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Sudan
Mediation groups Quad and Quintet seek to step up their joint efforts

A new round of consultations between the two groups are due to take place. At the same time, the Quintet is preparing to bring together civilian and political representatives in Addis Ababa in order to sketch out the contours of the post-war period.

Uganda
MFA turns to journalist to shore up overseas ties

Also a researcher, the Ugandan is expected to become the main point of contact with European countries, and more broadly Western ones, at a time when President Museveni’s son is rapidly expanding his influence over diplomatic affairs.

Ghana
Last-chance talks to salvage new cocoa season

Ghana's cocoa regulator, Cocobod, which owes local traders nearly €300m in unpaid bills from the 2025-26 season, reached a compromise with them at a meeting on 28 September. On the ground, the 2026-27 season has only just started, almost a month late.

The New Guard
Gabon, Libya, Chad

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

GabonJacques-Arnaud Hervé Cangah, Oligui Nguema's discreet financial adviser

LibyaAbdulla Gadir Boh, Tripoli's anti-fraud expert

ChadHissein Mahamoud Barkai wins over French palates

DRC
Former independent candidate Majondo-Mwamba hires a US lobbyist

Despite the fiasco of his 2023 presidential bid, which he withdrew from six days before the poll that went in favour of President Félix Tshisekedi, the former NFL American football player wants to have another go in 2028.

Egypt
Banque Misr races to avert US blacklisting over Iran-linked transactions

Egypt's second-largest state-owned bank is marshalling financiers, diplomats and Gulf allies to try to head off US sanctions over $1.8bn in Iran-linked transactions before a late September deadline.

South Africa
Ramaphosa allies back Ronald Lamola in ANC leadership race

Those close to the President have thrown their weight behind the international relations minister to take over as leader of the ANC, replacing the party's secretary-general Fikile Mbalula as their preferred candidate.

Kenya
Nairobi maps violence hotspots ahead of 2027 elections

The main state body responsible for human rights is set to coordinate with local organisations in several regions deemed to be at risk, in the run-up to the forthcoming elections. The government, however, is awaiting international funding before launching the programme.

South Africa
Future of power utility Eskom chair in doubt over reform row

Mteto Nyati, who has headed the board of the country's main electricity supplier since 2023, expressed opposition to President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to transfer the distribution business to a new independent entity. This difference of opinion could cost him his job.

Djibouti
Guelleh clan targets ports authority head over revenue investments

The audit involving Great Horn Investment, and by extension its boss, exposes the rivalries at play over the succession to Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who has begun his sixth and potentially final term as head of state.

Comoros islands
Main carrier SGTM faces legal action over alleged unpaid wages

Dock workers at the Anjouan subsidiary of the French shipping group are preparing to take legal action against the Mayotte-registered operator over unpaid wages and working conditions they denounce as "undignified", after a deadline to regularise their situation expired without agreement.

Burundi
Nine months ahead of elections, Ndayishimiye tightens grip on the country

Fearful of destabilising elements infiltrating both the country and the ruling party, the executive has engaged in a months-long wave of arrests. No one is spared, not even the entourage of figures close to power.

Sudan
Darfour governor Minni Minnawi presses Brussels to blacklist the RSF

The ally of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's Sudanese Armed Forces is stepping up calls to the EU but designating the paramilitaries as a terrorist organisation could undermine negotiations with his rival Hemeti.