Belkacem Haftar, the son of General Khalifa Haftar, has been holding secret talks in Paris with the rival clan of Abudlhamid Dabaiba to try to get him to step down as prime minister. The ongoing talks have so far proved fruitless.
Having being hit hard by American and European sanctions against Russia, where it owns Rosbank, the French bank Société Générale has, like BNP Paribas, begun to consider a possible withdrawal from Africa.
In the run-up to the legislative elections in July and the 2024 presidentials, opposition politician Ousmane Sonko and his allies in the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition are stepping up efforts to win the votes of Senegalese living abroad.
By taking delivery of two Russian-made attack helicopters and radar systems, Mali's junta took advantage of a contract signed by former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), whom it helped to overthrow.
The presidential palace is taking baby steps to restore the ties it abruptly cut with the gas-rich emirate four years ago.
The Elysée is fine-tuning its emergency plan to help countries most dependent on cereal imports, many of which are in Africa. Washington, the West African Monetary and Economic Union, and the World Food Programme are also drawing up plans.
President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's three children have grown their businesses under their father's protective wing and the benevolence of government banks and institutions.
Rivo Rakotovao, a member of former president Hery Rajaonarimampianina's party, has been trying to get Mohamed Rachid to step down as the party's national secretary general, but so far the latter has resisted.
Drilling will take place on Block 2B, operated by Eco Atlantic during Q3 2022. A new discovery would place South Africa back at the head of the table as oil and gas leader in southern Africa.
When a vanguard of British companies came to Angola to identify mining opportunities, they scoped out potential strategic support for project development.
The South African judiciary is due to consider, from 16 May to 17 June, Losotho's appeal in the dispute between the state and the German company Frazer Solar. Lesotho is seeking the annulment of the April 2021 order issued by the South Gauteng High Court.
The next Fès Sacred Music Festival, pillar of Morocan cultural soft-power, will take place at the French Senate on Tuesday.
Approximately €15m has been allocated by the bank for each of the two solar power plant projects in the regions of Sidi Bouzid and Tozeur.