The investigation into the journalist's murder is continuing to shake the upper echelons of the Cameroonian state. A note from a judicial expert to Paul Biya accuses Ngoh Ngoh of having blocked investigation of the role played in the affair by himself and two government ministers.
Member states are divided over the line to take on a ballot overshadowed by suspicions of fraud. Despite the publication of the final results and the rejection of the legal challenges to the official presidential election result, prudence appears to be the preferred policy.
The Swiss mining and metals group is ready to pull out of Liberia by accepting a deal over its iron ore deposit there, which was reallocated to ArcelorMittal. The transfer occurred during George Weah's presidency and exposed his successor to potentially fraught arbitration.
The German ambassador in Mali, viewed by some counterparts in Bamako as too conciliatory towards the junta, is to stay on for an extra year. Germany is meanwhile campaigning for the appointment of a new EU representative in the Malian capital.
Russia is trying to boost cooperation in the medical sector with Uganda, which is on the outs with Western countries and looking for new partners. It is also looking to step up collaboration in the nuclear and space sectors.
A few days away from a key convention in Addis Ababa, the former Sudanese PM and leader of the civil coalition is facing mounting criticism, both internally and from Western diplomatic circles, for his independent initiatives.
The veteran politician has tasked a small group of heavy-hitting loyalists with winning over as many countries as possible to his bid to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. Nairobi has also seconded several seasoned diplomats to the cause.
In April, the Ethiopian government approved a transitional justice bill that is far removed from the recommendations of a specially commissioned group of experts whose report, submitted last year, has remained confidential. Africa Intelligence was able to consult it.
Madagascar's state coffers are running low, but the president has nevertheless pledged to settle the debts that the national utility company owes to the multimillionaire boss of Axian Energy. Africa Intelligence reveals the contents of this confidential agreement.
Spotted by Kais Saied in 2023, Feryel Ouerghi Sebai continues her ascent within the government, quickly taking over affairs that the head of the foreign ministry had been handling in the interim.