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Africa, France
French military institute IHEDN holds its annual African jamboree

France's Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), an academic institution devoted to defence matters, will be holding its 22nd Africa forum from 12 to 18 June.

Libya, Tunisia
Central banks of Libya and Tunisia keep it in the family

The governor of the Libyan central bank has given his Tunisian counterpart's wife a seat on the board of one of the bank's Italian subsidiaries.

The New Guard
Kenya, South Africa, Congo, Guinea, Morocco

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaSolomon Kuria, the link between Kenyatta and Odinga.

South AfricaNonceba Mhlauli, President Ramaphosa's youth champion

CongoSteven Moussala, Prime Minister Anatole Makosso's Franco-Congolese sherpa

GuineaMohamed Lamine Solano, Conakry's voice in Washington.

MoroccoOmar Chraibi, the man behind Voltalia's solar victory.

Israel, Morocco
Israel's IAI looking beyond military contracts towards civil aeronautics

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is planning to set up a base for the conversion of passenger aircraft into cargo planes, an activity whose growth has been boosted by Covid-19. The company may also expand to offer maintenance services, on Europe's doorstep.

Ivory Coast
Former prime minister Hamed Bakayoko to get tribute book

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will sign the preface of a book dedicated to the former Ivorian Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko who died a year ago.

Africa
French IFPEN and TotalEnergies remain the masters of 'oil schools'

The training of oil technicians and engineers, as well as that of energy ministry executives in French-speaking Africa, is generally carried out by instructors from the renowned French Institute of Petroleum.

Ivory Coast
Port of San Pedro, Fraternité Matin, Sofitel Ivoire... the audits that threaten the barons of Ouattara's party

The Ivorian government is desperately looking for a strategy as to how best to release the audits conducted over the past three years, under pressure from the country's financial backers, into six state-owned companies. The results are particularly damaging for these parastatals, all of which are run by leaders of the RHDP, President Alassane Ouattara's party.

Tunisia
Tunis delegates its COP26 climate negotiations to private sector

Foreign jurists and consultants are helping Tunisia to negotiate international mechanisms for carbon offsetting and clean development at the UN climate change conference. The British startup Ecofye is also part of the mix.

European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

As relations between Bamako and Paris continue to sour, France wants the EU to slap sanctions on several Malian officials seen to be rocking the boat ahead of next year's presidential poll. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is considering similar punitive measures.

France
On thin ice in France, Didier Raoult looks back to Africa

Controversial French microbiologist Didier Raoult sees a new future in Africa, where he began his career.

France, Morocco
France weighs in to rare earth battle

Fierce global competition for control of rare earths is exacerbating geopolitical tensions. A planned French study could be a game-changer as it will explore how to produce the increasingly sought-after minerals from more abundant by-products of other processed materials.

France, Morocco
Rabat stage-manages Western Sahara trip for French MPs

With the assistance of lobbyist Omar Alaoui, Rabat is planning a jamboree for French MPs supportive of Morocco's claim to sovereignty over Western Sahara. It is likely to involve a flight on the inaugural Royal Air Maroc flight between Paris and Dakhla in June.

Africa, France
France-Africa summit head honcho Elisabeth Barbier quits

Secrétaire générale du Sommet Afrique-France, qui se tiendra du 8 au 10 juillet prochain, à Montpellier, la diplomate française Elisabeth Barbier a quitté ses fonctions mi-avril, pour "convenance personnelle".