Interpol

Libya, United States
US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

Five attorneys have already been designated to represent the US in the trial of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi, the Libyan suspected of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988.

Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Interpol is seeking contractors to upgrade and expand its border surveillance systems in three East African countries: Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, William Ruto, Alassane Ouattara, Isabel Dos Santos, Chanel

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

France/KenyaWilliam Ruto keeps Emmanuel Macron waiting

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara's prized African art museum

AngolaIsabel Dos Santos calls Embalo to the rescue

SenegalChanel VIPs visit Dakar

South Africa
South African embassy in Kinshasa investigated over trafficking of stolen cars

A senior civil servant in charge of financial affairs at the South African embassy in the DRC is suspected of having favoured a Congolese associate when awarding maintenance contracts.

South Africa
Prosecutor's office struggles to pursue Gupta case

Although the extradition request for Atul and Rajesh Gupta has been sent to the UAE, concerns are growing about the NPA's ability to bring this sensitive case to trial.

South Africa
Ajay Gupta cooperated over brothers' arrest in South Africa corruption scandal

Ajay Gupta has avoided arrest with Pretoria's blessing, while his two younger brothers are being held in Dubai over a major state graft scandal in South Africa. Sources say the eldest brother's cooperation aided his siblings' arrest.

Spotlight | South Africa, UAE
Pretoria drags heels over Gupta brothers extradition

Atul Gupta and brother Rajesh, the alleged masterminds of state capture during Zuma's presidency who were arrested in Dubai on 2 June, are to be extradited to South Africa but Pretoria is not being very cooperative as the focus shifts to the upcoming ANC conference.

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.

West Africa
Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

More than half of the individuals imprisoned in the case of the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port of Cotonou in May 2021 have been released after eight months in jail, including three Bolloré employees and two from MSC.

Equatorial Guinea
First lady's brother Candido Nsue Okomo seeks new hideout as Villarejo trial looms

Feeling increasingly vulnerable in Dubai, the former chairman of Equatorial Guinea's national oil company has fled the United Arab Emirates.