The Senegalese president must appoint a handful of senior officials this month, including a new prime minister - and these are decisions that the setback of the government majority in the legislative elections of July has made more strategic than ever.
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From Samuel Eto'o to Guillaume Soro, many African celebrities have turned to the Ecole de Commerce de Lyon as an easy way to pick up a degree in management. Its director, Hervé Diaz, is generous with the school's honorary degrees.
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Diplomacy Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé.
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Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara is due to fly to the Vatican on 11 September to meet the pope, and following that he'll head to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
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Diplomacy There will be a new judge on the case of the "ill-gotten gains" in France involving the presidential families of Gabon and Congo as the investigations continue and charges pile up.
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No sooner had William Ruto's victory in the 9 August presidential election been declared than there was an unexpected division in the Electoral Commission, part of which refused to recognise the results. This split is now at the heart of several appeals at the Supreme Court.
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Politics The Tanzanian president has been taking steps to reconcile relations with the mining sector after six years of tensions under her predecessor. While she is keen to attract new investors, she is equally determined to have them on her terms.
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Kuvimba Mining House and its German technical partner SMS Group have been chosen to revive Ziscosteel, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's major industrial projects. Not everyone in government is convinced by this choice.
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The continent's finance, economy, environment and development ministers have been invited for talks in Sharm el-Sheikh from 8 to 9 September to find a common position ahead of the COP27. In the run-up to the international climate summit, the Egyptian president has made all kinds of efforts to establish himself as the leader of the pack.
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Diplomacy The renewed fighting between Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Fathi Bachagha's respective camps on 27 and 28 August in Tripoli showed the limits of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's balancing act. The Turkish president has been trying to mediate between the sparring factions while looking after his own troops on the ground.
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Diplomacy Algerian leader in the manufacture of biscuits, pastries and chocolates, Bifa Algeria, has acquired its first international licence from the US giant Mars.
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