Moscow trains Sahel lab teams for "epidemiological sovereignty," builds schools in CAR and lays a church stone in Kenya. Also here: Chad's vote for unlimited seven-year terms and Sudan's ban on private gold exports.
A Russian submarine docks in Algiers the same day a US special operations commander meets the head of Algeria's land forces. Also here: Algeria's new government, 7,400 new M23 recruits and Sudan's 81 percent inflation.
Washington backs a Congo-Rwanda minerals deal, Beijing sells surveillance cameras and Moscow pitches a Suez gateway to Africa. Also here: Algeria's new prime minister and Malawi on the eve of a hard election.
The US, Saudis, Egypt and the UAE propose a truce and transition for Sudan, while Moscow warns against constraining the government. Also here: Ebola in Kasai, Zambia's debt deal and Russia's grain exports to Africa.
Ethiopia bans imports of petrol and diesel cars and already runs 115,000 electric vehicles, backed by cheap hydropower. Also here: Belgium's foreign minister plans a Kigali visit, and Sudan swears in a new foreign minister.