Under new international sanctions, the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces is increasingly divided. With Hemeti's inner circle no longer able to travel freely, the general's youngest brother al-Gony Hamdan Dagalo is trying to establish himself as the paramilitary group's new ambassador.
Chad's new defence minister, Dago Yacouba, is expected to travel to Budapest this month to work on a security rapprochement with Hungary, which is aiming to deploy a military contingent to Chad by next year.
Commercial Bank Guinea Ecuatorial had hoped to recover a 16-year-old debt upon the court-ordered sale of a building housing Equatorial Guinea's embassy in the French capital. But judges have other plans for the money.
Macky Sall's upcoming Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa will be attended by a handful of West African heads of state. But post-coup governments have not been invited, while France will have a reduced presence.
The charismatic and ambitious boss of the state-owned giant has certainly made her mark since taking office five years ago. She can count on the support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, of whom she is a close friend, and of a group of dedicated, hand-picked executives.
The Kenyan army and police have managed to reduce levels of violence in the northwestern region. Troops deployed there are now set to oversee development projects.
Four soldiers were deployed to Madagascar from France's DRM military intelligence directorate in early September to boost the French embassy's security teams on the island.
Libya's Public Facility and Establishment Security Authority has approached several security companies with the aim of replacing armed staff from private security companies with its own personnel into action.
Zouhaïr Bennani, head of mass distribution specialist Retail Holding and majority shareholder in its Label'Vie subsidiary, has enlisted his son's help in the business
