Kenya
Ruto continues his marathon diplomatic tour

The president of Kenya and his VP have been spending a lot of time abroad of late. After visits to North and South America respectively in September, they are both expected in Europe next month.

Kenya
Chemase goldmine saga takes new turn with elderly landowner's 'abduction'

The leasing of a small and potentially gold-rich plot in Ruto's fiefdom in western Kenya to British mining company Karebe has sparked a family row whose ripples extend to the president's entourage.

Sudan
General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Overpowered by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is seeking to consolidate his ranks in Port Sudan and the east of the country. Some communities are expected to provide the regular army with reinforcements.

Sudan
General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

Facing setbacks in Khartoum, Sudan's military leader embarked on a diplomatic tour aimed at restoring his legitimacy and statesmanship. While he managed to secure a series of high-level meetings in Sudan's neighbouring countries and in New York, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had to abandon some of his plans.

Djibouti
Central bank braces for its first FATF anti-graft review

Kenya
Uchumi Supermarkets abandoned first by Kenyatta and now Ruto

Uganda
Interior minister muscles in as rival presidential hopefuls gear up for 2026 poll

Zimbabwe
US ruling in von Pezold case saddles Harare with more debt

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld the ruling ordering Zimbabwe to pay $440.3m in damages for the wrongful seizure of farmland in 2000 and 2001.

Angola
VIPs flock to Luanda for Angonabeiro's 25th birthday bash

Portuguese coffee giant Nabeiro's Angolan subsidiary, Angonabeiro, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in late October. Alongside Nabeiro's CEO, Rui Miguel Nabeiro, the Angolan president João Lourenço's presence at the festivities in Luanda is a sign of the firm's importance for the country's economy.

South Africa
Germany's AIREG to fly down to Cape Town to promote greener aviation fuels

Angola
Luanda turns again to Zdravexport for healthcare professionals

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp ditches CEO Oded Mansori

Niger
How Bazoum's inner circle deprived junta of telecoms surveillance system

The deactivation of an interception and geolocation platform by the president's loyalists in the days following the July putsch is one of the many grievances the ruling junta holds against deposed leader Mohamed Bazoum.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan keeps up cocoa pressure on Brussels

Nigeria
Investor Iyinoluwa Aboyeji plans virtual free trade zone

Congo, Gabon
General Oligui set to visit Sassou

The Gabonese transition leader will travel to the Congo to meet its president on 1 October. The visit could be a first step towards easing tensions between Brazzaville and Libreville after a decade of frosty relations.

Cameroon
Biya makes overtures to Putin via Indomitable Lions

Cameroon has arranged to play a friendly in Moscow in mid-October. It will be the first football match between an African team and Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and has been actively encouraged by the Cameroonian president.

Congo
Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is making a final push to prevent the sale of his jet, which is scheduled for 3 October in France. This may be the final act in a long legal battle launched by Commisimpex, which is owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

DRC
Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi finally agreed on 5 September to extend the East African Community regional force deployed in the east of the country by three months, despite Kinshasa preferring the deployment of SADC troops.

DRC
Justice minister Mutombo orders investigation into Glencore deal

Chad
Why Sogea-Satom boss was expelled

Gabon
General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

Algeria
Investment promotion agency plans foreign tour

The new body set up in September 2022 is aiming to attract and reassure investors with new incentives.

Egypt
Egypt lures foreign steel investment as local firms struggle

The Egyptian government is encouraging the arrival of foreign investors in the steel industry. Local companies, which are already struggling to cope with rising steel prices, are concerned about this new competition.

Egypt
Egypt bid to be top EU gas supplier foiled by disappointing data from Zohr field

Egypt had hoped to become the European Union's main supplier of liquefied natural gas. But new alliances in the eastern Mediterranean, the downward revaluation of its gas resources and growing domestic consumption are jeopardising that ambition.

Morocco
Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

Aya and Managem's mines and factories in the Marrakech area have only suffered minor damage, as most of the sites are outside the regions worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on 8 September.

Libya
Spectre of sanctions hangs over Saddam Haftar in London

Morocco
Whistleblower accuses senior managers at LEONI's Moroccan branch of embezzlement