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Cameroon
Franco-Cypriot consortium leads bid for Yaoundé Hilton refurbishment

The technical proposal put forward by the consortium led by French firm Kardham Architecture has won over Cameroon Hotels Corp, which is 66% state-owned. The parties must now negotiate the financial terms.

Palace Intrigues
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Hélène Mercier-Arnault, Mohammed VI

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

Central African RepublicEmirati royal family flies Touadéra to Moscow

Ivory CoastHélène Mercier-Arnault cultivates her African connections

MoroccoComedian Gad Elmaleh gives private show for Mohammed VI's mining firm

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Somaliland, Kenya

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

Ivory CoastKouakou Anzoua Abissa, rising star of Ivorian finance

SomalilandMohamed Ibrahim, top geologist in Hargeisa

KenyaHarriet Okeyo, shaping the future of fishing

Morocco
French sports event heavyweights enter the fray ahead of 2030 World Cup

As they help oversee the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, Keneo and Eventeam are fine-tuning the final details of their alliance in Morocco. They are being assisted by a close friend of French judoka Teddy Riner.

Senegal
The armed forces, victim of budgetary cuts

The country's military forces are having to cope with a persistent shortage of fuel and ammunition, which is hampering the conduct of operations. Yet the situation has not deterred Dakar from continuing to focus on developing locally produced military equipment.

Nigeria
ENI, TotalEnergies and Shell get swept up in Abuja's investment frenzy

Attracted by the tax measures introduced by Bola Tinubu's administration, several oil giants are preparing to launch or confirm new projects in Nigeria's offshore sector.

Ivory Coast
Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné to represent Ouattara at UN General Assembly

The Ivorian president will send his second-in-command to stand in for him at the UN's next General Assembly, scheduled to open on 8 September in New York.

Palace Intrigues
Omar-Denis Junior Bongo, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Félix Tshisekedi

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

CongoDenis Sassou-Nguesso's children scope out Libreville ahead of Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wedding

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and Emmanuel Macron dine with figures from football, business and culture

DRCKinshasa elite gather for exclusive reception

The New Guard
Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya

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

NigeriaWale Gbadamosi-Oyekanmi, architect of new Paris-Lagos cultural link

EthiopiaAklilu Tadesse, a state minister with continental ambitions

KenyaKrysteen Savane, a champion of the arts between Nairobi and the French capital

Morocco
Italian bidder for Casablanca shipyard revealed

Faced with South Korea's HD Hyundai, allied with Morocco's Somagec and a Chinese-Spanish-Moroccan consortium, Rome and Paris are attempting a last-minute push. An Italian naval operator active in both Genoa and Marseille has just entered the race.

West Africa
Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

The French company, which specialises in military uniforms and personal safety equipment, has just appointed a high-ranking officer with experience at the French Foreign Ministry and in Operation Barkhane in Chad to expand its business in West Africa, particularly in Guinea.

Palace Intrigues
Faure Gnassingbé, Andry Rajoelina, Abdelmadjid Tebboune

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

West AfricaThe 50th anniversary summit of ECOWAS in limbo

MadagascarAndry Rajoelina's Paris trip fails to go unnoticed

AlgeriaDJ Snake shakes things up with impromptu concert in Algiers