As the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States, the Nigerian president wants to inject fresh energy into the organisation's leadership as it struggles more than ever with military juntas and Islamist militant threats across the region.
Rebels from the M23 movement are refusing to demobilise after Kinshasa rejected their demand for dialogue, effectively paralysing the Nairobi peace process which should have seen them laying down their arms at a former military base.
The Congolese so-called 'ill-gotten gains' case will gather pace in the next months. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is irked that his granddaughter, Yacine Queenie Bongo, has been summoned by the French courts, who may follow suit with his son, Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, in late August.
The late May freezing of the fintech company's Senegalese bank accounts has deprived the opposition PASTEF party of some of its diaspora donations.
The Senegalese President Macky Sall landed in Kazan, Tatarstan, on 25 July, where he is due to hold talks with the President of this Russian Federation republic, Rustam Minnikhanov.
The EU is preparing to slap sanctions on some in the entourage of the two belligerents in Sudan's conflict. The European External Action Service is finalising a list of people and companies linked to the country's two strongmen.
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has been trying to project a tough image since the resumption of opposition demonstrations. He has recruited several bloggers to help with his communications.
Harare has decided to back out of the mining mega-project to avoid becoming embroiled in a delicate situation with controversial businessman Kuda Tagwirei.
The state-owned Tunisian oil exploration company is keen to develop a new roadmap as the country's oil sector flounders. It has been looking for a consultancy to help with the task.
The management company backed by CFG Bank is confident of its chances, as the call for expressions of interest launched by the Mohammed VI Fund whets appetites across the kingdom.