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Somalia
NISA intel agency and aviation authority in power struggle at Mogadishu airport

Several staff members of the control tower at Mogadishu's airport were denied access by intelligence officers on 2 July, without explanation.

Somalia, Somaliland
Irro administration makes new bid to enlist US lobbyists

Khadar Hussein Abdi, the presidential affairs minister, has engaged former Donald Trump campaign strategists in hopes of breathing new life into Somaliland's bid for international recognition.

Kenya
Under local pressure, port authority CEO appeals to President Ruto

Officials in coastal areas are calling for more locals to be hired in the Kenya Ports Authority, which is in the midst of a major reform. Vexed by their protests, its head is hoping his good relationship with the president helps to reestablish order.

The New Guard
Senegal, Egypt, Morocco

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

SenegalAbdoul Ahad Ndiaye, the president's new transport tsar

EgyptTamim Khallaf, a key diplomat sent to Beirut

MoroccoMunicipal Councillor Azelarab Hilmi becomes voice for youth

DRC
Lawyers for jailed arms broker denounce arbitrary detention

Held by the Congolese security services for more than a year, the head of Turkish defence firm Prince Invest Group has been ordered to deliver on a €31.5m contract.

Kenya
Parliament weighs diplomatic immunity for Ford Foundation

Wishing to strengthen its presence in Nairobi, the philanthropic organisation has won government backing for diplomatic clearance similar to that enjoyed by international organisations. This comes despite a past clash with President William Ruto.

South Africa
New French ambassador heads to Pretoria ahead of Ramaphosa's Paris visit

Antoine Michon is expected to become France's next ambassador to South Africa after the current ambassador, David Martinon, leaves the embassy for Australia in August.

Sudan
Hemeti challenges Port Sudan's currency stranglehold

As the Rapid Support Forces organise themselves around a financial ecosystem, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's government is seeing its efforts to reintegrate international financial circuits run up against Washington.

Congo
Debt dispute lands Commisimpex boss Mohsen Hojeij in Lebanon courts

Beirut's chief magistrate has summoned the Lebanese businessman, who is seeking €1.8bn in arrears from Congo, to appear for a hearing in September after Brazzaville's lawyers filed a complaint accusing him of forgery and fraud.

Morocco
LG Energy Solution revives factory project with wary eye on US tariffs

The South Korean electric battery maker is in talks with Rabat over the last details of an industrial site planned in Morocco, despite new limits imposed by Washington on exports from the kingdom.