Intrigues big and small - every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.
Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.
The Cameroonian president, who is in a physically weakened state, has reduced his political activities to a minimum. Only a few members of his staff now have access to him, subject to the approval of first lady Chantal Biya.
The American consulting giant has supported the state oil company Petrosen in conducting two studies into the feasibility of a major project to build a urea plant. Dakar is counting on this initiative to reduce its dependence on foreign imports.
Breaking news published on 15/05/24, at 12:45 pm GMT - Patrice Talon quietly welcomed a Chinese delegation on the morning of 15 May. And it has succeeded in obtaining concessions from the president on the thorny issue of Agadem oil.
The deadline for submitting bids to build Rwanda's new Bugesera-Kigali airport is approaching, though the scale of the work has been reduced compared with the initial project. Qatar Airways will soon have to decide on a winning bid.
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.
The Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines is struggling to find investors for its flagship project. To turn things around, managing director Amina Benkhadra is suggesting an option to "greenify" the pipeline and finance it in stages.