DRC
Kinshasa's curious $205m debt to Abu Dhabi

Félix Tshisekedi's government owes over $200m to the United Arab Emirates, with which it has developed close ties. The government has chosen not to include this debt in its public accounts, and it may be linked to the purchase of military equipment.

Congo
French courts set to take 'presidential' Falcon off Commisimpex and its financiers

Six years after successfully seizing Denis Sassou-Nguesso's Falcon jet, the Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij – who is claiming €2.2bn in unpaid debts from the Congo – is on the verge of losing this prized asset.

Central African Republic
Discreet reintroduction of fuel subsidies strains public finances

DRC
Lawyers for jailed arms broker denounce arbitrary detention

Equatorial Guinea
Vice President Teodorin Obiang's two-pronged assault on the Supreme Court and Trident Energy

Ivory Coast
President Ouattara puts an end to RHDP-organised tribute ceremonies

The head of state has decided to suspend the rallies in his honour organised by the ruling RHDP party. Deemed costly, the rallies were increasingly fuelling internal party rivalries.

Nigeria
Government faces intense criticism over $5bn Emirati loan

Africa
Africa Energy Bank wraps up first fundraising round

Somalia, Somaliland
Irro administration makes new bid to enlist US lobbyists

Khadar Hussein Abdi, the presidential affairs minister, has engaged former Donald Trump campaign strategists in hopes of breathing new life into Somaliland's bid for international recognition.

Sudan
Riyadh wires millions of dollars for two RSF defectors

Kenya
Under local pressure, port authority CEO appeals to President Ruto

Kenya
Parliament weighs diplomatic immunity for Ford Foundation

Mozambique
TotalEnergies tries to calm tensions with Chapo administration

Madagascar
Private sector representatives targeted by the junta

Zambia
Mphepo Power struggles to make up mind over mega wind farm project

Algeria
Stellantis and Renault's contrasting fortunes in Oran

The automotive multinational, with a portfolio including Peugeot and Citroën, is currently eating up market share of the French brand in Algeria, where the latter has long been the dominant player.

Libya
Saddam Haftar pushes for control of cross-border smuggling routes

Libya's National Army is intensifying operations in the Fezzan region in an effort to tighten its grip on the borders with Chad and Niger, while seeking to win over local Toubou communities.

Morocco
Lockheed Martin must pay for F-16 fighter jet delay, Rabat says

Algeria
PwC's former Algerian partners strike out on their own

Morocco
Italian bidder for Casablanca shipyard revealed