#African Union, #Kenya,Odinga reignites campaign to chair AU Commission ,Domestic politics may have distracted him of late, but Kenya's former prime minister is stepping on the gas again in his quest to take the helm of the African Union's executive arm. #SADC and #ECOWAS member states are on his itinerary.

Major General Christian Ndaywel, the #spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu.The military intelligence chief has put together a team of senior officials to hold talks with #Rwanda mediated by #Angola. Despite limited resources, he has demonstrated an ability to negotiate firmly. [...]

#Libya,Foreign vessels make beeline for eastern Libya despite oil blockages .Despite the collapse of Libyan oil production and the country's banking crisis, oil tankers are heading to Benghazi and other ports in eastern Libya, which are also hosting a range of other vessels. [...]

#DRC, #news , #Copper theft scandal rocks Haut-#Katanga governorate.
President #Tshisekedi has been called upon to intervene in the conflict between the governor of this southern province and one of his former ministers, who have accused each other of masterminding a $1m copper robbery.

#DRC, #Rubaya mine at heart of vast #coltan trafficking network. Tonnes of the strategic mineral coltan are being extracted and exported illegally from mines owned by the family of MP Edouard #Mwangachuchu Hizi, who is currently being tried by a military court. Armed groups have been trafficking the mineral, allegedly with the complicity of the security forces

#ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack.
Investigative report published on 10/08/23 at 10.50 GMT - There is no longer a consensus within the #WestAfrican community and its Western partners on restoring ousted President #MohamedBazoum to power, an ultimatum that had been imposed on the coup leaders