The "re-articulation" of France's military presence in Africa, announced by President Macron in February, is taking shape. Plans to drastically reduce numbers at the country's permanent bases in West Africa are already well advanced.
African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat is seeking to avoid embarrassment for the institution's host country after an audit questioned the skills of around a hundred of its senior officials, most of them Ethiopian.
Since Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua took over the ministry in May 2021, he has had several major ambitions, from reorganising the department to constructing a new building for his team.
Launched under the Kabila administration, the planned renovation of Kinshasa's international airport is attracting companies with competing proposals, creating a risk of confusion.
Niger is holding talks with French events operator Viparis over a partnership deal for the organisation of conferences and forums in France and internationally, which Niamey counts on to attract investors.
Breaking news published on 08/05/23 at 12:10 - The public companies that have been running the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire since late last year have elected Cissé, who is close to President Ouattara, to head the establishment.
Kenya, which is keen to reduce China's economic hold over it, particularly in relation to its debt, is turning for help to other South East Asian states. President Ruto's advisers believe that their country could take example from them.
With the border between Rwanda and Burundi reopening last September after six years, the Rwandan road agency has launched a first tender for a project to improve the road between the two countries
The minister of external relations has now finished appointing his administration, filling the vacancies created by new ambassador postings abroad.
Almost two months after Ramtane Lamamra stepped down as Algeria's foreign minister, his replacement, Ahmed Attaf, and President Adbelmadjid Tebboune are rejigging the foreign ministry.
Jordan is entering the race for the Union for the Mediterranean secretary general seat in 2024, for which Tunisia and Mauritania have already submitted candidates.