Central African Republic
Sacked manager Raoul Savoy threatens to sue FIFA

Somalia
National football coach takes pay complaint to FIFA

Rachid Loustèque is owed some €30,000 in back pay.

Djibouti
Wide-open contest as Djibouti football federation seeks new boss

The Fédération Djiboutienne de Football (FDF) has been looking for a new chief since Souleiman Hassan Waberi resigned in March. Waberi is reapplying for his old job and other potential candidates include AS Obok boss Gaas Ali Dato and Farah Daher Barreh.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Alassane Ouattara, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalSall confides in Ouattara

Central African RepublicTouadéra faces lengthy wait for top-level French delegation

South SudanNational football squad's troubles continue

Somalia
Somali squad pulls out of African Nations due to lack of funds

Its withdrawal means Burundi qualifies automatically for the second round.

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Eritrea's football team resurrected to face Ethiopia

For the first time since January 2020 when they lost 1-0 at home in Asmara to Sudan in a friendly, the Eritrean men's national team will once more play an international football match.

Central African Republic
Bangui considers Russian-influenced bill to keep tabs on 'foreign agents'

The National Assembly has just begun discussing a bill aimed at monitoring any private individuals or legal entities whom the authorities consider to be "financially controlled" from abroad. The bill is particularly worrying for the charity sector.

Central African Republic
Touadéra nurtures Moscow relations ahead of ministerial talks

The CAR foreign minister is due in Sochi in the second week of November.