Hassan Allam

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

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

Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

Egypt, Gabon
Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Following a meeting with the Gabonese president when he visited Brussels in November, a delegation from the Egyptian African Arab Co for Development consortium will head to Libreville this week.

Egypt
Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

The French energy giant Engie and its Egyptian and Japanese partners are putting the final touches on an extension of one of the largest wind farms in Africa.

DRC
Samcrete mulls arbitration against Kinshasa over stalled road project

The asphalting of the road between Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga, due to be completed before next month's presidential election, has been delayed by the blocking of funding and of materials. The Egyptian firm contracted to do the job has accused the authorities of trying to torpedo the project.

Morocco
Institut Choiseul gives Benin pride of place at Casablanca forum

The French think tank has opted for the second year running to hold its annual business forum in Morocco.

DRC
Kinshasa negotiates $200m loan for Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga road

President Félix Tshisekedi has been involved in the discussions with Afreximbank for the financing of a project to build two roads, including a section of 188 km, in central DR Congo.

Egypt
France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

The Pompidou Centre and the Paris Philharmonic are providing technical support to two upcoming museums in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. Paris is relying on its cultural expertise as a soft power tool in its "strategic partnership" with Cairo.

Egypt
The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum will open its shopping area only. The galleries are not yet completed.

Egypt
Colas and Orascom bid for €1.7bn Alexandria subway facelift

Egypt has launched a call for tenders for the modernisation of a subway line in the country's second city, and French and Egyptian giants Colas and Orascom are finalising their bids.

Egypt
GCM under fire over COP27 planning

Global Conference Management, said to be close to the Egyptian intelligence services, has run many international conferences spearheaded by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The organisation of COP27 is frustrating some foreign delegations.

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis.