Discussions among countries bordering Lake Chad are underway about Niger's participation in the military operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force, six months after a coup led to their suspension from its operations. Meanwhile, the EU has unlocked fresh defence funding.
On the sidelines of an official visit to Senegal, Gabon's interim leader met in private on 19 January with lawyer Robert Bourgi, a key figure in French-Africa relations, to discuss the transition process in Gabon.
The European Union's failure to officially congratulate Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi for his re-election following the 20 December vote did not go down well with the head of state's entourage.
Bernard Émié made a final trip to Africa last month before stepping down as head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service. His aim was to reassure Senegal that French intelligence cooperation would continue as usual.
Niger's leading private clinic, Magori, is claiming almost €200,000 from Allianz Worldwide Care, a subsidiary of insurance giant Allianz.
A new investigation unit under the authority of military intelligence will focus on monitoring the Ugandan opposition. It could rebalance powers between the army and the police.
Delegations from Tanzania and the Bahamas meeting at the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala last week took the opportunity to discuss the official launching of diplomatic relations between both nations.
In a consortium with its Zambian subsidiaries, the Chinese state-owned civil engineering and mining company will renovate eight dams in the country.
The political and economic scene in Tunis is abuzz with talk of a leaked list of the people judicial authorities are investigating. Several of Kaïs Saïed's potential rivals in this year's presidential elections are being targeted.
The National Oil Corp has chosen Oilinvest, a subsidiary of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund, to oversee its new mega-pipeline project in the Waha oil fields in Sirte, to the detriment of other firms from the UAE and Egypt.
