The Oromo Liberation Army, which is at war with the federal government, has recently thrown in its lot with Tigrayan forces, putting an end to almost three decades of conflict with them.
Following its defeat in court by Sipromad, the broadcaster Euronews has in the end decided not to appeal in an attempt to hold on to the one million euro deposit that the company paid in 2019.
Having recently delivered a new batch of twelve armoured vehicles for the Chadian army, the Turkish conglomerate Nurol Holding has consolidated its presence in N'Djamena and is also eyeing opportunities in the construction, infrastructure and mining sectors.
The head of the state-owned oil operator SNPC seems to be paying the price for his poor standing with the hydrocarbons minister Jean-Richard Bruno Itoua, who is starting to strip him of his responsibilities.
Joseph Kabila may have been pushed to the sidelines, but he is far from done with Congolese politics. He was marginalised when many of his MPs defected to support his successor Félix Tshisekedi. But the former president is trying to regain his footing by overhauling his political party.
Already bent on recovering several Guinean state assets, Mamady Doumbouya's junta also wants to expropriate two large estates built by private developers on Conakry's coastline, arguing that the land was improperly leased from the state.
After inviting the Nigerien president to Washington at the beginning of December, the Democratic administration is preparing to disburse, via the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), more than 100 million euros to Niamey to finance several road projects.
Many countries in Africa are bursting with lithium and all hope to become leaders in the production of this metal used in car batteries. Mali recently took the lead when Firefinch made its final investment decision on the Goulamina project.
Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko is still a member of Andry Rajoelina's presidential majority in parliament, but he is a cause of concern for the head of state. Rajoelina worries that the man who recently became head of the African Judo Union may have his eyes on the presidency in the 2023 elections.
A pitched battle centred around the secretariat of state at the foreign ministry is delaying the appointment of secretaries of state to the Aziz Akhannouch government. However, the palace has taken a decision on the two ultra-sensitive interior and communications portfolios.
Barely a year after Algeria's new rules on wheat imports were introduced to break the domination of French suppliers, the changes have already had the desired effect: French imports have dwindled to barely nothing while orders from Russia and Argentina have soared.