While the opposition party founded by the now jailed Ousmane Sonko presents a public face of extreme hostility towards the government, behind the scenes relations are more cosy.
The line that may be adopted by the EU on the security crisis in eastern DRC is proving controversial. Some member states have criticised the allegedly pro-Rwandan position of Josep Borrell's office.
The possibility of temporarily lifting sanctions against Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler is still under discussion in Washington but is far from being unanimously supported.
The American trading giant is now only the third-largest exporter of beans from Ivory Coast.
One of Nigeria's largest independent oil companies is about to acquire the OML 26 oil field, taking advantage of the withdrawal of First Hydrocarbon Nigeria.
The president's backing of his arch-rival's bid to helm the African Union Commission is a game-changer for Kenyan politics. The big loser is the deputy president, who is trying to rally his troops and bolster his flagging support in his native central region.
After being shut out of the international banking system following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Angolan branch of Russian bank VTB has several conditions to meet before it can return.
The FSN coalition of opposing parties, including Ennahdha, is facing a dilemma: run against Kais Saied, at the risk of legitimising his second term, or risk political extinction with a boycott.
Several French and Moroccan MPs will meet in April for a conference organised by the alumni of public administration school ENA to discuss diplomacy between Paris and Rabat.
