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Ethiopia
Fano rebels register lobbyist in US

Last week, the US Department of Justice officially registered Getachew Beyene under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) – a legal formality required of individuals pleading the cause of foreign interests on American soil.

Ivory Coast
Macron's brand-new Africa envoy due to meet Ouattara

Emmanuel Macron's new 'personal envoy' for Africa, former minister Jean-Marie Bockel, will be in Abidjan on 20-21 February to discuss the ongoing reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo, Teodoro Obiang Nguema

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

Congo The stranger in Sassou's Italy-Africa summit delegation

DRC Tshisekedi clan annoyed by cousin Tony Kanku

Ivory Coast Gbagbo pays discreet visit to Paris

Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang's new ambassador to be accredited at last

Congo
Obsolete Congolese body fails to get Commisimpex assets seized

The longstanding dispute between Kinshasa and its former supplier Commisimpex over a record $1.8bn arbitration awarded in 2013 continues to play out in the French courts.

Gabon
Pozzo di Borgo Parisian residence faces fresh seizure threat

A Lebanese company in dispute with the Gabonese state is attempting to seize the luxury Paris townhouse. Gabon has owned the property, which these days hosts top-flight fashion shows, since 2010.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Burundi

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

Ivory CoastAmadou Martial Diallo, the youth card for billboard giant JCDecaux

MauritaniaSidi Mohamed Dhaker, already a central bank heavyweight

BurundiFabrice Kaburugutu, Burundi's representative on the global stage

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara set to meet Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected to travel to France on 3 November. As well as spending a few days at his home in Mougins in the south-east, his trip will include a more official component, too.

Kenya
Ruto seeks to put Kenya back on world peacekeeping map

Getting more Kenyan boots on the ground in UN missions would pay double dividends: it would help modernise the country's army and boost foreign revenue.

Kenya
Kenya beefs up border with Somalia amid ATMIS drawdown

Thousands of African Union troops are leaving Somalia as a transitional security phase winds down. Kenya, meanwhile, is preparing for the continued threat posed by Al Shabaab.