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Central African Republic
Finance minister juggles delicate budget equation

Hervé Ndoba hopes to raise up to 27bn CFA francs on the regional market from 14 September, following the failure of an initial issue in August. Without IMF support and facing several payment deadlines, Bangui is seeing its cash flow come under pressure as the year draws to a close.

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Central African nations are jockeying for the African Union's trade and education commissioner posts, which are the region's by right. Burundi, DR Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic have all fielded candidates, alongside Equatorial Guinea, Chad.

Libya
Guest list for signing of national reconciliation charter revealed

Promoted by Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the national reconciliation charter is due to be signed by a majority of Libya's political forces on 14 February on the sidelines of the African Union summit.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia

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

Nigeria Tolu Obamuroh, Abuja's young legal eagle

Kenya Wanjiku Thiga fights rising femicide rates

Somalia Mohamed Osman, the president's economic expert

The New Guard
South Africa, Angola, Zambia

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

South Africa Dire Tladi, first South African judge on ICJ

Angola Elisabete Dias dos Santos, AKA Betty the egg queen

Zambia Mfekiyi Makayi, a miner with an eye on AI

Sudan
Bank of Khartoum and Faysal Islamic Bank dominate cashless banking

The two Sudanese banks are the only establishments to offer cashless payment options at a time when access to cash is difficult and even impossible, with banks in Khartoum closing down their over-the-counter services.

DRC
Disillusioned with EAC Regional Force, Kinshasa turns to SADC

Unhappy with the results of the regional force deployed by the East African Community, Kinshasa has once again turned to the Southern African Development Community for help trying to regain control of its eastern territory.

Mali
MINUSMA plans ahead after mass withdrawals announced

With the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Ivory Coast and Benin, expressing their wish to withdraw their peacekeeping contingents from the MINUSMA mission in Mali, the United Nation's Department of Peace Operations (DPO) has been trying to compensate for the expected loss of peacekeepers.

Benin, Rwanda
Rwanda firms up its plans for military support

Revealed by Africa Intelligence, the new military accord between Kigali and Cotonou that is in the process of being finalised should see Rwandan soldiers being deployed to Benin in the near future, with a particular focus on supporting Benin's special forces in the north of the country.

Madagascar
Paris suspends maritime security cooperation after Madagascar sides with Moscow

Madagascar's refusal to side with Western countries over the war in Ukraine and their military agreement with Russia have put maritime security projects with Paris on hold.

Somalia
Eunavfor's vessels want into Somali waters

Some ships were not allowed to enter Somali waters, despite Atalante's mission to protect ships that are part of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) all the way to the ports in Somalia.

African Union, Kenya
Kenyatta leads anti-Morocco charge over Western Sahara

Kenya again showed its support for the Polisario cause during a meeting of the African Union's Peace and Security Council.