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Ivory Coast
Abidjan calls on Israeli Rayzone Group to boost its cybersecurity

Cyber firm Rayzone Group has become a partner of the ANSSI, an organisation recently created to combat cybercrime in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Defence 12.06.2025

Inner circles | Nigeria
The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Placed at the head of Nigeria's security apparatus, Nuhu Ribadu is meddling in political issues and attempting to deal with the multiple threats facing the country. To do this, he calls on a researcher, a number of specialists and his network in Western capitals.

Subscribers only Defence 14.02.2025

Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja, Nigeria, 10 December 2014.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes risky deal with Dan Gertler via Afriland bank

Afriland bank's DR Congo subsidiary, which is under provisional administration by the country's central bank and is in arbitration proceedings, may have one final use. The government may use it in a risky financial deal that would benefit Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 16.12.2024

The head office of Afriland First Bank, in Kinshasa, in April 2021.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

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

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Free access Diplomacy 12.12.2024

Nigeria
Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to talk security in US

Washington is keen to bolster cooperation on security with Abuja and has invited the minister to the United States to discuss illegal migration, trafficking and terrorism, all of which are issues of growing concern in Nigeria.

Subscribers only Defence 02.07.2024

In Focus | Africa
The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

The hunt for the firm's embezzled funds continues. From Dubai to Djibouti, via Kyiv and Dar es Salaam, tens of millions of dollars have passed through suspicious entities. US, Swiss and French investigators are continuing their probes into a complex financial network controlled by Russians.

Subscribers only Finance 08.05.2023

Alexey Alexandrovitch Korotaev, Anastasiya Abramova, Hedayatollah Bakhtari Musa, Aleksei Korotaev.

Libya
Straife advises oil trader BGN International

The Emirati company is being supported on its Libyan operations by the US consultancy's boss Joseph Fleming, who formerly worked as a lobbyist for eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 09.03.2023

Spotlight | Cameroon
US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers

The United States has become a rear base for Cameroonian separatist groups, as figures from the diaspora seek to raise funds there to finance fighters in the breakaway regions. This is of growing concern to Washington, which is closely monitoring the issue.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 22.02.2023

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

Washington and Kinshasa believe a vast network operating under the cover of an American association is financing the Banyamulenge community militias. According to FBI and Congolese intelligence evidence, hundreds of thousands of dollars may have been used to finance the war effort in South Kivu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2023

Washington and Kinshasa suspect a vast network, operating under the cover of an American humanitarian association, of financing the Banyamulenge community militias.

In Focus | Senegal
Frank Timis's Senegal feint

The Australian-Romanian businessman is under investigation by the US, UK and Swiss authorities, and is eager to divert attention away from suspicions of corruption regarding an oil and gas block acquisition. This gambit focusses on on arable land bought in Senegal via a company that he is looking to have listed on Wall Street.

Subscribers only Business 05.12.2022

The Australian-Romanian businessman, Frank Timis.

In Focus | DRC, United States
US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

Ever since Félix Tshisekedi took power, Washington had hoped he would curb China's huge influence in the country. Four years later, the United States is bitterly disappointed that it has failed to break Beijing's hegemony in strategic mining issues.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 05.09.2022

US president Joe Biden and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi in October 2021.

DRC
Dan Gertler made a secret trip to meet Félix Tshisekedi before Antony Blinken's arrival

Breaking news published on 11/08/22 at 18:05 - Less than 24 hours before the arrival in the DRC of the head of US diplomacy Antony Blinken, Dan Gertler visited Kinshasa. With great discretion, Washington is preparing files for possible sanctions targeting advisers of President Tshisekedi involved in the agreement with the Israeli billionaire.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 11.08.2022

DRC, Israel, United States
Dan Gertler under FBI investigation

U.S. authorities are investigating possible circumvention of the sanctions they have put in place against mining magnate Dan Gertler in DRC. Dan Gertler claims he knows nothing about these investigations and has complied with the sanctions.

Subscribers only Finance 25.07.2022

Chad
US court relaxes surveillance of Griffiths Energy co-founder Naeem Riaz Tyab

Under house arrest for nearly three years, Griffiths Energy co-founder Naeem Riaz Tyab will soon have the conditions of his arrest relaxed for "good behaviour".

Subscribers only Energy 11.05.2022

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya has refused to allow Ethiopian and international investigators to travel to Nairobi to investigate the abduction of a Tigrayan businessman. This further complicates relations between the two countries that were already damaged by the conflict in Tigray.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2022

Kenya
Nairobi calls on FBI to help fight cybercrime

Overwhelmed by the rise in cybercrime, the Kenyan authorities have extended their cooperation with the FBI to the digital domain. American experts are expected in Nairobi in the next two months to train their counterparts on these issues.

Free access Diplomacy 23.02.2022

France, Horn of Africa, Sahel
Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

The heads of Sudanese intelligence agencies are expected in Paris at the end of this week to discuss questions of security with their French counterparts and the ministry of foreign affairs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.10.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Sudanese Sovereignty Council Chairman Abel Fattah al-Burhan.

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has accepted the help of US federal officers to look into the port of Mombasa, a notorious hub for drugs destined for Europe and the US.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2021

Sudan, United States
FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

The FBI has taken a leap forward in its race to gain access to the archives of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), which the West's intelligence and law enforcement services have been trying to get hold of for nearly a year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2021

Congo
Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

A former employee of Swiss trader Gunvor admitted in early April that he paid nearly $22m in bribes to Ecuadorian officials between 2012 and 2019 to win contracts with the state-run oil company. He was working under the supervision of executives who were already in their jobs when a similar case occurred in 2012 in Congo and Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Energy 16.04.2021

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

FBI

Ivory Coast
Abidjan calls on Israeli Rayzone Group to boost its cybersecurity

Inner circles | Nigeria
The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes risky deal with Dan Gertler via Afriland bank

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Nigeria
Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to talk security in US

In Focus | Africa
The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

Libya
Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Spotlight | Cameroon
US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

In Focus | Senegal
Frank Timis's Senegal feint

In Focus | DRC, United States
US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

DRC
Dan Gertler made a secret trip to meet Félix Tshisekedi before Antony Blinken's arrival

DRC, Israel, United States
Dan Gertler under FBI investigation

Chad
US court relaxes surveillance of Griffiths Energy co-founder Naeem Riaz Tyab

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya
Nairobi calls on FBI to help fight cybercrime

France, Horn of Africa, Sahel
Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Sudan, United States
FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

Congo
Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

FBI

Ivory Coast Abidjan calls on Israeli Rayzone Group to boost its cybersecurity

Inner circles | Nigeria The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa strikes risky deal with Dan Gertler via Afriland bank

Palace Intrigues Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

West AfricaECOWAS leaders divided over ASS countries' withdrawal

Ivory CoastUS ambassador to Abidjan heads for exit

Guinea/Guinea-BissauEmbaló's discreet Paris meeting with opponent Diallo

Nigeria Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to talk security in US

In Focus | Africa The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

Libya Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Spotlight | Cameroon US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers

In Focus | DRC From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

In Focus | Senegal Frank Timis's Senegal feint

In Focus | DRC, United States US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

DRC Dan Gertler made a secret trip to meet Félix Tshisekedi before Antony Blinken's arrival

DRC, Israel, United States Dan Gertler under FBI investigation

Chad US court relaxes surveillance of Griffiths Energy co-founder Naeem Riaz Tyab

Ethiopia, Kenya Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya Nairobi calls on FBI to help fight cybercrime

France, Horn of Africa, Sahel Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

Kenya, United States FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Sudan, United States FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

Congo Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Ivory Coast
Abidjan calls on Israeli Rayzone Group to boost its cybersecurity

Inner circles | Nigeria
The tight and dedicated team around head of national security Nuhu Ribadu

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes risky deal with Dan Gertler via Afriland bank

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bola Tinubu, Faure Gnassingbé, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Nigeria
Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to talk security in US

In Focus | Africa
The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

Libya
Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Spotlight | Cameroon
US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

In Focus | Senegal
Frank Timis's Senegal feint

In Focus | DRC, United States
US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

DRC
Dan Gertler made a secret trip to meet Félix Tshisekedi before Antony Blinken's arrival

DRC, Israel, United States
Dan Gertler under FBI investigation

Chad
US court relaxes surveillance of Griffiths Energy co-founder Naeem Riaz Tyab

Ethiopia, Kenya
Kenyatta and Abiy's relations soured by Ethiopian businessman's kidnapping

Kenya
Nairobi calls on FBI to help fight cybercrime

France, Horn of Africa, Sahel
Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

Kenya, United States
FBI and DEA invite themselves to Mombasa port

Sudan, United States
FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

Congo
Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal