To contend with the protests that have swept through the country since 1 June, the Senegalese president has relied on a small but eclectic team of advisers from which his prime minister is conspicuously absent.
Breaking news published on 15/06/23, 19.15 - Over the last 24 hours, Denis Sassou Nguesso has been trying to convince his counterparts at the African Union to delay a mediation mission to Kyiv and Moscow scheduled for 16 June.
Major maintenance works could result in the grounding of the only two aircraft of the national airline that are currently operational. The company is urgently seeking replacement engines to avoid having to suspend all flights.
Société Générale announced on 8 June that it was selling its Congolese and Equatorial Guinean subsidies to the Burkina Faso company Vista Group. But Brazzaville has already said it will preempt the sale and Malabo may follow suit.
The association that uses its networks to help European companies gain a foothold in Nigeria is counting on the newly elected president to restore the image of Africa's largest economy in European business circles.
A contract to provide security for some expat staff in Dakar working for the charity Action Against Hunger (ACF) was terminated without notice by Sinaï Sécurité due to the firm's alleged closeness to opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
The two Sudanese banks are the only establishments to offer cashless payment options at a time when access to cash is difficult and even impossible, with banks in Khartoum closing down their over-the-counter services.
The Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) should be in Paris on 22 and 23 June for the summit being organised by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
France's foreign minister Catherine Colonna is set to fly to South Africa on 18 June for a two-day visit during which she is due to meet with the country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
After a decade of estrangement, Egypt and Turkey look set to reopen their diplomatic channels. Gamal Metwally, a former Egyptian ambassador to Malaysia, is expected to be posted to Ankara, a key position in the implementation of Sisi's foreign policy.
A report on the finances of the Libyan sovereign fund by the leading international auditor has found evidence of serious irregularities, including incomplete bank statements and opaque procedures.