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Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.
The suspension of the Congolese Football Federation by football's world governing body is posing a huge risk to the country's qualification for 2026's men's World Cup. Talks have stalled over the issue of the federation's bank accounts.
John Dramani Mahama is setting up a national gold board, Goldbod, to restructure Ghana's mining sector. The creation of the new state agency led by Sammy Gyamfi is already facing funding issues and questions about local gold refining.
The Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray, once a pillar of the Ethiopian economy, was taken apart during the war. Leaders in the region are clawing at each other to get their hands on its resources, a battle in which the federal government could be a behind-the-scenes arbitrator.
Kenyan avocado producers, hit by shipping delays and plummeting European demand, are scrambling to find new markets in Asia and beyond. As exports detour around the Cape of Good Hope, industry leaders - backed by President William Ruto's administration - seek trade deals to offset shortfalls.
Faced with the threat of his country being excluded from the economically beneficial African Growth and Opportunity Act, President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked four of his closest aides to lead a delegation to the US. The aim is to stay a part of AGOA or propose an alternative if it's scrapped.
Funds that Berlin pledged to pay in recognition of the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples in Namibia in the early 20th century have not yet been released. German and Namibian domestic politics have further slowed an already complex process.
The Moroccan sugar company is consolidating its partnership with its new shareholder, Sucden, which handles exports to countries such as Israel. In contrast, Cosumar is cutting its ties with Singaporean trader Wilmar, due to the lack of a joint project.
Algiers and Paris are at odds over a swathe of issues such as the deportation of Algerian migrants, Western Sahara and the legacy of France's colonial rule. French companies are bearing the brunt of these tensions.
From Monday to Friday at 04:40 GMT.
