Palace Intrigues
Patrice Talon, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Macky Sall, Guillaume Soro, Félix Tshisekedi

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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

DRCNeutralising Kabila's networks in South Africa

CameroonTwo of Paul Biya's collaborators bicker it out over protocol

CongoPublishing house Ipanema organises gala for Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Gabon
Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn offers his services to Oligui Nguema

DSK met with the transitional president on 30 May in Paris.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Pascaline Bongo, Patrick Achi

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

GabonGeneral Oligui loyal to Omar Bongo's favourite Parisian hotel

Equatorial GuineaObiang to visit Paris without meeting Macron

GabonPascaline Bongo's US exile

Ivory CoastEx-PM Patrick Achi ditches French passport

DRC
Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

The finance minister has been summoned by the Congolese president to a meeting with his main accuser, the head of the Inspectorate General of Finances, as part of a judicial investigation into alleged embezzlement.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Laurent and Simone Gbagbo

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

Ivory CoastOuattara on private visit to France

CongoSassou the family matchmaker

Ivory CoastLaurent and Simone Gbagbo to officially split

West Africa
Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who now heads his own Parnasse International consulting company, has been in the Beninese capital, Cotonou, since Sunday 21 February.