In Guinea, the head of the junta has just dissolved his government. In Senegal, 15 of the 20 candidates selected to run for the highest office want a presidential election in Senegal by April 2.

Relations between Rwanda and DR Congo have continued to deteriorate since the new offensive by the M23 armed group in North Kivu 2 years ago. The day after a mini-summit on the war in eastern Congo on the sidelines of the African Union summit, Rwanda says it is committed “to taking extraordinary measures to guarantee the security and stability of the region.