Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria
The NNPC's new management is readying its first block sale

After suspending all oil block disposals handled under the previous management, Bashir Bayo Ojulari is about to restart the process. Around a dozen blocks have already been put up for sale.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Félix Tshisekedi, Catherine Samba-Panza

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

NigeriaJean-Noël Barrot invites Nigerian billionaires to next Africa-France summit

DRCFélix Tshisekedi gets a phone call from Bifort

Central African RepublicEx-president Catherine Samba-Panza's team without visas for France?

Nigeria
TotalEnergies' new deal may be subject to appeal

Announced with great fanfare, the acquisition of two new exploration licences by the French oil major, in partnership with Sapetro, remains subject to a possible appeal of a decision made in June 2025. The former owner of the blocks in question is contesting the sale.

Ethiopia
Uhuru Kenyatta struggles to revive Tigray mediation effort

The African Union mediator for Tigray wants to convene a meeting of the signatories to the so-called Pretoria peace deal amid escalating tensions in northern Ethiopia, yet he is facing resistance from Abiy Ahmed.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Morocco, Tanzania

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

NigeriaHadiza Bala Usman, Tinubu's indispensable confidant

MoroccoMajda Lakhfif, the kingdom's unofficial ambassador to Paris business school

TanzaniaNeema Mduma, cultivating AI just for farmers' needs

Nigeria
Lactalis group has eye on national dairy products market

French group Lactalis is reportedly considering building a dairy production and processing plant in Nigeria, which is seeking to reduce its dependence on imports for its consumption.

Palace Intrigues
AU summit, Mahmoud Abbas, Judith Suminwa Tuluka

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

African UnionIsraeli and Palestinian envoys at AU Summit

DRCPM Judith Suminwa Tuluka sends out message in Cape Town

EthiopiaTPLF more divided than ever on its 50th anniversary

Nigeria
President Tinubu floods oil-rich Niger Delta with funds

Bola Tinubu wants to get Nigeria's oil production back up to two million barrels per day. His 2025 budget proposal aims to push the international majors to up their output.

Nigeria
Nigerian junior Green Energy close to completing new Rivers oil terminal

The oil company, headed by an ex-adviser to former president Obasanjo, is the first Nigerian firm to build such a terminal. It hopes to begin operations next March.

The New Guard
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria

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

TanzaniaHappy Itros Sanga, a committed eco-entrepreneur

EthiopiaMaya Misikir, self-taught journalist serving the Ethiopian readership

NigeriaSolape Hammond, Lagos start-up queen