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Somalia
Mahad Salad returns to head Somali intelligence agency as elections loom

Barely a year after falling out with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud cost him his job, Somalia's former spymaster is back at the helm of NISA - a calculated move by the president ahead of next year's polls.

Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud prepares his next reshuffle

Faced with the military debacle of recent weeks, Somalia's president is replacing key figures in his executive, yet this runs the risk of giving the impression of instability.

Tunisia
Brussels and Tunis negotiate to maintain European aid

The European Commission has been criticised for maintaining aid linked to the migration issue, despite warnings about human rights violations in Tunisia.

Kenya, South Sudan
Tricky South Sudan peace talks in Nairobi stumble on

The government and the opposition are holding firm on their positions as to the type of text that needs to be drawn up together. Civil society and Kenyan mediators are trying to defuse what is a tense stand-off.

Tunisia
French student Victor Dupont released from Tunisian detention

French researcher Victor Dupont has been released by the Tunisian authorities and is due to return to France on 15 November. The 27-year-old PhD student was arrested with a friend on 19 October in Tunis.

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

The promise of closer economic ties made in 2017 never materialised, despite the presence of several major Indian companies in the country.

The New Guard
Guinea, Morocco, Burundi

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

GuineaMoussa Condé, Dombouya's new spin doctor

MoroccoMohamed Ali Hatimy tackles water issues head on

BurundiFablice Manirakiza, face of the Bujumbura market rebuild

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Emmanuel Macron, Alassane Ouattara, Farmajo

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

GabonGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema changes plane plans

Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam on the menu at Alassane Ouattara's dinner with Emmanuel Macron

SomaliaBehind the scenes of Farmajo's rift with his ex-spymaster

Tunisia
October hearing date set in Instalingo case

On 15 July, one week after the Tunisian criminal court of Sousse's 8 July refusal to release the 17 people being detained in the Instalingo case, it set a hearing date for the defendants on 28 October.