Faure Gnassingbe

Togo
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadè still under house arrest

Arrested on 17 September, Marguerite Gnakadè is being prosecuted for ‘undermining the internal security of the state’.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Benin
Opposition party hamstrung by internal fighting in run-up to presidential elections

To a background of tensions between party kingpins, the main opposition party may not be represented in the presidential elections in April 2026.

Togo
Lomé raises issue of extradition of diaspora activists again with Paris

A Togo minister visiting France has asked the French authorities to cooperate in the arrest and repatriation of some of its nationals who are accused of seeking to destabilise Faure Gnassingbé's government.

DRC, Rwanda
Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

On the fringes of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), several consultations to discuss the war in the east were held between the continent's heads of state, who are concerned about the resumption in fighting.

Great lakes
Donald Trump keen to replicate the mini-summit formula

The US president, who is preparing to host the signing ceremony for the peace agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali in Washington, is seeking to involve the Togolese and Angolan heads of state.

Togo
Lomé considers new forward military bases in the north

Togo is considering building new forward combat posts to strengthen the army's defences in the Savanes region.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Faure Gnassingbé

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

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara on personal visit to France

CongoUNESCO: Denis Sassou-Ngesso's candidate makes a stop at the Grand Orient de France

West AfricaECOWAS 50th anniversary summit on hold

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Alassane Ouattara, Ousmane Sonko, William Ruto

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

Angola/DRCTshisekedi's one-on-one with João Lourenço

Ivory Coast/SenegalThe "Macky Sall" case at the heart of discussions between Alassane Ouattara and Ousmane Sonko

KenyaOdinga pressures Ruto to appoint close associate to State House

West Africa
Senegal's Faye to take ECOWAS helm

Breaking news published on 21/06/25, at 13:00 GMT Heads of state from the West African regional bloc have agreed to appoint Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the next chair of the organisation, whose authority is being sorely tested by the departure of three member states run by military juntas.

Tunisia
Investigation into Lotfi Bel Hadj and Nabil Karoui creeps forward

While UReputation has recently been back in the news with revelations about Paris Saint-Germain's "digital army", its former technical director is under investigation in Tunis.

DRC
War in the east: the main mediators meet in Doha

Representatives of the US, France and Togo are headed to Qatar, where discussions are underway on a pre-peace agreement. In a declaration of principles signed on 25 April in Washington, Kinshasa and Kigali gave themselves a week to chalk out a deal that could put an end to the conflict.