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The request for the death penalty against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has worried several countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which fear a precedent within the regional organisation.
In search of new partners, the president is to meet with the head of Italian diplomacy in New York. He has long relied on the Community of Sant'Egidio, founded in Rome, to carry out several mediation actions in the country.
The world's third largest lithium producer, the group has chosen the Ivorian port to export its ore from the Goulamina mine. The junta in Bamako has approved this logistical decision, despite its difficult relations with Abidjan.
Weeks after a secret meeting between US envoy Massad Boulos and Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Washington sanctioned the Al-Baraa Ibn Malik brigade - an Islamist militia closely linked to Burhan's government and now key to the army's fight against the paramilitary RSF.
Having set aside his own presidential ambitions for now, Yoweri Museveni's eldest son is leveraging his networks to make himself indispensable to his father's re-election bid. While his circle of backers is expanding, a smaller inner guard still remains at his side.
The Franco-Norwegian partnership is well positioned to acquire the 20% stake held by the ENI-BP joint venture in the Angolan offshore asset operated by Chevron. The deal is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Former Goldman Sachs executive Colin Coleman has made a series of approaches to the South African company. The businessman, along with others, is trying to get himself involved in talks between Pretoria and Donald Trump's administration.
After three years of back-and-forth between the country and China, the instigators of a massive industrial project have finally come to terms. At the heart of the negotiations is a mysterious Chinese financier well-established in Morocco.
