Nigeria
Nigerian intelligence asks Washington for more drones

Angola
President Lourenço poised to sign record-breaking contract with Chinese group Kedacom

The Angolan government is about to seal the deal with Chinese video surveillance company, Kedacom. The contract is worth nearly $273.5m.

Nigeria
Abuja cut off from Interpol search notices

For more than six months, Interpol notices have not been showing on the screens of Nigeria's customs services during their passport checks.

Nigeria
Mines minister Alake puts police and military on mine protection duty

Mines minister Dele Alake has called on the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force to provide security around mining areas, most of which are located in the north-west of the country.

The New Guard
Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania

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

SenegalOudjah Simpa Fetter thinks gold should be "made in Senegal"

NigeriaRinu Oduala, leading figure in the fight against police violence

TanzaniaInnocent Grant, standard-bearer for reproductive rights

Nigeria
Ex-president Abacha's assets on agenda for French foreign minister visit

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will meet with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. The topics on the agenda include the restitution of assets embezzled by former president Sani Abacha and his family.

Nigeria
Security broker Multi-Dollar Group facilitates deal for French firms in Abuja

The Nigerian brokerage firm Multi-Dollar Group (MDG) has just negotiated the signing of two memoranda of understanding between Abuja and the French companies Prométhée and Aeraccess, under the leadership of its director Joseph Waya and French security expert Serge Rinkel.

Nigeria
Alpha Jet fleet overhaul still struggling to get off the ground

The programme to overhaul Nigeria's fleet of Alpha Jet attack aircraft, which was made a priority by President Buhari, is faltering, and plans to acquire M-346 planes are on hold. This hampers the fight against Boko Haram.

Nigeria
US defence giant PAE relaunches military cooperation between Washington and Abuja

The giant American defence services group, which was recently taken over by Amentum, is to reinforce the training of Nigerian Army units. Its contract is a first step towards the resumption of security cooperation between Nigeria and the US after more than a year of diplomatic tensions.

Nigeria
Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

By stopping the sale of 12 urgently needed attack helicopters to the Nigerian Army, the US has inadvertently boosted Nigerian-Russian military cooperation. Arms broker Ahmed Vanderpuije plans to seize the opportunity to finalise the sale of Russian Mi-35 helicopters to Abuja.