DRC
Kin of ex-National Assembly speaker reports enforced disappearance to UN

Aubin Minaku, a close associate of former head of state Joseph Kabila, has been held incommunicado for nearly three months. One of his lawyers has brought a case before the UN in order to put pressure on Kinshasa.

Cameroon
Government tries to retain control of opposition figure Ekane's funeral

DRC
Singer Gims arrested upon arrival in Paris

Guinea
Mining companies grapple with export restrictions on bauxite

The announcement, made by the minister of mines, of strict export controls from April onwards, appears to be aimed primarily at the country's two leading producers, the Société Minière de Boké and Chalco, both of which have links to Beijing.

West Africa
UN considers reform of its West African office

The United Nations' special envoy for West Africa has launched a wide-ranging strategic review of UNOWAS, against a backdrop of regional realignment and tensions with the Alliance of Sahel States.

Ivory Coast
The growing strategic alliance between Patrick Achi and Téné Birahima Ouattara

Guinea
Mamadi Doumbouya readies new ambassadorial team

Ivory Coast
Cocoa big guns on standby

Africa
AU health body chief in the crosshairs of the Commission

Criticised since taking charge of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya is facing fresh allegations brought to the attention of the chair of the African Union Commission.

Uganda
Business resumes for top tycoons after Museveni's re-election

Kenya
Tea trading firms reroute stock to Egypt

Burundi
Backdrop to former PM Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni's release

Angola
Sale of junior oil company Afentra attracts investors

In under five years, the London-based company, founded in 2021 by former Tullow Oil employees, has succeeded in building up an attractive portfolio thanks to a large number of cost-efficient production assets.

Mozambique
Maputo spy chief's top-secret trip to Paris

Head of intelligence José Pacheco's visit comes at a time when security issues between Mozambique and France are growing, particularly in light of the gas development project in Cabo Delgado.

Madagascar
Crackdown on Rajoelina circle continues

Madagascar
Freemasonry regains its footing after the coup

Zambia
Under fire from criticism, Lusaka defends its cybercrime laws

Algeria
Fresh row between Algiers and Paris hampers Macron's remembrance efforts

Despite a tentative return to normal in Franco-Algerian relations, the French President is no longer showing much enthusiasm for symbolic gestures aimed at the "reconciliation of memories" between the two countries.

Morocco
Rabat and Washington set a date to strike new trade deal

Two key economic sectors will be at the centre of the next review committee meeting between Morocco and the United States, as both sides move to draw up new contours to their free-trade agreement.

Morocco
Brussels assesses sanitary authorities in Western Sahara amid trade tensions

Morocco
Israeli-Moroccan tech start-up set to launch operations