The Rwandan president's growing influence in African affairs has turned Kigali into a regional hub for diplomacy and business.
Since coming to power in 2016, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has brought several people from the academic institution he once led into the very heart of his administration.
The chief of staff of the Ivorian armed forces has just taken delivery of 20 Cobra armoured vehicles from the Turkish manufacturer Otokar, with a view to deployment within MINUSCA in the Central African Republic.
The Ivorian president has just suspended the country's council of ministers for the next few weeks so that he can have time to make several trips abroad and finalise his government reshuffle.
Washington denies Nigeria's request for sovereign immunity in legal battle with P&ID.
Cardinal Robert Sarah has been very active in his native Guinea since he left the Vatican last year. He is imposing himself, via very public sermons and behind-the-scenes moves, as a key player in the transitional phase that is meant to lead to democracy after a coup in September last year.
By removing the Ogaden National Liberation Front - an Ethiopian Somali nationalist organisation - from the list of terrorist organisations, Prime Minister Roble, who is losing ground in Mogadishu, is seeking to undermine the credibility of outgoing President Farmajo in front of his Ethiopian ally.
TotalEnergies and Cnooc are poised to sign the final investment decision (FID) on Tilenga in the coming hours in Kampala where the oil major's CEO Patrick Pouyanné is expected for the signing ceremony.
Progress is speeding up on Kenya Railways Corp's project to rehabilitate a 465km railway line between Longonot, just north of Nairobi, and Malaba on the Ugandan border.
Before his move to Mozambique, the career diplomat is taking advantage of the end of his stint in Kigali to consolidate his relationship with Paul Kagame, who is in charge of the military operations underway in the gas province of Cabo Delgado.
BP, the biggest British firm in Angola, is gradually disengaging from the country. London hopes it can remain on good terms with Luanda and secure supplies of strategic minerals for the UK by helping the country diversify its mining sector.
Mbawala, appointed mining minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, has been tasked with carrying out President Chakwera's plans for overhauling Malawi's mining sector, which is seen as crucial for the country's economic growth.
Several members of the government have already announced their intention to leave and Kaïs Saïed will soon decide who to appoint to the ministries of justice and interior, which are key positions to achieve his political goals.
The new merchant marine and ports authority (OMMP) boss, appointed by President Kaïs Saïed, has a lot on his plate. He is expected to relieve congestion in Radès, Tunisia's main port, unblock aid from the US agency MCC, and combat the presumed influence of the Islamist party Ennahda on the OMMP.
