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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Cameroon : Indian tycoon Gagan Gupta struggles to fulfil his bauxite ambitions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/indian-tycoon-gagan-gupta-struggles-to-fulfil-his-bauxite-ambitions,110911486-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Is Indian billionaire Gagan Gupta's foray into mining beginning to stall in Cameroon? The Minim-Martap bauxite project in Adamawa was meant to serve as a test case for diversifying the businessman's portfolio. Gupta made his fortune developing industrial and logistics [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/indian-tycoon-gagan-gupta-struggles-to-fulfil-his-bauxite-ambitions,110911486-eve</guid></item><item><title>Congo/Senegal : Brazzaville turns to Karim Wade for mega-projects financing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/11/02/brazzaville-turns-to-karim-wade-for-mega-projects-financing,110911487-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nothing was disclosed about the meeting. Guest of honour at the World Investment Forum, held in Doha from 25 to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/11/02/brazzaville-turns-to-karim-wade-for-mega-projects-financing,110911487-art</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : Pretoria sets out to reshape ArcelorMittal South Africa's ownership</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/11/02/pretoria-sets-out-to-reshape-arcelormittal-south-africa-s-ownership,110911467-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the request of Cyril Ramaphosa's administration, the public development agency Industrial Development Corp (IDC), headed by Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, has [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/11/02/pretoria-sets-out-to-reshape-arcelormittal-south-africa-s-ownership,110911467-art</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : Algiers adopts trade boycott against countries it deems hostile</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/11/02/algiers-adopts-trade-boycott-against-countries-it-deems-hostile,110911472-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Economic policy is never far removed from diplomacy in Algeria. Relations with France are now frozen, following a fragile resumption [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/11/02/algiers-adopts-trade-boycott-against-countries-it-deems-hostile,110911472-art</guid></item><item><title>Tanzania : Dodoma plays for time with UN and Commonwealth over human rights</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/11/02/dodoma-plays-for-time-with-un-and-commonwealth-over-human-rights,110911477-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Samia Suluhu Hassan's government is heading into a tricky week. One year on from the 29 October 2025 elections and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/11/02/dodoma-plays-for-time-with-un-and-commonwealth-over-human-rights,110911477-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Inside Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi's failed mediation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/inside-joseph-kabila-and-felix-tshisekedi-s-failed-mediation,110911489-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite the deep animosity between him and Félix Tshisekedi, former Congolese president Joseph Kabila (2001-2019) sought to make contact with [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/inside-joseph-kabila-and-felix-tshisekedi-s-failed-mediation,110911489-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : National oil company SNH enlists French data specialist in its search for investors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/national-oil-company-snh-enlists-french-data-specialist-in-its-search-for-investors,110911471-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At African Energy Week in Cape Town, held from 4 to 8 October and organised by the African Energy Chamber, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/11/02/national-oil-company-snh-enlists-french-data-specialist-in-its-search-for-investors,110911471-art</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : EU plans second, larger military aid package</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/11/02/eu-plans-second-larger-military-aid-package,110911470-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The second, much larger European Peace Facility assistance measure could provide a further €60m, notably to equip the army with armoured vehicles.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/11/02/eu-plans-second-larger-military-aid-package,110911470-bre</guid></item><item><title>Egypt : Cairo pulls out all the stops to secure UN sustainable energy post</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/11/02/cairo-pulls-out-all-the-stops-to-secure-un-sustainable-energy-post,110911473-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The former Egyptian ambassador to Brazil, Wael Aboulmagd, is one of two candidates in the running to head the International Renewable Energy Agency, a UN organisation based in Abu Dhabi.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/11/02/cairo-pulls-out-all-the-stops-to-secure-un-sustainable-energy-post,110911473-bre</guid></item><item><title>South Sudan : After its court victory, Qatar National Bank seeks to recover $1bn from Juba</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/11/02/after-its-court-victory-qatar-national-bank-seeks-to-recover-dollars1bn-from-juba,110911488-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Claiming that it has received no payment from South Sudan more than 60 days after the court’s ruling, QNB’s lawyers are asking the Washington court to register the judgment nationwide in the United States.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/11/02/after-its-court-victory-qatar-national-bank-seeks-to-recover-dollars1bn-from-juba,110911488-bre</guid></item><item><title>Seychelles : The story behind the Seychelles and Moscow's rapprochement</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/the-story-behind-the-seychelles-and-moscow-s-rapprochement,110910882-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who will acquire the state's 60% stake in Seychelles Commercial Bank (SCB), headed by Annie Vidot? Announced in July, the privatisation of the country's leading bank is fuelling speculation among local politicians, some of whom expect the potential buyer to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/the-story-behind-the-seychelles-and-moscow-s-rapprochement,110910882-eve</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : The inner circle of Nathalie Moudiki, de facto head of national oil company</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/the-inner-circle-of-nathalie-moudiki-de-facto-head-of-national-oil-company,110910848-ar2]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nathalie Moudiki is clinging on to the reins of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH). The wife of Adolphe Moudiki, director-general of the wealthy Cameroonian oil company, had for years wielded influence within the firm that went beyond her role as legal director. In April 2025, the deteriorating health of her husband, then aged 86, precipitated her appointment to the post of general controller, a role created specifically for her. This [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/the-inner-circle-of-nathalie-moudiki-de-facto-head-of-national-oil-company,110910848-ar2</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Putin seeks to connect Crimea and the continent during Russia-Africa summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/30/putin-seeks-to-connect-crimea-and-the-continent-during-russia-africa-summit,110910883-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Crimea is making its presence felt in Vladimir Putin's African diplomacy. On the sidelines of the third Russia–Africa summit, held [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/30/putin-seeks-to-connect-crimea-and-the-continent-during-russia-africa-summit,110910883-art</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : Moscow tightens financial ties with Antananarivo</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/moscow-tightens-financial-ties-with-antananarivo,110910878-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Could the alternative financial corridor in Southern Africa, a project championed by Mikhail Dorofeev, vice-president of Russia's Promsvyazbank (PSB) and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/moscow-tightens-financial-ties-with-antananarivo,110910878-art</guid></item><item><title>Tunisia : Kaïs Saïed's security chief consolidates his role as power broker</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/30/kais-saied-s-security-chief-consolidates-his-role-as-power-broker,110910886-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[He had headed the traditionally very powerful Ministry of the Interior for three days in July 2021, in the wake [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/30/kais-saied-s-security-chief-consolidates-his-role-as-power-broker,110910886-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Ruto pushes to fast-track magnate Narendra Raval's iron mining projects</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/30/ruto-pushes-to-fast-track-magnate-narendra-raval-s-iron-mining-projects,110910844-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The request came from the businessman and then the order was issued down from the top ranks. After being approached [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/30/ruto-pushes-to-fast-track-magnate-narendra-raval-s-iron-mining-projects,110910844-art</guid></item><item><title>Tanzania : Capital Pay's mega-contract challenged in court</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/30/capital-pay-s-mega-contract-challenged-in-court,110910840-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The hearing has been repeatedly postponed. The trial is now due to begin on November 10 before the High Court [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/30/capital-pay-s-mega-contract-challenged-in-court,110910840-art</guid></item><item><title>Congo/Gabon : Oligui Nguema heads to Oyo to ease tensions with Sassou-Nguesso</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/oligui-nguema-heads-to-oyo-to-ease-tensions-with-sassou-nguesso,110910884-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 October, Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is due to meet his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, in his [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/oligui-nguema-heads-to-oyo-to-ease-tensions-with-sassou-nguesso,110910884-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Yaoundé under pressure from backers over Nachtigal dam</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/yaounde-under-pressure-from-backers-over-nachtigal-dam,110910847-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A delegation from Nachtigal Hydro Power Co (NHPC), the operator of the Nachtigal dam (420 MW) in Cameroon, travelled to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/30/yaounde-under-pressure-from-backers-over-nachtigal-dam,110910847-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Saddam Haftar seeks to rally Fezzan tribes</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/30/saddam-haftar-seeks-to-rally-fezzan-tribes,110910849-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The deputy commander of the Libyan National Army is seeking to thwart Tripoli’s plans for the far south. Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba’s Government of National Unity intends to form a joint force there.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/30/saddam-haftar-seeks-to-rally-fezzan-tribes,110910849-bre</guid></item><item><title>Angola : Africell and Luanda poised to set up satellite services firm with help from US</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/africell-and-luanda-poised-to-set-up-satellite-services-firm-with-help-from-us,110910839-gra]]></link><description><![CDATA[Details of the partnership are expected to be revealed in November or December. Africell, the telecom operator led from London [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/30/africell-and-luanda-poised-to-set-up-satellite-services-firm-with-help-from-us,110910839-gra</guid></item><item><title>Libya/Morocco : In its cold war with Algiers, Rabat endorses Abu Dhabi-backed Haftar clan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/29/in-its-cold-war-with-algiers-rabat-endorses-abu-dhabi-backed-haftar-clan,110910210-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[In October, official visits by Khaled Haftar and then Belkacem Haftar, sons of commander Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), mark a turning point in Rabat's Libyan policy. Until now, the kingdom has maintained a neutral position between [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/29/in-its-cold-war-with-algiers-rabat-endorses-abu-dhabi-backed-haftar-clan,110910210-eve</guid></item><item><title>Benin : Major Shell selected to export first Sèmè oil shipment</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/29/major-shell-selected-to-export-first-seme-oil-shipment,110910186-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Kriti Jade tanker, owned by Greek shipping company Avin International, is currently sailing in the Gulf of Guinea after [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/29/major-shell-selected-to-export-first-seme-oil-shipment,110910186-art</guid></item><item><title>Ghana : Accra backtracks on regional security initiative</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/29/accra-backtracks-on-regional-security-initiative,110910185-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was an event that President John Dramani Mahama and Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, his special envoy to the countries of the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/29/accra-backtracks-on-regional-security-initiative,110910185-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Hélène Mercier-Arnault,  Mohammed VI</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/29/faustin-archange-touadera-helene-mercier-arnault--mohammed-vi,110910221-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Central African Republic - Emirati royal family flies Touadéra to MoscowTo attend the Russia–Africa summit, taking place in Moscow on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/29/faustin-archange-touadera-helene-mercier-arnault--mohammed-vi,110910221-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Leaders prepare for decisive Francophonie summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/29/leaders-prepare-for-decisive-francophonie-summit,110910198-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 20th summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 14 to 16 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/29/leaders-prepare-for-decisive-francophonie-summit,110910198-art</guid></item><item><title>Tanzania : Powerful intelligence services at heart of Nchimbi's dismissal</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/powerful-intelligence-services-at-heart-of-nchimbi-s-dismissal,110910222-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A month and a day have passed since the announcement of the dismissal of Vice-President Emmanuel Nchimbi by former prime [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/powerful-intelligence-services-at-heart-of-nchimbi-s-dismissal,110910222-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Nairobi fine-tunes its regional mediation strategy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/nairobi-fine-tunes-its-regional-mediation-strategy,110910191-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Preparations have been under way for two months. Appointed special envoy for mediation by William Ruto in mid-August, Kenyan-Venezuelan lawyer [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/nairobi-fine-tunes-its-regional-mediation-strategy,110910191-art</guid></item><item><title>Central African Republic : Two Wagner contacts dropped from Moscow delegation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/29/two-wagner-contacts-dropped-from-moscow-delegation,110910189-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a short stay in Saint Petersburg, Faustin-Archange Touadéra arrived in Moscow on 27 October for the Russia-Africa Summit, organised [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/29/two-wagner-contacts-dropped-from-moscow-delegation,110910189-art</guid></item><item><title>Egypt : Cairo expands its network of Egyptian-Japanese schools</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/29/cairo-expands-its-network-of-egyptian-japanese-schools,110910190-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The construction of a new Egyptian-Japanese school in the coastal city of Safaga, some 60 km south of Hurghada, has been approved. Its addition expands a public network of more than 90 campuses of the same kind.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/29/cairo-expands-its-network-of-egyptian-japanese-schools,110910190-bre</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Nairobi to name new police head as general election looms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/nairobi-to-name-new-police-head-as-general-election-looms,110910192-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The appointment of the head of the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit – a brand-new organisation responsible for security in the Kenyan capital – is expected to take place in coming days.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/29/nairobi-to-name-new-police-head-as-general-election-looms,110910192-bre</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Ruto faces evasive Putin over Kenyan fighters</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/28/ruto-faces-evasive-putin-over-kenyan-fighters,110909304-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Following his prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi, President William Ruto arrived in Moscow on 27 October without having secured any prior guarantee that their compatriots serving in the Russian armed forces in Ukraine will be repatriated soon.Despite numerous diplomatic efforts [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/28/ruto-faces-evasive-putin-over-kenyan-fighters,110909304-eve</guid></item><item><title>Africa : OIF members caught in standoff over next secretary-general</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/28/oif-members-caught-in-standoff-over-next-secretary-general,110909471-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The appointment of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) secretary-general has never been so uncertain or sparked such heated exchanges. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/28/oif-members-caught-in-standoff-over-next-secretary-general,110909471-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Ivory Coast, Somaliland, Kenya</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/28/ivory-coast-somaliland-kenya,110909454-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ivory Coast – Kouakou Anzoua Abissa, rising star of Ivorian financeAt age 36, Kouakou Anzoua Abissa plays a key role [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/28/ivory-coast-somaliland-kenya,110909454-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : French MMA champion Ciryl Gane sets up shop in the kingdom</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/28/french-mma-champion-ciryl-gane-sets-up-shop-in-the-kingdom,110909350-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[For several months, French mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Ciryl Gane has been planning his move to Morocco, where he [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/28/french-mma-champion-ciryl-gane-sets-up-shop-in-the-kingdom,110909350-art</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia : Abiy administration sets up team to regain control of Tigray</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/28/abiy-administration-sets-up-team-to-regain-control-of-tigray,110909353-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[One name is missing from the organisation chart of the new interim administration in Tigray, which the federal government announced [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/28/abiy-administration-sets-up-team-to-regain-control-of-tigray,110909353-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Africa 24 disbands French operations</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/africa-24-disbands-french-operations,110909455-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Media France, the company operating the pan-African television channel Africa 24 in France, launched a restructuring plan in mid-September [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/africa-24-disbands-french-operations,110909455-art</guid></item><item><title>Congo : Leading masonic order appoints new deputy grand master</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/leading-masonic-order-appoints-new-deputy-grand-master,110909420-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the general assembly of the Grande Loge du Congo, held on 24 and 25 October in Brazzaville, the Head [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/leading-masonic-order-appoints-new-deputy-grand-master,110909420-art</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : Rift between finances minister and deputy minister reaches breaking point</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/28/rift-between-finances-minister-and-deputy-minister-reaches-breaking-point,110909345-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tensions between the finance minister and his deputy have become so severe that the latter no longer reports to his office at the National Treasury headquarters in Pretoria's central business district.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/28/rift-between-finances-minister-and-deputy-minister-reaches-breaking-point,110909345-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Dakhla prepares to host crown prince Hassan for first Unity Day</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/28/dakhla-prepares-to-host-crown-prince-hassan-for-first-unity-day,110909421-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[King Mohammed VI's only son is expected to open a university hospital complex financed by the FM6SS royal foundation for health and science.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/28/dakhla-prepares-to-host-crown-prince-hassan-for-first-unity-day,110909421-bre</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Kinshasa raises $201m from World Bank and others for first census since 1984</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/kinshasa-raises-dollars201m-from-world-bank-and-others-for-first-census-since-1984,110909346-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[This second general census, following that of 1984, forms part of a project to strengthen the DRC's statistical system. It is to be funded with a $201m budget.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/28/kinshasa-raises-dollars201m-from-world-bank-and-others-for-first-census-since-1984,110909346-bre</guid></item><item><title>Congo : Brazzaville steps up trade diplomacy with Beijing ahead of FOCAC summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/27/brazzaville-steps-up-trade-diplomacy-with-beijing-ahead-of-focac-summit,110908645-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Beijing, Congolese Foreign Minister Constant-Serge Bounda met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on 23 October to plan for the ministerial conference of the next Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is to be held in Brazzaville in 2027. An [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/27/brazzaville-steps-up-trade-diplomacy-with-beijing-ahead-of-focac-summit,110908645-eve</guid></item><item><title>Mauritania/Senegal : BP floating plant at Grand Tortue set for new shareholder</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/27/bp-floating-plant-at-grand-tortue-set-for-new-shareholder,110908637-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Singaporean company Keppel has, with the utmost discretion, put its 30% stake in joint venture Gimi MS Corp up for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/27/bp-floating-plant-at-grand-tortue-set-for-new-shareholder,110908637-art</guid></item><item><title>Senegal : Pressure mounts as Youth Olympics countdown begins</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/27/pressure-mounts-as-youth-olympics-countdown-begins,110908636-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Dakar, work is continuing full throttle in the run-up to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which take place from [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/10/27/pressure-mounts-as-youth-olympics-countdown-begins,110908636-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Macron to open the new Maison des Mondes Africains before he leaves office</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/27/macron-to-open-the-new-maison-des-mondes-africains-before-he-leaves-office,110908638-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The new Parisian premises of the Maison des Mondes Africains (MansA), headed by journalist and producer Liz Gomis, will be [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/10/27/macron-to-open-the-new-maison-des-mondes-africains-before-he-leaves-office,110908638-art</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : Ramaphosa moves to retake control over loss-making public firms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/27/ramaphosa-moves-to-retake-control-over-loss-making-public-firms,110908606-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cyril Ramaphosa intends to oversee the management and possible restructuring of state-owned enterprises in financial difficulty. Maropene Ramokgopa, the minister [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/10/27/ramaphosa-moves-to-retake-control-over-loss-making-public-firms,110908606-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC/Morocco : Kinshasa pushes Mohammed VI's holding company to float its Congo Equipment subsidiary</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/27/kinshasa-pushes-mohammed-vi-s-holding-company-to-float-its-congo-equipment-subsidiary,110908634-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dominant position Optorg has attained via Congo Equipment may be compromised in the years to come. The subsidiary of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/27/kinshasa-pushes-mohammed-vi-s-holding-company-to-float-its-congo-equipment-subsidiary,110908634-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Ruto's allies call for truce with Kenyatta</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/27/ruto-s-allies-call-for-truce-with-kenyatta,110908601-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rift among William Ruto's allies continues to widen. Nearly nine months before the August 2027 general election, cabinet members [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/10/27/ruto-s-allies-call-for-truce-with-kenyatta,110908601-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Tripoli pursues closer ties with British defence ministry</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/27/tripoli-pursues-closer-ties-with-british-defence-ministry,110908628-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tripoli approached British consultant Alex Bingham to arrange a meeting with UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/10/27/tripoli-pursues-closer-ties-with-british-defence-ministry,110908628-bre</guid></item><item><title>Central African Republic : Bangui and Moscow seek oil deal of uncertain terms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/27/bangui-and-moscow-seek-oil-deal-of-uncertain-terms,110908635-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Central African Republic and Russia are expected to sign a deal in early 2027. The project, for which negotiations are coming ahead of the Russia-Africa summit to be held in Moscow on 20 and 29 October, would be carried out through Central African oil firm SOPRAF.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/27/bangui-and-moscow-seek-oil-deal-of-uncertain-terms,110908635-bre</guid></item></channel></rss>