Five of seven African votes on the FIFA Council are propping up the embattled president but a UEFA boycott could push him out
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A little-known Nigerian firm has won a 20-year, $3.1bn concession to digitise trade across 50 countries – the biggest test of the continental free trade area
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A September deadline for a new wholesale electricity market sidelines the chairman of the power utility and faces push back from the unions and foes of the President
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Emergency talks in Brussels this week could see Spain becoming the scapegoat for a border breach with continental implications
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Kampala's lobbying campaign for tariff relief collides with mounting scrutiny of its treatment of the opposition
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JOGMEC and Toyota Tsusho agree a joint venture for the Lofdal deposit, but questions remain over downstream processing
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Karim Khan's removal by a two-thirds of member states raises fresh questions about the ICC’s future amid US pressure
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Installing a hard-line police spokesman as chief communicator suggests Ruto is choosing loyalty over reconciliation ahead of next year’s elections
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A 55% jump in spending and four new army divisions promise more boots on the ground – but weak oversight means the windfall risks enriching contractors more than improving security
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The use of Dakhla as a location for the latest Hollywood blockbuster highlights Rabat’s attempt to combine tourism, cultural diplomacy and territorial consolidation
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Kampala is looking for a wider bargain with Washington, combining market access, investment promotion and security co-operation
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The Fund’s return to Maputo offers the government a chance to rebuild external credibility, but negotiations will test its willingness to impose fiscal discipline
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Ousted opposition chief plans western Kenya rallies as he opens another opposition front and demands strategic rethinking
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The European parliament’s demand for the militia to be declared a terrorist entity will complicate EU-UAE trade talks
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A wave of anti-migrant violence has prompted Ghana, Nigeria and others to repatriate citizens and reassess engagement with Pretoria
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