The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.
The Biden administration's main adviser on Africa, US diplomat Dana Banks, will be in charge of the second US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, scheduled for mid-December.
Washington may be playing it cool in DRC, but Russia is increasingly keen to position itself as a key trading partner.
The Chadian opponent Succes Masra, who was targeted by the transition authorities on 9 September, can count on a host of individuals in France, from generals to lobbyists and diplomats, many of whom have ties to the French government.
Rumours are swirling within the Congolese army over the reasons behind Lieutenant-General Philemon Yav's arrest on Tuesday, 20 September. According to several sources within the general staff, it comes in the wake of an investigation conducted to detect possible collusion with Kigali.
The new leader of the French parliament's defence committee is set to put Africa at the heart of his mission. He has several trips planned to the continent where he travelled widely under the previous government.
French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin is due to conduct his first official visit to Ivory Coast on 25 September. He'll meet his Ivorian counterpart, Vagondo Diomandé, in Abidjan and later on 26 September he's expected to meet President Alassane Ouattara
The harsh living conditions of some Kenyan nationals in the Arabian Peninsula are causing outrage back home. Faced with a decline in the number of immigrants moving to the region, the private sector is calling for reforms.
With Rwandan troops still helping to secure the far northern Mozambican province, investors close to Kigali now have their sights set on graphite, a mineral which is increasingly in demand for manufacturing electric batteries.
The Angolan oil regulatory authority may award the role of operating block 33/21 to two companies that have no experience to their name and whose very existence is in doubt. The ANPG has said that no decision has been made.
TotalEnergies and Sonatrach have received offers from three international subcontractors for work on the polypropylene facility project. The plant, so crucial to the Algerian state, is running behind schedule.
Promised by Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the $500m aid package for several construction sites in the Palestinian enclave is experiencing numerous delays.
The diplomatic stand-off between Joe Biden's administration and President Kais Saied has not prevented the US army from strengthening ties with the Tunisian military. #Tunisia
