Spotlight | West Africa
Sidi Ould Tah fine-tunes his arrival at helm of African Development Bank

The New Guard
Tanzania, Morocco, Tunisia

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

Africa
Sidi Ould Tah has his work cut out at helm of AfDB

No sooner had Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah taken up his post as head of the African Development Bank than he was faced with a real pile of sensitive issues: managing the liabilities left by his predecessor and the thorny task of recapitalising the concessional window.

Togo
New development in the Union Togolaise de Banque affair

The Union Togolaise de Banque has successfully obtained a temporary suspension of an order to pay €3.8m to Tele Mobil International.

Congo, Egypt
Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

With the election of the future head of the UN institution looming on the horizon, the race for support has gathered momentum, but not without a few hiccups.

Ethiopia, Ivory Coast
The AfDB calls on Interpol to recover missing €4.8m

In cooperation with the AfDB's director of anti-corruption, Paula Santos Da Costa, Interpol investigators are trying to recover the annual fee owed by Ethiopia, which disappeared at the end of 2023.

Africa
A tense succession for head of Afreximbank Benedict Oramah

After a decade as chairman of the pan-African bank, Nigerian Benedict Oramah will be handing over the reins at the end of June. Two contenders are in the running for the post at a time when the institution is in a precarious financial position.

Palace Intrigues
William Ruto, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Sidi Ould Tah

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

Kenya/SomaliaWilliam Ruto phones Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to give assurances

Djibouti/MauritaniaAfDB: Djibouti minister of finance gives full support for Mauritanian candidate

Sudan/CARCentral African intelligence head's not-so-secret visit to Port Sudan

KenyaSeason 2 of The Agency to be shot in Kenya

Inner circles | Africa, France
AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile

As the Agence Francaise de Dévelopement prepares to have its financial capacities increased by recently adopted development legislation, its head, Rémy Rioux, is putting his connections to work to convince African financial institutions to put greater emphasis on climate change in their development strategies.

Africa
Kaberuka wants Africa to secure Covid vaccines with its own means

The former AfDB boss and now banking consultant Donald Kaberuka believes African countries should pay for their Covid-19 vaccines via Afreximbank, led by Benedict Oramah, rather than depend on international hand-outs.