The border region straddling Sudan, the Central African Republic and Chad has been the focus of intense manoeuvring in recent weeks. At stake is the control of the Vakaga gold mines and the expansion of the Wagner group, against a backdrop of high-level rivalry in Khartoum.
The Franco-Cameroonian writer has initiated legal action in relation to a property dispute with Bonaventure Mvondo Assam, the powerful nephew of Paul Biya, accusing him of fraud and corruption.
Qatari diplomats were due to host Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi in Doha on 23 January, but the gathering was cancelled after Kinshasa pulled out at the last minute. A decision that came as a surprise to Qatar, given that it was Tshisekedi who had requested mediation in the conflict in eastern DRC.
The opposition politicians Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sydia Touré have had a discreet meeting in the Ivorian capital and are continuing to push for a dialogue to be held with the junta outside Guinea. But they also have to contend with the manoeuvring of ousted president Alpha Condé, who is currently based in Istanbul.
Moving the G5 Sahel's joint force's HQs to Niamey was discussed during two separate meetings of the group's member countries' defence and foreign office ministers.
The parties in the ruling coalition are negotiating to share out soon-to-be vacant posts in Kenyan embassies and consulates. The president is using the opportunity to promote loyal supporters who did not get a government job.
Salva Kiir and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have announced they will create a military unit to secure their shared border. Bilateral talks have begun to determine the details of this joint action, the first of its kind since South Sudan's independence in 2011.
The Democratic Alliance, South Africa's largest opposition party, will hold its national conference in April. Its current leader is expected to be re-elected unopposed. The party's focus is on the 2024 general election in which it hopes to push the ruling ANC into forming a governing coalition.
A long-time activist within the ruling MPLA party, Guilhermina Contreiras Da Costa Prata will soon be appointed Angolan ambassador to Paris.
The latest clash between Algiers and Rabat at the opening of the African Nations Championship led to Morocco pulling its team out of the event. But Algeria is likely to be the main loser, as the spat has boosted Morocco's chances of hosting the more prestigious 2025 Africa Cup of Nations football fiesta.
German private sector operator Global Helicopter Service (GHS) has won a $23m contract from the United Nations for the supply of transport helicopters to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
