The Turkish oil trader Bayegan has worked its way into the good books of Sassou's international affairs adviser, whereas its rival Masono appears to have fallen out of favour.
Participants at the next UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, in Accra in December, have already been invited to brainstorm on the topics to be discussed, and at the top of the list are likely to be issues concerning Wagner.
The future of Niger's presidential plane, currently stationed in Basel for maintenance, is yet another point of contention between General Abdourahamane Tchiani and President Mohamed Bazoum's entourage.
Often singled out for the amount of gas it flares, Nigeria is taking another big step forwards in the process it began eight years ago to put an end to this practice.
Working through the president's allies, the tycoon is trying to persuade William Ruto to not liberalise the grain sector. So far without success.
With support from Somalia and Djibouti, Djibouti's ambassador Mouktar Osman Karie will likely soon be officially appointed second-in-command to ATMIS, the AU mission in Somalia.
In an attempt to address the difficulties being experienced by Mozambican special forces in Cabo Delgado, the mandate of the European training mission looks likely to be renewed.
In the run-up to 2024's presidential elections in Tunisia, Naoufel Saied is making a comeback, beginning with the nomination of Ahmed Hachani as prime minister.
Morocco’s Société d'Entreprise Houar has beaten sector heavyweights to pick up two road construction contracts in Senegal.
