Fearful that jihadist violence could spill over from neighbouring Mali, the Guinean junta is seeking to improve border security. Having ended Guinea's discreet collaboration with the Jordanian secret services, it has now turned to Washington and Brussels for help, but so far in vain.
DRC: The reshuffle of Sama Lukonde Kyenge's government was announced overnight on 24 March.
The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.
A senior official at the mines ministry has been made special adviser to the junta leader, who was his student at the university of Ouagadougou. But his appointment could spark tensions within the mining sector.
Mali's former prime minister Moctar Ouane has regained some freedom after being placed under surveillance by the junta led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. He still refrains from commenting on Malian politics.
The arrival of a new Kenyan leader has ushered in major changes at the top of the country's biggest phone operator, which has a history of aligning itself with the government of the day.
Active until now in Somaliland and Puntland, Physical Risk Solutions can henceforward bid for contracts in the rest of Somalia.
Breaking news published on 23/03/23 at 13:15 (GMT+1) - The Kenyan president will spend a busy four days in Europe next week. Several high-level meetings and signatures are expected.
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J5 Co, an agency specialising in handling communications for governments, is taking over from ESL & Network as Andry Rajoelina's PR adviser in the run-up to Madagascar's presidential election.
The interior minister's public announcement that he was stepping down was not cleared by the Tunisian president, who had not yet made up his mind about his successor.
Zallaf Libya Oil & Gas Co is trying to revive a refinery project in Fezzan in south-west Libya. The National Oil Corp (NOC) subsidiary has joined forces with the US group Honeywell UOP.
Anne Guéguen, the French foreign ministry's North Africa and Middle East director, is expected to succeed André Parant as France's ambassador in Tunis.