<?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, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>https://www.africaintelligence.com/rss
      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Central African Republic : Washington to expel first migrants to Bangui</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/washington-to-expel-first-migrants-to-bangui,110799455-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a deal with blurred contours, concluded in secret with the United States. Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/washington-to-expel-first-migrants-to-bangui,110799455-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Phosphate giant OCP Group's struggle to stay on top of double crisis</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/phosphate-giant-ocp-group-s-struggle-to-stay-on-top-of-double-crisis,110788563-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The situation is becoming increasingly challenging for the Moroccan phosphate giant, OCP Group. Already severely affected in its supply of raw materials by the situation in the Middle East, following the outbreak of war between the United States and Israel [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/phosphate-giant-ocp-group-s-struggle-to-stay-on-top-of-double-crisis,110788563-eve</guid></item><item><title>DRC : In the shadow of General 'Omega', the FDLR's last men standing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/in-the-shadow-of-general--omega--the-fdlr-s-last-men-standing,110788556-ar2]]></link><description><![CDATA[General Pacifique Ntawunguka, also known as "Omega", is a wanted man. For nearly three decades, the Rwandan government under Paul Kagame has been targeting the political and military leaders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), originally made up of Hutu genocidaires. At the head of the movement's armed wing, the Forces Combattantes Abacunguzi or FOCA, Omega long took refuge in an area near Mount Nyiragongo, inside [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/in-the-shadow-of-general--omega--the-fdlr-s-last-men-standing,110788556-ar2</guid></item><item><title>Gambia : Moscow to open first embassy in Banjul with new markets in mind</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/12/moscow-to-open-first-embassy-in-banjul-with-new-markets-in-mind,110788535-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Appointed by decree on 26 May, Mikhail Korneev is set to take up his post in the Gambia in the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/12/moscow-to-open-first-embassy-in-banjul-with-new-markets-in-mind,110788535-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Aircraft manufacturer Grob trains Ivorian Air Force pilots in France</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/12/aircraft-manufacturer-grob-trains-ivorian-air-force-pilots-in-france,110788443-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teams of Ivorian military personnel have been working for several months at the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry airbase in Charente-Maritime, in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/12/aircraft-manufacturer-grob-trains-ivorian-air-force-pilots-in-france,110788443-art</guid></item><item><title>Egypt/South Sudan : Cairo forced to withdraw from military base in South Sudan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/cairo-forced-to-withdraw-from-military-base-in-south-sudan,110788520-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reacted to Juba's closure of an Egyptian military base in northeast South Sudan by holding a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/cairo-forced-to-withdraw-from-military-base-in-south-sudan,110788520-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Security services on alert over volatile social climate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/12/security-services-on-alert-over-volatile-social-climate,110788432-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The month of June has become a prime time for social mobilisation in Kenya's major cities since the 2024 mass [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/12/security-services-on-alert-over-volatile-social-climate,110788432-art</guid></item><item><title>East Africa : EAC financial crisis jeopardises major infrastructure projects</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/12/eac-financial-crisis-jeopardises-major-infrastructure-projects,110788431-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reforms announced at the East African Community (EAC) summit in March in Arusha are beginning to take shape, but [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/12/eac-financial-crisis-jeopardises-major-infrastructure-projects,110788431-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Tradex board meeting could decide chief executive's fate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/tradex-board-meeting-could-decide-chief-executive-s-fate,110788485-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tradex CEO Emmanuel Patrick Mvondo could be dismissed at the board meeting set for 18 June. The meeting is expected [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/12/tradex-board-meeting-could-decide-chief-executive-s-fate,110788485-art</guid></item><item><title>Mozambique : TotalEnergies does everything in its power to fix relations with Chapo</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/12/totalenergies-does-everything-in-its-power-to-fix-relations-with-chapo,110788534-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French oil major is seeking to resume dialogue via the president’s inner circle. Nicolas Terraz, the group’s chief executive for exploration and production, will travel to Maputothis month to hold talks with advisers to the Mozambican presidency.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/12/totalenergies-does-everything-in-its-power-to-fix-relations-with-chapo,110788534-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer in talks on two fronts</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/brazilian-aerospace-firm-embraer-in-talks-on-two-fronts,110788444-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The firm has been in talks with the Moroccan military on the installation of a command centre capable of centralising all military operations.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/12/brazilian-aerospace-firm-embraer-in-talks-on-two-fronts,110788444-bre</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : Future gold refinery project sparks rival ambitions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/11/future-gold-refinery-project-sparks-rival-ambitions,110787347-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Madagascar might finally be about to tap into its long-overlooked gold potential, siphoned off by informal channels and smuggling networks. Under Colonel Michael Randrianirina and Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany, Madagascar's gold sector is beginning to take formal shape. The first [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/11/future-gold-refinery-project-sparks-rival-ambitions,110787347-eve</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : State firms press banks to repay more than €10m after audit flags irregular charges</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/11/state-firms-press-banks-to-repay-more-than-e10m-after-audit-flags-irregular-charges,110787296-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The dispute follows an audit launched in 2023 at the initiative of then prime minister Patrick Achi into the financial [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/11/state-firms-press-banks-to-repay-more-than-e10m-after-audit-flags-irregular-charges,110787296-art</guid></item><item><title>Benin : Romuald Wadagni's carefully crafted Sahelian diplomacy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/11/romuald-wadagni-s-carefully-crafted-sahelian-diplomacy,110787282-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The trip was labelled a "surprise". In early June, Benin's new president, Romuald Wadagni, completed his first regional tour, which [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/11/romuald-wadagni-s-carefully-crafted-sahelian-diplomacy,110787282-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Mohammed VI, Michael Randrianirina, William Ruto,  Félix Tshisekedi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/11/mohammed-vi-michael-randrianirina-william-ruto--felix-tshisekedi,110787316-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morocco - Chinese ambassador receives a royal snubYu Jinsong, the Chinese ambassador to Morocco will have to sit tight a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/11/mohammed-vi-michael-randrianirina-william-ruto--felix-tshisekedi,110787316-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya : Tripoli-Paris banking ties advance, but compliance hurdles remain</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/11/tripoli-paris-banking-ties-advance-but-compliance-hurdles-remain,110787275-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Accompanied by a delegation of bankers to Paris, the head of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, discussed on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/11/tripoli-paris-banking-ties-advance-but-compliance-hurdles-remain,110787275-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya/Tunisia : Businessman Nouri Abdessamad Salem loses control of Tunisie Sucre</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/11/businessman-nouri-abdessamad-salem-loses-control-of-tunisie-sucre,110787271-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite the courts suspending, in August 2025, enforcement measures aimed at recovering the group's debts (AI, 07/10/25), Tunisie Sucre was [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/11/businessman-nouri-abdessamad-salem-loses-control-of-tunisie-sucre,110787271-art</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Abu Dhabi pulls out of its commitment to provide humanitarian aid</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/11/abu-dhabi-pulls-out-of-its-commitment-to-provide-humanitarian-aid,110787270-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The promise only lasted a few months. Emirati Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, notified [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/11/abu-dhabi-pulls-out-of-its-commitment-to-provide-humanitarian-aid,110787270-art</guid></item><item><title>Eritrea/Ethiopia : UN special rapporteur concerned by plight of Eritreans in Ethiopia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/11/un-special-rapporteur-concerned-by-plight-of-eritreans-in-ethiopia,110787268-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) finds itself in an uncomfortable position on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia, their [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/11/un-special-rapporteur-concerned-by-plight-of-eritreans-in-ethiopia,110787268-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon/Chad : Yaoundé approves Ngaoundéré-N'Djamena railway route</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/11/yaounde-approves-ngaoundere-n-djamena-railway-route,110787288-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The project to open up Chad by rail has at last moved forward a stage, albeit merely a symbolic one. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/11/yaounde-approves-ngaoundere-n-djamena-railway-route,110787288-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Former Tshisekedi special envoy seeks cybersecurity equipment</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/11/former-tshisekedi-special-envoy-seeks-cybersecurity-equipment,110787280-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Formerly a special envoy to President Félix Tshisekedi, Kinuani Kamitatu Massamba now serves as a consultant to the CNS national [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/11/former-tshisekedi-special-envoy-seeks-cybersecurity-equipment,110787280-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon/Nigeria : Trump's frontier miner, Drew Horn, eyes Abuja and Yaoundé</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/trump-s-frontier-miner-drew-horn-eyes-abuja-and-yaounde,110786169-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[US entrepreneur Drew Horn, chief executive of Washington-based GreenMet, will return to Africa on 11 June, travelling to Abuja ahead of the Nigeria National Private Security Conference two days later. Founded in January 2021, GreenMet is dedicated to developing critical [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/trump-s-frontier-miner-drew-horn-eyes-abuja-and-yaounde,110786169-eve</guid></item><item><title>Guinea : Doumbouya strengthens cybersecurity providers to keep closer eye on opponents</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/doumbouya-strengthens-cybersecurity-providers-to-keep-closer-eye-on-opponents,110785917-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[For several months now, Mamadi Doumbouya's regime has been attempting to closely monitor dissenting voices, relying increasingly on its technical [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/doumbouya-strengthens-cybersecurity-providers-to-keep-closer-eye-on-opponents,110785917-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Kenya</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/10/ivory-coast-cameroon-kenya,110786112-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ivory Coast – Karine Oulaté, driving social media monetisationIvorian entrepreneur Karine Oulaté, 42, is expanding her portfolio of projects at [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/10/ivory-coast-cameroon-kenya,110786112-art</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia : Kenyans Equity Bank and KCB poised to enter Ethiopian market</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/10/kenyans-equity-bank-and-kcb-poised-to-enter-ethiopian-market,110786036-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Negotiations are well underway between the Kenyan bank Equity Group Holdings and the central bank National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/10/kenyans-equity-bank-and-kcb-poised-to-enter-ethiopian-market,110786036-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Heineken subsidiary fails to block EABL sale to Asahi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/10/heineken-subsidiary-fails-to-block-eabl-sale-to-asahi,110786035-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a setback for Heineken and despite the complaint filed by its subsidiary Kenya Wine Agencies with the Competition Authority [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/10/heineken-subsidiary-fails-to-block-eabl-sale-to-asahi,110786035-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC/Rwanda : Swiss diplomacy tries to find footing in Kinshasa-M23 talks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/10/swiss-diplomacy-tries-to-find-footing-in-kinshasa-m23-talks,110785963-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After the latest meeting between the Congo River Alliance-M23 (AFC-M23) and the Congolese government held in Montreux in mid-April, the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/10/swiss-diplomacy-tries-to-find-footing-in-kinshasa-m23-talks,110785963-art</guid></item><item><title>Senegal : French firm Thales closes Dakar office, sealing withdrawal from West Africa</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/french-firm-thales-closes-dakar-office-sealing-withdrawal-from-west-africa,110785043-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[After ceasing the operations of its local branches in Nigeria and Ivory Coast, the French flagship firm in the defence electronics sector has decided to quietly close its Senegalese office, which coordinated its activities in the region.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/10/french-firm-thales-closes-dakar-office-sealing-withdrawal-from-west-africa,110785043-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : University Mohammed VI Polytechnic appoints new Paris boss</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/10/university-mohammed-vi-polytechnic-appoints-new-paris-boss,110786061-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Morocco’s flagship research institution has appointed the new head of its French branch, the first to open abroad in 2024.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/10/university-mohammed-vi-polytechnic-appoints-new-paris-boss,110786061-bre</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Agreement in sight between Attijariwafa Bank and Euronext</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/10/agreement-in-sight-between-attijariwafa-bank-and-euronext,110785988-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Moroccan bank is set to sign a cooperation protocol with the main eurozone market at the end of June concerning the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/10/agreement-in-sight-between-attijariwafa-bank-and-euronext,110785988-bre</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : New EU representative appointed in Yaoundé</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/10/new-eu-representative-appointed-in-yaounde,110786043-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jean-Marc Châtaigner is expected to be replaced in the coming weeks, after three years in the role.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/10/new-eu-representative-appointed-in-yaounde,110786043-bre</guid></item><item><title>Mozambique : Tensions rise between TotalEnergies CEO and President Chapo</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/09/tensions-rise-between-totalenergies-ceo-and-president-chapo,110785044-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The low-key meeting between Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and the head of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, lasted all of fifteen minutes. The oil group has been careful not to disclose the details of the brief exchange.Top of the list of disagreements [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/09/tensions-rise-between-totalenergies-ceo-and-president-chapo,110785044-eve</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : Alleged Swiss-linked money laundering network at centre of French organised crime probe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/09/alleged-swiss-linked-money-laundering-network-at-centre-of-french-organised-crime-probe,110785124-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to information obtained by Africa Intelligence, the PNACO French national prosecutor's office for organised crime has launched an investigation [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/09/alleged-swiss-linked-money-laundering-network-at-centre-of-french-organised-crime-probe,110785124-art</guid></item><item><title>South Africa : Pretoria steps up pressure on SADC to deliver regional integration roadmap</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/09/pretoria-steps-up-pressure-on-sadc-to-deliver-regional-integration-roadmap,110785142-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[South Africa is accelerating its push for deeper regional economic integration, with Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola urging his counterparts in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/09/pretoria-steps-up-pressure-on-sadc-to-deliver-regional-integration-roadmap,110785142-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Coalition parties brace for election battle</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/09/coalition-parties-brace-for-election-battle,110785114-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bets are on for which political movement will lead the next Moroccan government. The parties in the current governing coalition, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/09/coalition-parties-brace-for-election-battle,110785114-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : PFL Africa MMA league sets course for Casablanca</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/09/pfl-africa-mma-league-sets-course-for-casablanca,110785001-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After Benin in December 2025, then Nigeria on 13 June, the African division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) MMA [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/09/pfl-africa-mma-league-sets-course-for-casablanca,110785001-art</guid></item><item><title>Uganda : Museveni curbs son's rise in new cabinet</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/09/museveni-curbs-son-s-rise-in-new-cabinet,110785078-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yoweri Museveni has stopped short of handing sweeping influence to his son, army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in Uganda's new cabinet [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/09/museveni-curbs-son-s-rise-in-new-cabinet,110785078-art</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Hemeti and Abdelaziz al-Hilu split over who to name as future army chief</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/09/hemeti-and-abdelaziz-al-hilu-split-over-who-to-name-as-future-army-chief,110785072-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the process of setting up his army, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemeti," is actively promoting the candidacy [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/09/hemeti-and-abdelaziz-al-hilu-split-over-who-to-name-as-future-army-chief,110785072-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : EU puts Cameroon energy sector centre stage at Business Week</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/09/eu-puts-cameroon-energy-sector-centre-stage-at-business-week,110785139-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Held alongside the Promote business forum, organised by the Cameroonian government at the Yaoundé conference centre from 12 to 21 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/09/eu-puts-cameroon-energy-sector-centre-stage-at-business-week,110785139-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Brussels finally clears path for budget support release</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/09/brussels-finally-clears-path-for-budget-support-release,110785040-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a delay of over six months, the disbursement of budgetary aid from the European Union should take place before the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/09/brussels-finally-clears-path-for-budget-support-release,110785040-art</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria : London dispatches its Africa minister to Abuja</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/09/london-dispatches-its-africa-minister-to-abuja,110785192-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[During her stay in the Nigerian capital, Chapman is expected to meet several of the country’s top officials, including Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, as the two governments seek to build on their renewed partnership.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/09/london-dispatches-its-africa-minister-to-abuja,110785192-bre</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Arab League splinters over Sudan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/08/arab-league-splinters-over-sudan,110783554-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[A month on, people are speaking out about what went on behind the scenes at the Arab League's extraordinary session on the airstrikes against Khartoum. 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– a business generating close to €120m in annual revenue –, has expanded [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/08/farid-bennis-tightens-grip-on-laprophan-after-buying-out-family-heirs,110783539-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC/Rwanda : AFC-M23 seeks to demonstrate its ability to provide a response to Ebola</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/afc-m23-seeks-to-demonstrate-its-ability-to-provide-a-response-to-ebola,110783572-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Already subject to clashes with the Congolese army and its auxiliaries, the rebellion of the Alliance du Fleuve Congo (AFC)-M23 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/afc-m23-seeks-to-demonstrate-its-ability-to-provide-a-response-to-ebola,110783572-art</guid></item><item><title>Cameroon : Mining operator Camalco turns to Gulfcam to export its bauxite</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/mining-operator-camalco-turns-to-gulfcam-to-export-its-bauxite,110783553-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Controlled by the Indian magnate Gagan Gupta, Canyon Resources is set to finalise an agreement in the coming weeks, through [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/mining-operator-camalco-turns-to-gulfcam-to-export-its-bauxite,110783553-art</guid></item><item><title>Chad : French army makes a quiet return to N'Djamena</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/french-army-makes-a-quiet-return-to-n-djamena,110783542-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[One year after the breakdown of the defence agreements between Chad and France put in place since 2019, the two [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/08/french-army-makes-a-quiet-return-to-n-djamena,110783542-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Agriculture minister clashes with Conseil Café-Cacao regulator over cocoa bean stock estimates</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/08/agriculture-minister-clashes-with-conseil-cafe-cacao-regulator-over-cocoa-bean-stock-estimates,110783564-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Yves Brahima Koné openly confronted Bruno Koné during a meeting at the CCC’s headquarters attended by the two officials and a group of exporters.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/08/agriculture-minister-clashes-with-conseil-cafe-cacao-regulator-over-cocoa-bean-stock-estimates,110783564-bre</guid></item><item><title>Zambia : US health deal negotiations to be challenged in court</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/08/us-health-deal-negotiations-to-be-challenged-in-court,110783536-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 10 June 2026, a highly political trial will open at Lusaka’s constitutional court. 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