While clashes continue around the city of Goma, the M23 is implementing its strategy of expansion from a position of strength. The rebel movement is in control of parts of North Kivu province and and aims to consolidate its proto-state.
The Congolese entrepreneur's purchase of Banro Corp has been approved by the Canadian gold company's board. Nyafé, who lives in Colombia, has taken over the investment vehicle that bought all of Banro's assets in DRC, not only the Namova mine.
Operationally hamstrung by the junta in Bamako and lacking a clear political objective given the fragility of the Algiers accord, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is nevertheless expected to remain in place, at least until 2024.
The UN is reorganising in Conakry after the departure of its coordinator
Weakened by the collapse of the giant FTX, e-currency trading platforms are hoping for a better reception in Kenya, which has been hit by a shortage of dollars and a decline in the shilling.
Sudan's FFC civil coalition is urging the South Sudanese president to intercede with Sudanese rebels who did not sign the 5 December framework agreement. This comes after a competing Cairo-led process began last month.
In four years, former Bouygues executive Gérard Perceau has become a key figure in negotiations on major infrastructure projects between the state of Madagascar and its technical and foreign financial partners.
Why is Taoufik Charfeddine not involved in the current wave of arrests of the Tunisian president's opponents? The interior minister has been kept to one side since an alleged plot affair in November, and his influence in the government has begun to wane.
After years of delay, work has finally begun to enlarge the Algerian port of Bejaia. Plans for an international call for tenders open to foreign firms were mysteriously cancelled.
Several African Union member countries have expressed discontent with Tunisia after President Kais Saied's controversial statement on sub-Saharan African migrants.