Tunisia's military leaders have so far been accommodating towards the president, whom they helped seize power on 25 July 2021. But divergent views on strategic issues have emerged in the past few months.
The managing director of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Adolphe Moudiki, and the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, have been at loggerheads in recent months. After escaping dismissal in early August, the SNH boss is hoping a trial in the UK will give him the upper hand again.
The Senegalese government is looking for a new partner for the vast Yakaar-Teranga gas field, and the Malaysian multinational is high on its shortlist.
The Conseil Café Cacao has granted Ivorian operators more time to fulfil their purchasing contracts.
Casting their net wide from Doha to Nairobi, the former leader and his entourage are scoping out potential allies in the diaspora and the Gulf states. The elections for the presidency of Galmudug State in November will be a first test of their strategy.
Elections to vote for the directors of Kenya Tea Development Agency's 54 factories began in May. Campaigning has been fierce, involving legal challenges and, in a bid to secure the youth vote, social media.
Having been nominated as a candidate to chair the African Union Commission at the last minute by President Rajoelina, the former minister is about to embark on a major African tour to garner support.
