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Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

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

Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

Published on 10/12/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

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The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

Morocco
Oracle seeks to revive its project for an R&D centre in the kingdom

Guinea-Bissau
A curious coup

The New Guard
Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia

Ivory Coast
Abidjan calls on Israeli Rayzone Group to boost its cybersecurity

Guinea-Bissau
Opposition calls on lawyer and former ambassador to draw up strategy

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Egypt
Mining companies prove stand-offish as Cairo pursues gold mining promotion drive