Renaissance

Central African Republic
Rebel CPC alliance in disarray ahead of referendum

CAR |Divisions within a rebel alliance make it less likely that Sunday's constitutional referendum will suffer the same disruption as 2020's presidential election

Sudan
Sisi struggles to drum up interest in Sudan summit

The summit of states neighbouring on Sudan, which is due to take place in Cairo on 13 July, will be attended only by Chad, South Sudan and Egypt. Two months of diplomatic effort on the part President al-Sisi have produced minimal results.

Libya
French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

The security repercussions of the conflict in Libya are one of the factors being cited in the debate over France's military funding for the 2024-2030 period.

Egypt, Ethiopia
Egypt and Ethiopia at loggerheads over AU human resources budget

Frosty relations between Addis Ababa and Cairo as a result of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project are likely to stall processes in the African Union. The Egyptian head of the budget subcommittee still refuses to agree to a budget increase which would allow staff on temporary contracts, many of whom are Ethiopian, to be given a permanent status.

The New Guard
Gabon, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana

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

GabonCyril Pellen Aubian, from sustainable development to politics

TanzaniaAmar Shanghavi, from trees to carbon

NigeriaOluseun Onigbinde, transparency first

BotswanaPako Sebetlela wants to breathe fresh life into mining sector

Ethiopia
World Bank releases additional $250m for national grid

Ethiopia not only wants to achieve energy self-sufficiency, but also to become an electricity exporter. To achieve this, it needs electricity facilities that match its ambitions.

Central African Republic
Nicolae Buzaianu goes for gold in Bangui

Swiss-Romanian businessman Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu wants to invest in gold in CAR. He met with President Faustin-Archange Touadera to discuss buying or building a foundry there.

Central Africa, France
Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

Africa
MP Bruno Fuchs wins battle for Francophonie assembly

After several months of negotiations within France's presidential majority, the Modem party MP Bruno Fuchs is to be appointed on 22 March as secretary general of the parliamentary assembly of the Francophonie, the club of French-speaking nations.

Egypt
Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union

Following intense negotiations, the coveted chairmanship of a new network of think tanks to support the AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye has been awarded to a Cairo-based policy institute close to the Egyptian foreign ministry.

South Africa
State Security Agency loses out in Ramaphosa's reshuffle

In the end, the president of South Africa did not return to an autonomous Ministry of State Security. As a result, a novice in the intelligence sector with little chance of moving forward with reform now oversees the State Security Agency.

South Sudan
Cairo wins key battle for control of White Nile

The dredging of a White Nile tributary in South Sudan is about to get underway, having been delayed amid concerns over the environmental impact.

Morocco
New battle for 9th constituency for French citizens abroad whets appetites

After left-leaning NUPES alliance candidate Karim Ben Cheikh's bid was declared invalid on 20 January, several candidates such as M'jid El Guerrab, Rachida Kaaout and Mehdi Reddad are considering entering the race, which is proving to be a headache for the ruling Renaissance party.