The African Union Commission, riding a wave of virulent criticism against US-Saudi mediation efforts on Sudan and amid the failure of various ceasefire agreements, is working on its own de-escalation plan, which Africa Intelligence has seen.
Private sector chiefs don't see eye to eye about the merging of two organisations representing their interests. Both camps are trying to rally support, right up to the highest echelons of state.
Kano senator Rabiu Kwankwaso wants the job of minister of the Federal Capital Territory in Nigerian president Ahmed Bola Tinubu's new government. In exchange, he is offering to join his New Nigerian People's Party with Tinubu's APC coalition.
African Parks has appointed Benin's Hugues Akpona as its new West Africa regional director. He takes over from Erik Mararv, who moves on to oversee the parks administered by the NGO in Chad.
Having long backed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Tanzania has in recent months been courted on multiple fronts by Morocco. Algeria, meanwhile, is not sitting on its hands.
South Africa's Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, a UNESCO assistant director-general, has been demoted after accusations of harassment. Pretoria said the punishment was excessive and denounced the UN agency's "culture of fear and intimidation".
The potential partnership with Mozambican state firm ENH is still on South African oil firm PetroSA's books. They want to meet the increasing demand in South Africa by joining together to trade gas.
In what will be its sixth attempt to host the football World Cup, Morocco has teamed up with Spain and Portugal to place a joint bid for the 2030 tournament.
After buying a majority stake in Lafarge Algeria, the state-owned cement firm GICA has become the country's leading cement producer.
