Niger Coup: Europeans look for an exit; 
...As Washington mulls pulling up stakes...
...While ECOWAS threatens consequences...
...And the African Union suspends Niamey; 
The AU leaves Somalia, creating security challenges; 
Uganda's troubling trajectory; 
A way out of Kenya's unrest 

The ripple effects of Sudan's unrest;
Moscow poised to reopen embassy in Tripoli;
UN to end peacekeeping mission in Mali;
Al-Shabaab complicates the Kenyan-Somali border;
Cairo plays host to Sudan peace talks;
ECOWAS takes a stand

Chad's widening refugee crisis;
Long-delayed Mali referendum paves the way for elections;
Food aid withheld in Ethiopia... again;
Sudan shuts the door to the UN;
An upgraded American presence in Mauritius;
Inching toward electoral reform in Libya

South Africa takes sides;
Guinea's civilian opposition gains traction;
Ethiopia inches toward a wider peace;
Sudan's civil strife creates a wider crisis

South Africa poised to deport thousands of Zimbabweans;
Zambia in trouble over Chinese debt;
Seeking press freedom in the Sahel;
Americans eye the exits as Sudan's civil war worsens;
Still hope for America in Africa