<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dateManipulator="urn:dateManipulator" version="2.0"><channel><title>Africa Intelligence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com]]></link><description><![CDATA[For over 20 years, we have published confidential newsletters which are all authoritative in their sector. Our newsletters cover fields in which it is generaly difficult to get access to reliable information.]]></description><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright 1992-2023 Indigo Publications</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>https://www.africaintelligence.com/rss
      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Africa : The huge environmental risk of Al-Khayyat billionaires' luxury hotel diplomacy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/03/the-huge-environmental-risk-of-al-khayyat-billionaires--luxury-hotel-diplomacy,110834992-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Officially, the nearly $2bn project is backed by US businessman Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special envoy, together with Ivanka Trump and a mix of public and private investors, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar.In early June, Albania's SPAK [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/03/the-huge-environmental-risk-of-al-khayyat-billionaires--luxury-hotel-diplomacy,110834992-eve</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Rafael Grossi leverages solid African contacts in bid for UN top job</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/03/rafael-grossi-leverages-solid-african-contacts-in-bid-for-un-top-job,110834993-ar2]]></link><description><![CDATA[While very active on Iran and Ukraine, Rafael Grossi has not forgotten Africa. May 2026 saw intense activity on the continent on the part of the current favourite to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations. In particular, the current director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) travelled to Kenya on 11 May to take part in the Africa Forward summit co-organised by French President Emmanuel Macron [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/03/rafael-grossi-leverages-solid-african-contacts-in-bid-for-un-top-job,110834993-ar2</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : Stellantis and Renault's contrasting fortunes in Oran</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/03/stellantis-and-renault-s-contrasting-fortunes-in-oran,110834998-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two. That is the number of vehicles produced at the Renault Algérie Production (RAP) plant in Oran last year. It's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/03/stellantis-and-renault-s-contrasting-fortunes-in-oran,110834998-art</guid></item><item><title>Eritrea : Eight candidates vie to become UN special rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/03/eight-candidates-vie-to-become-un-special-rapporteur-on-human-rights-in-eritrea,110834999-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite initial concerns that not enough candidates would come forward to replace Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker as special rapporteur on the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/03/eight-candidates-vie-to-become-un-special-rapporteur-on-human-rights-in-eritrea,110834999-art</guid></item><item><title>Congo : French courts set to take 'presidential' Falcon off Commisimpex and its financiers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/03/french-courts-set-to-take--presidential--falcon-off-commisimpex-and-its-financiers,110835000-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A new twist is unfolding at the Paris Court of Justice in the long-running dispute that has pitted Denis Sassou-Nguesso's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/03/french-courts-set-to-take--presidential--falcon-off-commisimpex-and-its-financiers,110835000-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Kinshasa's curious $205m debt to Abu Dhabi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/03/kinshasa-s-curious-dollars205m-debt-to-abu-dhabi,110834997-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a debt that does not appear in any public accounts, whether those of the Congolese Ministry of Finance, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/03/kinshasa-s-curious-dollars205m-debt-to-abu-dhabi,110834997-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast/Niger : From Niamey to Abidjan, Nab Consulting makes its mark in financial consulting sector</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/03/from-niamey-to-abidjan-nab-consulting-makes-its-mark-in-financial-consulting-sector,110834996-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Established by Mauritanian national Ismaila Kamara in Dakar in 2021, Nab Consulting has helped the Nigerien government set up a $250m loan from Afreximbank.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/03/from-niamey-to-abidjan-nab-consulting-makes-its-mark-in-financial-consulting-sector,110834996-bre</guid></item><item><title>Ghana : France's Ocea close to signing deal to supply Navy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/03/france-s-ocea-close-to-signing-deal-to-supply-navy,110834994-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French shipbuilder is working with Accra to hone the details of the sale of two offshore patrol vessels to the Ghana Navy, a deal that would require Parliament's approval.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/03/france-s-ocea-close-to-signing-deal-to-supply-navy,110834994-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Mohammed VI launches two new hospitality ventures</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/03/mohammed-vi-launches-two-new-hospitality-ventures,110834995-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Onapar-Ametys, the property developer controlled by associates of King Mohammed VI, has recently established two new subsidiaries: Casahong, based in Casablanca, and Green Littoral Holding, which was incorporated several months earlier.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/03/mohammed-vi-launches-two-new-hospitality-ventures,110834995-bre</guid></item><item><title>Somalia : NISA intel agency and aviation authority in power struggle at Mogadishu airport</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/03/nisa-intel-agency-and-aviation-authority-in-power-struggle-at-mogadishu-airport,110834989-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several staff members of the control tower at Mogadishu's airport were denied access by intelligence officers on 2 July, without explanation.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/03/nisa-intel-agency-and-aviation-authority-in-power-struggle-at-mogadishu-airport,110834989-bre</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : How state firm SNH foiled national gas strategy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/02/how-state-firm-snh-foiled-national-gas-strategy,110834201-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) state oil firm's gas strategy is at an impasse. The expected cessation of operations at the end of July by the Hilli Episeyo FLNG platform, ahead of its redeployment to Argentina, will not only [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/02/how-state-firm-snh-foiled-national-gas-strategy,110834201-eve</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : President Ouattara puts an end to RHDP-organised tribute ceremonies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/02/president-ouattara-puts-an-end-to-rhdp-organised-tribute-ceremonies,110834138-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has decided to put an end to all the ceremonies the ruling RHDP party puts on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/02/president-ouattara-puts-an-end-to-rhdp-organised-tribute-ceremonies,110834138-art</guid></item><item><title>Guinea/Ivory Coast/Kenya : Alassane Ouattara, William Ruto, Mamadi Doumbouya</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/02/alassane-ouattara-william-ruto-mamadi-doumbouya,110834216-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ivory Coast – Alassane Ouattara's personal trip to FranceIvorian President Alassane Ouattara is due to fly to France sometime around [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/02/alassane-ouattara-william-ruto-mamadi-doumbouya,110834216-art</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : Rand Refinery bets on artisanal gold from Tanzania and Ghana, but not at home</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/07/02/rand-refinery-bets-on-artisanal-gold-from-tanzania-and-ghana-but-not-at-home,110834136-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At a conference on "sustainable" gold and its traceability held by the World Gold Council and the London Bullion Market [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/07/02/rand-refinery-bets-on-artisanal-gold-from-tanzania-and-ghana-but-not-at-home,110834136-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Lockheed Martin must pay for F-16 fighter jet delay, Rabat says</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/02/lockheed-martin-must-pay-for-f-16-fighter-jet-delay-rabat-says,110834177-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Originally scheduled for 2024, the delivery of 25 new F-16 Block 72 Viper fighter jets to Morocco's air force, the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/02/lockheed-martin-must-pay-for-f-16-fighter-jet-delay-rabat-says,110834177-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Saddam Haftar pushes for control of cross-border smuggling routes</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/02/saddam-haftar-pushes-for-control-of-cross-border-smuggling-routes,110834135-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Haftar clan, led by Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), wants to dominate cross-border trafficking [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/02/saddam-haftar-pushes-for-control-of-cross-border-smuggling-routes,110834135-art</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Riyadh wires millions of dollars for two RSF defectors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/02/riyadh-wires-millions-of-dollars-for-two-rsf-defectors,110834219-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The alignment of Ali Rizq Allah, commonly known as Al-Savanna, with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in May owes nothing [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/02/riyadh-wires-millions-of-dollars-for-two-rsf-defectors,110834219-art</guid></item><item><title>Somalia/Somaliland : Irro administration makes new bid to enlist US lobbyists</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/02/irro-administration-makes-new-bid-to-enlist-us-lobbyists,110834132-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[From the Somaliland capital, Presidential Affairs Minister Khadar Hussein Abdi has sought to regain control over public relations across the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/02/irro-administration-makes-new-bid-to-enlist-us-lobbyists,110834132-art</guid></item><item><title>Central African Republic : Bangui on alert after Am Dafock offensive</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/bangui-on-alert-after-am-dafock-offensive,110834190-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A few hours after the fierce fighting that rocked Am Dafock (Vakaga prefecture) in the early hours of 30 June, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/bangui-on-alert-after-am-dafock-offensive,110834190-art</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : Trump's new Africa Bureau head expected in Abuja</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/trump-s-new-africa-bureau-head-expected-in-abuja,110833920-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just a few weeks after being sworn in in Washington on 1 June, the US assistant secretary of state for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/trump-s-new-africa-bureau-head-expected-in-abuja,110833920-art</guid></item><item><title>Namibia : Netumbo's endless chop and change plunges TotalEnergies and Shell into uncertainty</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/07/01/netumbo-s-endless-chop-and-change-plunges-totalenergies-and-shell-into-uncertainty,110833282-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[With just a few days to go before TotalEnergies' final investment decision on the Venus field in the Orange Basin, and while several other discoveries including the PEL 83 Mapone oil field and those of Shell's PEL 39 and Rhino Resources's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/07/01/netumbo-s-endless-chop-and-change-plunges-totalenergies-and-shell-into-uncertainty,110833282-eve</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : Government faces intense criticism over $5bn Emirati loan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/government-faces-intense-criticism-over-dollars5bn-emirati-loan,110833328-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[For several weeks, the $5bn loan taken from First Abu Dhabi Bank has been the object of much scrutiny in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/government-faces-intense-criticism-over-dollars5bn-emirati-loan,110833328-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Senegal, Egypt, Morocco</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/01/senegal-egypt-morocco,110833341-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Senegal – Abdoul Ahad Ndiaye, the president's new transport tsarAt just 40, Abdoul Ahad Ndiaye has joined Senegal's government. The [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/07/01/senegal-egypt-morocco,110833341-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh finally sacks spymaster</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/01/abdul-hamid-dbeibeh-finally-sacks-spymaster,110833376-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After several attempts to remove him from office, the head of the Libyan intelligence services, Mohamed Khalifa Hussein al-Ayeb, was [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/01/abdul-hamid-dbeibeh-finally-sacks-spymaster,110833376-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Under local pressure, port authority CEO appeals to President Ruto</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/01/under-local-pressure-port-authority-ceo-appeals-to-president-ruto,110833272-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[One William Ruto is seeking help from another. The CEO of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), who has the same [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/01/under-local-pressure-port-authority-ceo-appeals-to-president-ruto,110833272-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Chinese Communist Party builds influence within ruling UDA</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/01/chinese-communist-party-builds-influence-within-ruling-uda,110833151-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dates have not yet been set, but United Democratic Alliance (UDA) officials are already scrambling to be part of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/07/01/chinese-communist-party-builds-influence-within-ruling-uda,110833151-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Lawyers for jailed arms broker denounce arbitrary detention</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/lawyers-for-jailed-arms-broker-denounce-arbitrary-detention,110833401-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite repeated letters and a trip to Kinshasa in 2025, the lawyers representing arms broker Dani al-Achkar say they have [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/lawyers-for-jailed-arms-broker-denounce-arbitrary-detention,110833401-art</guid></item><item><title>Central African Republic : Discreet reintroduction of fuel subsidies strains public finances</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/discreet-reintroduction-of-fuel-subsidies-strains-public-finances,110833286-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite having some of the highest fuel prices in the world, Bangui has discreetly revised its fuel pricing formula to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/07/01/discreet-reintroduction-of-fuel-subsidies-strains-public-finances,110833286-art</guid></item><item><title>West Africa : BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/bceao-s-jean-claude-brou-eyes-mining-firms--gold,110833291-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[During a recent visit to Abidjan, the governer of the Central Bank of West African States met with several gold sector representatives to present his plan to purchase a share of their gold production.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/07/01/bceao-s-jean-claude-brou-eyes-mining-firms--gold,110833291-bre</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : CMA CGM replaces head as part of expansionary strategy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/01/cma-cgm-replaces-head-as-part-of-expansionary-strategy,110833293-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of the world's third-largest shipowner, is looking to shore up support for the firm's megaprojects in Algeria as part of its strategy to become the leading player in the central Mediterranean region.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/07/01/cma-cgm-replaces-head-as-part-of-expansionary-strategy,110833293-bre</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : State throws Castel's Sosucam sale into doubt</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/30/state-throws-castel-s-sosucam-sale-into-doubt,110832436-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the start of June, conditions appeared ideal for Castel, the brewery group led by Swiss chief executive Gregory Clerc. Its agrifood subsidiary Somdia was preparing to offload the heavily loss-making sugar firm Sosucam, which it holds a 88.36% stake [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/30/state-throws-castel-s-sosucam-sale-into-doubt,110832436-eve</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : Emirati defence giant Edge ties up $300m deal with Abuja</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/30/emirati-defence-giant-edge-ties-up-dollars300m-deal-with-abuja,110832323-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The office of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently endorsed a $300m contract negotiated between Abuja and Emirati state-owned defence giant [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/30/emirati-defence-giant-edge-ties-up-dollars300m-deal-with-abuja,110832323-art</guid></item><item><title>Mozambique : TotalEnergies tries to calm tensions with Chapo administration</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/30/totalenergies-tries-to-calm-tensions-with-chapo-administration,110832326-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[As anticipated by Africa Intelligence (AI, 12/06/26), TotalEnergies' director for exploration and production, Nicolas Terraz, was in Maputo two weeks [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/30/totalenergies-tries-to-calm-tensions-with-chapo-administration,110832326-art</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : PwC's former Algerian partners strike out on their own</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/30/pwc-s-former-algerian-partners-strike-out-on-their-own,110832386-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After nine months of highly confidential talks, the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network and its Algerian partners have agreed to part ways. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/30/pwc-s-former-algerian-partners-strike-out-on-their-own,110832386-art</guid></item><item><title>Uganda : Museveni crosses swords with opposition over Buganda land tenure</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/30/museveni-crosses-swords-with-opposition-over-buganda-land-tenure,110832390-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The controversy continues: By calling for a radical overhaul to settle disputes over land ownership in mid June, the new [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/30/museveni-crosses-swords-with-opposition-over-buganda-land-tenure,110832390-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Parliament weighs diplomatic immunity for Ford Foundation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/30/parliament-weighs-diplomatic-immunity-for-ford-foundation,110832377-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Kenyan parliament is considering granting diplomatic privileges to the Ford Foundation as the American philanthropic organisation seeks to expand [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/30/parliament-weighs-diplomatic-immunity-for-ford-foundation,110832377-art</guid></item><item><title>Equatorial Guinea : Vice President Teodorin Obiang's two-pronged assault on the Supreme Court and Trident Energy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/30/vice-president-teodorin-obiang-s-two-pronged-assault-on-the-supreme-court-and-trident-energy,110832438-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[British junior oil company Trident Energy is like a cat on a hot tin roof after Equatorial Guinea's vice president, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/30/vice-president-teodorin-obiang-s-two-pronged-assault-on-the-supreme-court-and-trident-energy,110832438-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon/Ivory Coast : L'Oréal wins first round in dispute with former distributor</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/30/l-oreal-wins-first-round-in-dispute-with-former-distributor,110832322-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Vandromme Promotion Medical International is suing the French cosmetics giant for more than €270,000 in damages over the alleged abrupt termination of their commercial relationship.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/30/l-oreal-wins-first-round-in-dispute-with-former-distributor,110832322-bre</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : New French ambassador heads to Pretoria ahead of Ramaphosa's Paris visit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/30/new-french-ambassador-heads-to-pretoria-ahead-of-ramaphosa-s-paris-visit,110832330-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Antoine Michon is expected to become France's next ambassador to South Africa after the current ambassador, David Martinon, leaves the embassy for Australia in August.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/30/new-french-ambassador-heads-to-pretoria-ahead-of-ramaphosa-s-paris-visit,110832330-bre</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : Legal trouble at home forces Spanish PM Sánchez to postpone Algiers visit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/30/legal-trouble-at-home-forces-spanish-pm-sanchez-to-postpone-algiers-visit,110832440-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Spanish prime minister has been thrown into turmoil at home, with several close associates, most recently his wife, named in a series of criminal cases.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/30/legal-trouble-at-home-forces-spanish-pm-sanchez-to-postpone-algiers-visit,110832440-bre</guid></item><item><title>Africa : London's Africa diplomacy tested by political instability</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/29/london-s-africa-diplomacy-tested-by-political-instability,110831023-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The visit was due to take place in July. 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