Palace intrigues: Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nasser Bourita span >
Intrigues big and small. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. This week: Denis Sassou Nguesso takes a break in Turkey; Alassane Ouattara gets a third palace in Abidjan; Rabat upset over the twinning of the French town of Ivry with the district of Mijek in the Western Sahara. [...]