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Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Tidjane Thiam, Mohammed VI

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

France/Cameroon Emmanuel Macron's agenda in Yaoundé

Ivory Coast Ex-banker Tidjane Thiam soon in Abidjan

Morocco/France Mohammed VI and Macron fail to meet

Senegal
General Cheikh Wade splashes out on new military vehicles for the army

Senegal's Chief of Army Staff, General Cheikh Wade, proudly welcomed a delivery of new military equipment for the army in late June.

Senegal, United Nations
Dakar pushing candidate for UN High Commissionner for Human Rights

Ex-President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, head of the influential United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) since 2018, will not serve a second term. Dakar has just submitted its candidate to Antonio Guterres.

DRC
Semlex angles for biometric passport contract

The Belgian company Semlex has activated its contacts, particularly at the foreign ministry, in the hope of winning the tender call ahead of nine other firms.

France, Sahel
Special forces general Bruno Baratz set to take over helm of Barkhane

The three-star general Bruno Baratz, the head of France's special forces and former leader of the Eléments français au Sénégal (EFS), looks set to take charge of French operations in the Sahel in the coming days.

South Africa
Rifle-maker Truvelo in legal and financial turmoil

Truvelo, a leading sniper rifle manufacturer, is under investigation by South African police on suspicion of illegal firearms exports and is experiencing serious financial trouble. It is also dogged by tension between chairman Heine van Niekerk and its deputy CEO.

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.

Cameroon
Residents take Nachtigal dam grievances to World Bank

Communities living near the 420 MW Nachtigal dam construction on the Sanaga River, some 60km north of Yaoundé, have turned to the World Bank's inspection panel to complain about the project.

DRC
Kinshasa and Fortescue to hold next round of negotiations in Paris

Prior to finalising the contract to generate 70 GW in the DRC, which includes the Grand Inga mega-dam project, the Australian firm Fortescue is hoping over the summer to agree an amendment to the memorandum of understanding signed with Kinshasa in September 2020.

Cameroon
Russia's low-profile but extensive military cooperation

For several decades now, Yaoundé has cooperated with a variety of foreign partners on defence. But when it comes to officer training, Russia has of late quietly drawn ahead of its rivals.

Burkina Faso
Canada aid cut riles Burkinabe government but indirect funding continues

Some officials in Burkina Faso have expressed dismay at Ottawa's suspension of its direct budgetary support in the wake of the coup d'état. But Canada, the country's leading foreign investor through its mining companies, is maintaining the bulk of its aid.

South Africa
Private sector talks stall over prosecution service funding

To help the underfunded National Prosecuting Authority deal with the Zondo cases, the Department of Justice has called on the private sector. But discussions are currently at a standstill.

Palace Intrigues
Ali Bongo, Félix Tshisekedi, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Ségolène Royal

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

Gabon Frédéric Bongo back at the Palais du Bord de Mer

DRC Tshisekedi's gives cars to senators

Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso misses his tailor's birthday

France-Africa Ségolène Royal's African adventures

Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices.

France, Gabon
Time for Tomi to pay French taxes, rules Council of State

After years of court battles over tax on commissions, the French Council of State ruled Michel Tomi had to pay some taxes in France.