The deterioration in the security situation around the country's gold mining sites has been compounded by the imminent withdrawal of the troops of France's Operation Sabre.
The Cameroonian singer and the French academic are to co-chair a commission announced by Emmanuel Macron in Yaoundé in July. The group will start work a little behind schedule, without waiting for the opening of Cameroon's archives.
By appointing a new ambassador, Chad is hoping to persuade Doha to fund its DDR programme, but before Qatar invests a penny it will expect to see evidence of political progress between the Déby government and the rebel signatories to the peace accord.
In a move that is likely to further strain relations between Guinea and the West African regional body, Mamadi Doumbouya's ruling junta did not inform ECOWAS of the creation of a transition monitoring committee on 9 February.
Russia hopes to attract a maximum number of MPs from fifty-some African nations and is covering all expenses.
France's armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ivory Coast and Senegal in the coming days, though his schedule has yet to be finalised
Moscow is launching an increasing number of cultural and educational programmes in Kenya and is also planning to supply the country with free fertilisers in the hope of getting Kenya on its side over the war in Ukraine.
Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim and Darfur Governor Minni Minnawi were initially reluctant to sign the framework agreement struck between Sudanese military and civilian leaders in December, but are now close to finding common ground. Provided certain conditions are met.
In his recent annual speech, the South African leader expressed satisfaction over recent merger agreements which he said had allowed local production of refined products to increase, but this assertion does not seem to be borne out by the facts.
Tunisian investigators are particularly keen to question Khayam Turki, the first person to be arrested in a flurry of arrests of politicians and lawyers that began on 10 February.
Having focused on attracting Gulf state investments around the Suez Canal, Cairo is now envisaging a gateway to the Old Continent at the Gargoub naval base on the Mediterranean, which is already enticing several would-be investors, especially in the energy domain.
