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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Cameroon : US military prepares return to Far North</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/us-military-prepares-return-to-far-north,110782450-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite refurbishment work having been completed two months ago, the Americans have yet to arrive. The Salak military base in Maroua, in the Far North region, is ready to welcome US soldiers back, seven years after their departure. The facility [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/us-military-prepares-return-to-far-north,110782450-eve</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Ruto looks to new board to revive Kenya Airways</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/05/ruto-looks-to-new-board-to-revive-kenya-airways,110782451-ar2]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a meeting that took place in the evening at the presidential office in mid-March. Standing before an audience of around a hundred people, William Ruto passed the microphone around the attendees. Yet this was no ordinary gathering. The head of state had brought together all the key decision-makers from the semi-public flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ), alongside his economic strategists. Present were the former and new members of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/05/ruto-looks-to-new-board-to-revive-kenya-airways,110782451-ar2</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : R28 fund provides possible exit from crisis for junior Chappal Energies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/05/r28-fund-provides-possible-exit-from-crisis-for-junior-chappal-energies,110782562-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After several postponements, the Chappal Energies extraordinary general meeting was finally held on 1 June. At it, shareholders approved a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/05/r28-fund-provides-possible-exit-from-crisis-for-junior-chappal-energies,110782562-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Société Générale faces slower growth and leadership rumours</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/05/societe-generale-faces-slower-growth-and-leadership-rumours,110782452-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 2025 results of the Ivorian subsidiary of French bank Société Générale present a mixed picture. Although net banking income [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/05/societe-generale-faces-slower-growth-and-leadership-rumours,110782452-art</guid></item><item><title>Zambia : Controversy and confusion over health agreement with Washington</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/05/controversy-and-confusion-over-health-agreement-with-washington,110782546-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 28 May, the speech of a Zambian government representative, Patrick Kangwa, cast doubt on the conclusion of a health [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/05/controversy-and-confusion-over-health-agreement-with-washington,110782546-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Energy Minister Benali watches her gas sector reform evaporate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/05/energy-minister-benali-watches-her-gas-sector-reform-evaporate,110782573-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[With not long to go before the general election on 23 September, Energy Minister Leila Benali has given up hope [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/05/energy-minister-benali-watches-her-gas-sector-reform-evaporate,110782573-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : From football to politics, Ibrahim Dbeibeh challenges his uncle for premiership</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/05/from-football-to-politics-ibrahim-dbeibeh-challenges-his-uncle-for-premiership,110782525-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The qualification of Misrata's Asswehly Sports Club for the playoff final of the Libyan football championship at the end of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/05/from-football-to-politics-ibrahim-dbeibeh-challenges-his-uncle-for-premiership,110782525-art</guid></item><item><title>Somalia : Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's risky gamble in Galmudug</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/05/hassan-sheikh-mohamud-s-risky-gamble-in-galmudug,110782560-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The already critical political situation in Somalia may be about to get even worse. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aka HSM, who [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/05/hassan-sheikh-mohamud-s-risky-gamble-in-galmudug,110782560-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Yaoundé moves to tighten ship registry rules in EU bid to curb Russian shadow fleet</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/yaounde-moves-to-tighten-ship-registry-rules-in-eu-bid-to-curb-russian-shadow-fleet,110782561-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yaoundé is moving to reassure the European Union over Russia's so-called shadow fleet. On 2 June, the government sent a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/yaounde-moves-to-tighten-ship-registry-rules-in-eu-bid-to-curb-russian-shadow-fleet,110782561-art</guid></item><item><title>Gabon : Libreville readies second bond issue to speed up Bay of Kings development</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/libreville-readies-second-bond-issue-to-speed-up-bay-of-kings-development,110782453-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The file has just been submitted by public company FMCT to the COSUMAF Central African Financial Market Authority, whose board is scheduled to meet on 29 June to review the financing operation.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/05/libreville-readies-second-bond-issue-to-speed-up-bay-of-kings-development,110782453-bre</guid></item><item><title>Mali : Iyad ag Ghali's coalition and Goïta brace for a decisive showdown</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/iyad-ag-ghali-s-coalition-and-goita-brace-for-a-decisive-showdown,110781262-ge0]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the Malian junta and its opponents, the Eid al-Adha truce provided a valuable moment of respite with a few days to reflect and, above all, to prepare for what [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/iyad-ag-ghali-s-coalition-and-goita-brace-for-a-decisive-showdown,110781262-ge0</guid></item><item><title>Niger : Tchiani's lack of options leaves CNPC in control of Agadem crude exports</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/tchiani-s-lack-of-options-leaves-cnpc-in-control-of-agadem-crude-exports,110780989-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has now been fully reimbursed for the $400m it paid to the Nigerien government in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/tchiani-s-lack-of-options-leaves-cnpc-in-control-of-agadem-crude-exports,110780989-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Nadia Fettah Alaoui</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/04/denis-sassou-nguesso-bassirou-diomaye-faye-nadia-fettah-alaoui,110781261-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Congo – Denis Sassou-Nguesso gives ground on daughter's marriagePresident Denis Sassou-Nguesso has finally given in to his daughter and adviser Claudia [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/04/denis-sassou-nguesso-bassirou-diomaye-faye-nadia-fettah-alaoui,110781261-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Internal rivalries resurface in Dbeibeh and Haftar election talks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/04/internal-rivalries-resurface-in-dbeibeh-and-haftar-election-talks,110781266-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under the auspices of the United Nations, the 4+4 committee is seeking a compromise on the electoral framework, the country's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/04/internal-rivalries-resurface-in-dbeibeh-and-haftar-election-talks,110781266-art</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia : Addis Ababa and its private creditors locked in stalemate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/04/addis-ababa-and-its-private-creditors-locked-in-stalemate,110781267-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[This is a full-scale counter-offensive by the creditors' committee, in response to the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance's statement on 28 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/04/addis-ababa-and-its-private-creditors-locked-in-stalemate,110781267-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Bank records put subcontracting regulator chief under scrutiny</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/04/bank-records-put-subcontracting-regulator-chief-under-scrutiny,110781265-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The accusations, levelled by Congolese lawyer Merdy Kpama at Miguel Katemb Kashal, the head of the ARSP private sector subcontracting [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/04/bank-records-put-subcontracting-regulator-chief-under-scrutiny,110781265-art</guid></item><item><title>Gabon : Libreville gears up for central Africa's most lavish and political wedding of the year</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/04/libreville-gears-up-for-central-africa-s-most-lavish-and-political-wedding-of-the-year,110780992-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is unquestionably set to be the most glamorous and prestigious wedding in the region. In just under two months' [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/04/libreville-gears-up-for-central-africa-s-most-lavish-and-political-wedding-of-the-year,110780992-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Communications officer Ibrahim Kourouma joins the presidency</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/communications-officer-ibrahim-kourouma-joins-the-presidency,110781197-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The RCG West Africa CEO’s arrival comes with the backing of Secretary General of the Presidency and Director of Communications Masséré Touré-Koné, of whom he becomes one of the advisers.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/04/communications-officer-ibrahim-kourouma-joins-the-presidency,110781197-bre</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : Trade Minister Andriamadison set to lead new vanilla alliance</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/04/trade-minister-andriamadison-set-to-lead-new-vanilla-alliance,110780557-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The AVM, soon to be under the leadership of Haingotiana Angela Michela Andriamadison, will replace the powerful and strategically important CNV vanilla council at a time when control over its financial assets has become highly contested.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/04/trade-minister-andriamadison-set-to-lead-new-vanilla-alliance,110780557-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Rabat and Paris work towards October for Mohammed VI state visit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/04/rabat-and-paris-work-towards-october-for-mohammed-vi-state-visit,110781056-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[While the new French ambassador to Rabat, Philippe Lalliot, has presented his credentials to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, the Élysée Palace and the Quai d'Orsay have not given up on the king's visit to the French capital.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/04/rabat-and-paris-work-towards-october-for-mohammed-vi-state-visit,110781056-bre</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia : Anti-Abiy backers urge Ogaden National Liberation Front to resume fighting</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/04/anti-abiy-backers-urge-ogaden-national-liberation-front-to-resume-fighting,110781147-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The nationalist group led by Abdirahman Mahdi had however been conducting secret negotiations with Abiy Ahmed’s administration for nearly a year and a half in an attempt to reach a compromise.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/04/anti-abiy-backers-urge-ogaden-national-liberation-front-to-resume-fighting,110781147-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Bank of Africa succession cloud grows as Palace weighs post-Benjelloun era</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/03/bank-of-africa-succession-cloud-grows-as-palace-weighs-post-benjelloun-era,110779923-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The future of Bank of Africa (BoA also known as BoA-BMCE) is now viewed as a top-tier concern in Rabat. No obvious heir has emerged in the orbit of chief executive and majority shareholder Othman Benjelloun, who is soon to turn [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/03/bank-of-africa-succession-cloud-grows-as-palace-weighs-post-benjelloun-era,110779923-eve</guid></item><item><title>West Africa : Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/03/sierra-leone-president-maada-bio-sets-pace-ahead-of-ecowas-summit,110779978-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio appears to have won over his counterparts, as he [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/03/sierra-leone-president-maada-bio-sets-pace-ahead-of-ecowas-summit,110779978-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Libya, Guinea, Madagascar</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/03/libya-guinea-madagascar,110779979-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Libya – Haitham al-Zahaf, restoring trust with the youthAppointed in March as Minister for Youth in the Government of National [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/03/libya-guinea-madagascar,110779979-art</guid></item><item><title>Mozambique : ExxonMobil selects the trio to build Rovuma LNG</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/03/exxonmobil-selects-the-trio-to-build-rovuma-lng,110779977-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil, the operator of the Rovuma LNG project (18m tonnes of natural gas per year), had set a deadline of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/03/exxonmobil-selects-the-trio-to-build-rovuma-lng,110779977-art</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Burhan's cabinet sits on his political bloc's proposals</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/03/burhan-s-cabinet-sits-on-his-political-bloc-s-proposals,110779975-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several months of work now sit gathering dust in the files of Dafallah al-Haj Ali. The former ambassador to Saudi [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/03/burhan-s-cabinet-sits-on-his-political-bloc-s-proposals,110779975-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Moi business empire rocked by renewed tensions with Ruto</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/03/moi-business-empire-rocked-by-renewed-tensions-with-ruto,110779897-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The relationship is once again strained between President William Ruto and Gideon Moi, the son of his distant predecessor Daniel [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/03/moi-business-empire-rocked-by-renewed-tensions-with-ruto,110779897-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Juliana Lumumba on global campaign to lead the OIF</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/03/juliana-lumumba-on-global-campaign-to-lead-the-oif,110779974-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Juliana Amato Lumumba is campaigning in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. Ahead of 30 June, the date of the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/03/juliana-lumumba-on-global-campaign-to-lead-the-oif,110779974-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Hydrocarbons minister buries reserves certification project</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/03/hydrocarbons-minister-buries-reserves-certification-project,110779924-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Minister of Hydrocarbons Acacia Bandubola Mbongo has taken a pass on a contract entered into by her predecessor, Aimé Sakombi [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/03/hydrocarbons-minister-buries-reserves-certification-project,110779924-art</guid></item><item><title>Niger : Madrid reshuffles its embassy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/03/madrid-reshuffles-its-embassy,110779890-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Spanish embassy in Niamey is set to welcome a new deputy head of mission in August, Eugenia Simó García.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/03/madrid-reshuffles-its-embassy,110779890-bre</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : Ex-presidents Rajaonarimampianina and Ravalomanana issue warning over junta-led consultations</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/03/ex-presidents-rajaonarimampianina-and-ravalomanana-issue-warning-over-junta-led-consultations,110779976-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former presidents Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana are calling for the dialogue process to be placed under the auspices of the Christian ecumenical council.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/03/ex-presidents-rajaonarimampianina-and-ravalomanana-issue-warning-over-junta-led-consultations,110779976-bre</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Abidjan redefines military cooperation with Beijing, Paris and Washington</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/abidjan-redefines-military-cooperation-with-beijing-paris-and-washington,110778845-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The motors hum in the hangars of the Bouaké airbase in central Ivory Coast, one of the main operational centres of the country's air force. For the first time in early May, Chinese technicians started up two Wing Loong II [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/abidjan-redefines-military-cooperation-with-beijing-paris-and-washington,110778845-eve</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : Abuja looks to Poland for paramilitary training</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/abuja-looks-to-poland-for-paramilitary-training,110778684-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is expected to travel to Warsaw in the coming days. He is due to meet his [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/abuja-looks-to-poland-for-paramilitary-training,110778684-art</guid></item><item><title>Guinea : Conakry seeks investment bank to issue its first Eurobond</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/conakry-seeks-investment-bank-to-issue-its-first-eurobond,110778683-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Conakry is setting its sights ever more firmly on the international financial markets. With a B+ rating by American agency [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/02/conakry-seeks-investment-bank-to-issue-its-first-eurobond,110778683-art</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : High Constitutional Court judge under prosecutor scrutiny seeks Western support</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/02/high-constitutional-court-judge-under-prosecutor-scrutiny-seeks-western-support,110778855-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Magistrate Rojoniaina Ranaivoson Andriamaholy says she fears for her safety and that of her family. 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[...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/02/evariste-ndayishimiye-refines-his-election-strategy-for-2027,110778677-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Financing on the table for feasibility studies for major projects</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/02/financing-on-the-table-for-feasibility-studies-for-major-projects,110778788-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The World Bank is working on a $100m package aimed at improving the Democratic Republic of Congo's readiness for major investments.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/02/financing-on-the-table-for-feasibility-studies-for-major-projects,110778788-bre</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Global Africa Telesud TV channel gets €200,000 injection</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/02/global-africa-telesud-tv-channel-gets-e200000-injection,110778691-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Global Media Group has just completed a funding round to support the next phase of development for the media outlet it acquired from Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga in 2024.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/02/global-africa-telesud-tv-channel-gets-e200000-injection,110778691-bre</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Tracing Alexander Zingman's covert uranium and finance dealings tied to Putin</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/01/tracing-alexander-zingman-s-covert-uranium-and-finance-dealings-tied-to-putin,110716771-ge0]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is Monday 2 March 2026, at the presidential palace in Lomé. 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