Flexing its muscle, Turkey is spreading Its influence in Africa. From drone sales in 11 countries, to commodity deals and military pacts, Ankara is testing newfound foreign policy tools on the continent to good effect. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The UAE's DP World continues its investment in African ports amid surging demand for critical mineral exports. Now the British government’s development-finance arm is partnering to build the DRC's first deep-sea port at the mouth of the Congo River. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In today's Bloomberg Big Take, Somaliland becomes a crucial chess piece with the UAE's DP World investing $300 million and the Emirates boasting an airstrip for planes conducting covert missions. bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

U.S.-brokered talks proved futile in the face of two warring generals. The army sent a delegation so lacking in clout to Cairo, American officials failed to meet them. And a major border crossing for aid that opened a week ago is now slammed shut. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

After decades in the region, Malaysian oil giant Petronas has left South Sudan and is now suing the government. South Sudan says Petronas failed to pay damages and conduct an environmental audit. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The United Nations World Food Programme began a probe into the conduct of several staff members in Sudan over allegations of fraud and flouting rules of neutrality trib.al/byJu3LQ

Bolstered by regional proxies, Horn of Africa nations are back to saber-rattling. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Following the exit of PETRONAS in South Sudan, officials are slamming operators for a yrs-long legacy of environmental damage with million of tons of salt and billions of litrs of well-drilling fluids including lead, nickel and cadmium entering the soil. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Our story on the political crisis in Libya and the standoff inside the central bank, which manages billions of dollars in oil wealth. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Such saddening events in Kenya. Another fantastic athlete to lose her life at the hands of her former boyfriend. Worth noting that the killer of the world record breaking Agnes Tirop is now a free man. Where’s the justice?

UN mission recommends peacekeepers to protect civilians in Sudan. Security Council members US and France would back it, but would Russia, China or the Sudanese army? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ECXLUSIVE: Egypt and Turkey are using their new-found friendship to try and resolve a power struggle in Libya and stop it spiraling into civil war bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics with Mirette Magdy ميريت مجدي and Simon Marks

After taking opposite sides in the Libyan conflict five years ago, Cairo and Ankara are pressing the North African country’s two competing governments to reach a deal that would help end a crippling oil blockade. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…