Kenya's new president looks set to step up his fledgling rapprochement with neighbouring Somalia, marking a stark departure from the policy of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta.
The tender for the construction of the Nzilo II hydroelectric power station in Lualaba province has come under heavy criticism. A parliamentary enquiry into the conditions under which it was awarded to a consortium led by businessman Rahim Dhrolia has been opened.
With the departure of Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda from the prime minister's office, first lady Sylvia Bongo has lost some influence within Gabon's government. Her replacement, Alain-Claude Bilié-By-Nzé has established himself as one of the new strongmen of the Bongo system.
With the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Ivory Coast and Benin, expressing their wish to withdraw their peacekeeping contingents from the MINUSMA mission in Mali, the United Nation's Department of Peace Operations (DPO) has been trying to compensate for the expected loss of peacekeepers.
On 7 and 8 February 2023, the EU-Niger Business Forum will be held in Niamey. The event is expected to be chaired by Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum. Several ministers from EU member states are expected to attend.
The G5 Sahel Defense College in Nouakchott, which trains 40 officer cadets from West African armies each year, is currently hosting 20 colonels from the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF). Military collaboration between Mauritania and Riyadh is growing.
On a visit to Ethiopia today and tomorrow, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to sign off on two AFD financing projects for a total of €28m for the country's reconstruction.
With a year to go a before particularly tense elections, the ruling power is already making moves to control the process. It is pinning its hopes on a former close associate of the family of ex-president Armando Guebuza.
The Egyptian president is due to visit New Delhi at the end of January. The visit, which comes after the signing of a series of new partnerships between Egypt and India, could produce more new announcements.
Algerian authorities, on the orders of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, have begun auditing the management of welfare programmes in state-owned companies and public administrations.
