Yusuf Tuggar

Nigeria
Abuja to regulate private security firms

The Ministry of Interior has drafted an initial version of a bill aimed at regulating the use of private security providers by the state and public institutions. The proposal would entrust the management of the initiative to a paramilitary force.

Nigeria
Bola Tinubu sidelines finance minister

Despite being a staunch supporter, Wale Edun has seen his relationship with the president sour to the point where he has been stripped of some of his powers. This situation has benefited the minister of state, Doris Uzoka-Anite.

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
Vice President Kashim Shettima cancels Berlin trip

After representing Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the UN in New York, the Nigerian vice president flew to Germany where he was meant to have talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Nigeria
Sahelian juntas shun Bola Tinubu's economic summit

The Nigerian president is organising a summit on 20 and 21 June which will focus on economic issues in West Africa. It is being shunned by his counterparts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Nigeria
Abuja finalises MoU with Brazil to combat drug trafficking

The Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism will take place in the Nigerian capital on 17 June under the auspices of Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima and his Brazilian counterpart Geraldo Alckmin.

West Africa
Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

West Africa
Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

The Ukrainian president left Pretoria prematurely on 24 April, cancelling his tour that was supposed to take him to at least two other countries on the continent.

Nigeria
Tinubu and Trump envoy Boulos hold impromptu Paris meeting

The Nigerian president has met for the first time with the new US senior adviser for Africa. The meeting took place in Paris, where the two men have a mutual friend, the billionaire Gilbert Chagoury.