The Ethiopian Ministry of Justice yesterday published a discussion paper on how to deal with perpetrators of war crimes in the country's civil war. The report, drafted in September, follows last week's agreement to set up a ceasefire monitoring body, and aims to meet the expectations of Brussels and Washington, whose budgetary aid to Ethiopia is still frozen.
Mahamat Idriss Deby's special adviser, Abakar Manany, made extensive use of his connections to prepare the Chadian president's December visit to the United States. He got the upper hand over the president's step-brother, Abdelkrim Deby, who took a more guarded approach.
The Central African presidential guard, riddled with internal tensions and personal rivalries, is being torn apart over the case of Lieutenant Julien Rafai, who is also the leader of a powerful militia operating within the army.
Three months after Traoré's coup d'état, during which several French interests were attacked, Paris has yet to find a way to re-establish control in the country. Its ambassador's days are numbered and the departure of the Sabre task force is underway.
The president has formed a team that in early 2023 will track down investors who are interested in taking over Kenya Airways. The national carrier is currently in dire financial straits.
In 2022, South Africa paid Lesotho 1.33 billion rand in royalties for water. That figure will not go down well with the Maseru government, which believes Lesotho does not ask enough for the delivery of 780 cubic feet of water each year.
Following the first round of the parliamentary elections, the Attayar party suffered a wave of resignations. Several opposition figures are now trying to come up with a jointly agreed alternative to the policies of President Kais Saied but many disagreements remain.
The French-speaking nations club OIF is organising business prospection trips to Cairo and Casablanca to attract entrepreneurs and investors from French-speaking regions to the two cities. The OIF is targeting the agri-food, renewable energy and digital sectors.
Washington is backing its candidate Kenneth Gluck for the number two job in the UNSMIL, but London wants the position to go to its diplomat Joanne Adamson, who is currently serving with MINUSMA in Mali.
