<?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>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>https://www.africaintelligence.com/rss
      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Gabon/Ivory Coast : From Libreville to Abidjan, Israeli arms broker Gaby Peretz casts his net wide</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/from-libreville-to-abidjan-israeli-arms-broker-gaby-peretz-casts-his-net-wide,110803670-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the brokerage firm AD Con, owned by Israeli businessman Gaby Peretz, secured a major contract with the Gabonese authorities following negotiations with the office of Defence Minister Brigitte Onkanowa. The firm has agreed to supply the armed [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/from-libreville-to-abidjan-israeli-arms-broker-gaby-peretz-casts-his-net-wide,110803670-eve</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : Porteo construction firm boss Hassan Dakhlallah moves into banking</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/porteo-construction-firm-boss-hassan-dakhlallah-moves-into-banking,110803821-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chairman of the Porteo group, Hassan Dakhlallah, is pursuing his strategy of all-round diversification. Having expanded his activities from construction to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/porteo-construction-firm-boss-hassan-dakhlallah-moves-into-banking,110803821-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Benin, Zambia, Cameroon</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/17/benin-zambia-cameroon,110803793-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Benin – Mahuna Akplogan, Romuald Wadagni's ‘data scientist'Mahuna Akplogan,  who is 43 and renowned for his expertise in computer science, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/17/benin-zambia-cameroon,110803793-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Digitalisation makes for quiet revolution in banking sector</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/17/digitalisation-makes-for-quiet-revolution-in-banking-sector,110803781-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[First Saham Bank, then Attijariwafa Bank and most recently Bank of Africa: Morocco's three main banks have scaled back their [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/17/digitalisation-makes-for-quiet-revolution-in-banking-sector,110803781-art</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : Brussels-Algiers dialogue hindered by unresolved trade tensions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/17/brussels-algiers-dialogue-hindered-by-unresolved-trade-tensions,110803764-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, is planning a visit to the Algerian [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/17/brussels-algiers-dialogue-hindered-by-unresolved-trade-tensions,110803764-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : Ex-Kibaki and Kenyatta strategist builds anti-Ruto caucus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/17/ex-kibaki-and-kenyatta-strategist-builds-anti-ruto-caucus,110803681-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is not quite a party, nor an association. Peter Kagwanja's inner circle prefers to call it a caucus, a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/17/ex-kibaki-and-kenyatta-strategist-builds-anti-ruto-caucus,110803681-art</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia/Sudan : Quintet mediation in Addis Ababa derailed by divisions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/17/quintet-mediation-in-addis-ababa-derailed-by-divisions,110803674-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fuse had been lit well before the opening of the international mediation sessions in the Ethiopian capital. On 1 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/17/quintet-mediation-in-addis-ababa-derailed-by-divisions,110803674-art</guid></item><item><title>Congo : Former ENI executive appointed to presidency post</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/17/former-eni-executive-appointed-to-presidency-post,110803778-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Following the cabinet reshuffle of 23 April, which saw Stev Simplice Onanga take over the hydrocarbons ministry, the post of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/17/former-eni-executive-appointed-to-presidency-post,110803778-art</guid></item><item><title>Benin : Cotonou hires US firm to promote return of people of African descent</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/cotonou-hires-us-firm-to-promote-return-of-people-of-african-descent,110803673-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bénin Tourisme has hired UniWorld Group to promote in the United States the Beninese policy encouraging the return to its soil of descendants of African populations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/17/cotonou-hires-us-firm-to-promote-return-of-people-of-african-descent,110803673-bre</guid></item><item><title>Africa : Former Somdia chief Alexandre Vilgrain makes comeback with Sillinger takeover</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/17/former-somdia-chief-alexandre-vilgrain-makes-comeback-with-sillinger-takeover,110803773-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[In early April, Alexandre Vilgrain Holding took a majority stake in military inflatable boat builder Sillinger, previously controlled by Marck & Balsan.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/17/former-somdia-chief-alexandre-vilgrain-makes-comeback-with-sillinger-takeover,110803773-bre</guid></item><item><title>Rwanda/South Africa : Pretoria and Kigali reset diplomatic ties</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/17/pretoria-and-kigali-reset-diplomatic-ties,110803784-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The 17 June meeting between South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola and his Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhungirehe, is expected to help speed up the resumption of diplomatic dialogue between the two countries.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/17/pretoria-and-kigali-reset-diplomatic-ties,110803784-bre</guid></item><item><title>Central Africa : Perenco raided in France amid widening corruption probe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/perenco-raided-in-france-amid-widening-corruption-probe,110803916-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to information provided by Africa Intelligence, the raids, which took place on 11 and 12 June, targeted both the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/perenco-raided-in-france-amid-widening-corruption-probe,110803916-art</guid></item><item><title>Nigeria/Rwanda : Tinubu and Kagame deepen ties after discreet Paris meeting</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/tinubu-and-kagame-deepen-ties-after-discreet-paris-meeting,110802674-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[There had been very little advance notice of the meeting. In early January, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted two of his closest counterparts from the African continent at the Élysée Palace: Nigeria's Bola Tinubu and Rwanda's Paul Kagame.Behind the scenes, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/tinubu-and-kagame-deepen-ties-after-discreet-paris-meeting,110802674-eve</guid></item><item><title>Benin : Belgian top diplomat pushes military cooperation strategy in Cotonou</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/16/belgian-top-diplomat-pushes-military-cooperation-strategy-in-cotonou,110802660-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Israeli-US offensive against Iran on 28 February and the ensuing Middle East crisis forced Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/16/belgian-top-diplomat-pushes-military-cooperation-strategy-in-cotonou,110802660-art</guid></item><item><title>Senegal : Prospect of debt restructuring sparks interest among US banks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/16/prospect-of-debt-restructuring-sparks-interest-among-us-banks,110802611-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's sidelining of now former prime minister Ousmane Sonko on 22 May not only plunged Senegal into [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/16/prospect-of-debt-restructuring-sparks-interest-among-us-banks,110802611-art</guid></item><item><title>Algeria : Recent talks between Algiers and Tashkent renew hopes for gold mining</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/16/recent-talks-between-algiers-and-tashkent-renew-hopes-for-gold-mining,110802693-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sonarem Ettakwine, a subsidiary of Algerian state-owned mining training firm SONAREM, was closely involved in talks between Uzbek Foreign Minister [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/16/recent-talks-between-algiers-and-tashkent-renew-hopes-for-gold-mining,110802693-art</guid></item><item><title>Libya/Niger : Tripoli shores up relations with Niamey as Haftar extends influence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/16/tripoli-shores-up-relations-with-niamey-as-haftar-extends-influence,110802688-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is seeking to preserve relations with Niger, whose ruling military junta is deepening ties [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/16/tripoli-shores-up-relations-with-niamey-as-haftar-extends-influence,110802688-art</guid></item><item><title>Kenya : $70m battle erupts over fluorite mining project</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/dollars70m-battle-erupts-over-fluorite-mining-project,110802677-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The long-awaited financial windfall is unlikely to materialise. Kenya's Treasury, led by John Mbadi, has no plans to release the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/dollars70m-battle-erupts-over-fluorite-mining-project,110802677-art</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopia : Uncertainties surround opening of Allied Gold mine</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/uncertainties-surround-opening-of-allied-gold-mine,110802622-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The opening of the Kurmuk gold mine, owned by Canadian firm Allied Gold, keeps getting pushed back. First scheduled for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/16/uncertainties-surround-opening-of-allied-gold-mine,110802622-art</guid></item><item><title>Gabon : Oligui Nguema prepares party shake-up to tighten political control</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/oligui-nguema-prepares-party-shake-up-to-tighten-political-control,110802675-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ahead of a state visit to France on 20 July, where he will meet his counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/oligui-nguema-prepares-party-shake-up-to-tighten-political-control,110802675-art</guid></item><item><title>Angola : Etu Energias seeks deepwater backing for Chevron deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/etu-energias-seeks-deepwater-backing-for-chevron-deal,110802612-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[As revealed by Africa Intelligence (AI, 12/05/26), Angolan junior oil company Etu Energias has decided to put its plans into [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/etu-energias-seeks-deepwater-backing-for-chevron-deal,110802612-art</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Tshisekedi signs new lobbying deal with UK consultancy CT Group</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/tshisekedi-signs-new-lobbying-deal-with-uk-consultancy-ct-group,110802676-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The latest agreement, signed on 6 May and open-ended in duration, underscores Kinshasa’s renewed effort to enlist the Crosby-Textor consultancy to rally British political support for the formal recognition of atrocities committed during the First and Second Congo Wars.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/16/tshisekedi-signs-new-lobbying-deal-with-uk-consultancy-ct-group,110802676-bre</guid></item><item><title>Africa : From Rabat to Kinshasa, a deep dive into Swiss group SICPA's traceability empire</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/15/from-rabat-to-kinshasa-a-deep-dive-into-swiss-group-sicpa-s-traceability-empire,110799697-ge0]]></link><description><![CDATA[Behind every cigarette smoked on a café terrace in Rabat, or every bottle of beer sipped out of sight in the licensed bars of Casablanca lies the shadow of a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/the-continent/2026/06/15/from-rabat-to-kinshasa-a-deep-dive-into-swiss-group-sicpa-s-traceability-empire,110799697-ge0</guid></item><item><title>Guinea : Special forces load up on new Turkish assault rifles</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/15/special-forces-load-up-on-new-turkish-assault-rifles,110799645-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In recent months, special forces personnel from the army and gendarmerie have begun using new personal weaponry. This follows an [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/15/special-forces-load-up-on-new-turkish-assault-rifles,110799645-art</guid></item><item><title>Morocco : Garrett Ventry, the lobbyist forging ties between Rabat and MAGA congress members</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/15/garrett-ventry-the-lobbyist-forging-ties-between-rabat-and-maga-congress-members,110799724-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It was a one-year mission and now its over. The American lobbyist Garrett Ventry, a consultant for the lobbying firm [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/15/garrett-ventry-the-lobbyist-forging-ties-between-rabat-and-maga-congress-members,110799724-art</guid></item><item><title>Sudan : Riyadh secretly pieces together civilian government allied with Burhan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/15/riyadh-secretly-pieces-together-civilian-government-allied-with-burhan,110799716-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The initiative went under the radar. Since March, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji has orchestrated a series of one-on-one [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/15/riyadh-secretly-pieces-together-civilian-government-allied-with-burhan,110799716-art</guid></item><item><title>Egypt/Eritrea : Assab port draws Egyptian firms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/15/assab-port-draws-egyptian-firms,110799711-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The visit to Cairo by the Eritrean president, Isaias Afwerki, which concluded on Wednesday 10 June, marks the culmination of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2026/06/15/assab-port-draws-egyptian-firms,110799711-art</guid></item><item><title>Ivory Coast : US watches slowed Hezbollah financing probe with concern</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/15/us-watches-slowed-hezbollah-financing-probe-with-concern,110799707-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The investigation into alleged networks funding the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah in Ivory Coast was launched in 2025, following a tip-off from the Moroccan foreign intelligence service.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2026/06/15/us-watches-slowed-hezbollah-financing-probe-with-concern,110799707-bre</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar : Approved vanilla exporters convene in Sambava</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/15/approved-vanilla-exporters-convene-in-sambava,110799710-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The AVM Malagasy vanilla alliance is quietly pressing ahead with its establishment, as discussed at a meeting on 13 June in the country's “vanilla capital”.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/2026/06/15/approved-vanilla-exporters-convene-in-sambava,110799710-bre</guid></item><item><title>Libya : UN appoints audit firm to review frozen Libyan funds</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/15/un-appoints-audit-firm-to-review-frozen-libyan-funds,110799727-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The United Nations Security Council will shortly appoint the firm responsible for conducting an audit of all banks holding Libyan funds frozen under the 2011 UN sanctions.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/north-africa/2026/06/15/un-appoints-audit-firm-to-review-frozen-libyan-funds,110799727-bre</guid></item><item><title>DRC : Kinshasa awards Aecom the contract to revive Inga III studies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/15/kinshasa-awards-aecom-the-contract-to-revive-inga-iii-studies,110799723-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The contract, worth $4.7m and awarded by private treaty, covers the updating of technical infrastructure options, the assessment of bankable electricity demand, and geological surveys of the site.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/06/15/kinshasa-awards-aecom-the-contract-to-revive-inga-iii-studies,110799723-bre</guid></item><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>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>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-gra]]></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-gra</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". 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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></channel></rss>