

CARTouadéra expected in Paris for financial summit

FranceSpeculation abounds over Macron's 'Mr. Africa'

North Africa
Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

The Paris-based Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) will hold the 23rd Forum de l'IHEDN sur le Continent Africain (FICA) from 26 June to 1 July.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Andry Rajoelina, Felix Tshisekedi, Marcel Niat Njifenji and Abakar Manany

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

MadagascarMacron and Rajoelina in Parisian tête-à-tête

DRCFormer adviser 'JCK' invites himself along on Tshisekedi's Oyo trip

ChadAbakar Manany, a minister far from N'Djamena

CameroonSenate president Marcel Niat Njifenji holidays in Geneva