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The Congolese army has launched an operation, due to last at least six months, to neutralise the leaders of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda armed group, which is at the forefront of the fight against M23 rebels in eastern DRC.
It has been a long time coming, but the new owners of the oil terminal have at last reached an agreement on the terms of their alliance. The historical operator, TotalEnergies, has had its say on most of the points but will undergo an unprecedented exercise in transparency, under pressure from Perenco.
On the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, which opens on 4 October, the French head of state will hold separate meetings with presidents Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi. The Angola-backed agreement between Kigali and Kinshasa will be at the heart of these talks.
Djibouti's primary sports venue is undergoing major renovation work financed by the government with additional support from the son-in-law of President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The stadium will then be inspected by the Confederation of African Football.
The Kenyan president is counting on Douglas Kanja to restore the image of his country's police, which is regularly accused of using excessive force. It's a reputation that complicates the country's participation in international peacekeeping missions, such as in Haiti.
Under fire from the president's ruling coalition, Rigathi Gachagua is relying on leaders of his Kikuyu community to stay in office. It is a strategy that is dividing his native Mount Kenya region.
Daniel Chapo, the frontrunner in next month's presidential election in Mozambique, paid an unpublicised visit to Kigali in June where he met Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has become the key patron of security in the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado.
A delegation from the French rail giant travelled to Rabat earlier this month for the concluding phase of the competitive dialogue. Alstom has the French government's backing and is doing its utmost to land the €1.5bn contract to supply 168 trains, including 18 high-speed models.
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