Africa: US President Joe Biden to Visit Angola October 13-15 to Strengthen Bilateral Economic Relations and Consolidate US Commitment to Africa Gabon: US is developing an economic and security assistance package to try to prevent China from setting up a military base in the central African country Africa: China remains the foreign power with the greatest positive influence on the African continent ahead of the United Kingdom Nigeria: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has announced a USD 1.3 billion recovery plan to stimulate the country’s economy Liberia: $117 million to finance integrated interventions against HIV, tuberculosis, strengthening of resilient health systems, covid-19 and malaria Nigeria wants to reduce the number of unconnected Nigerians in rural areas from 61% to 20% by 2027 Nigeria: NIGCOMSAT, the Nigerian national satellite operator, is seeking international collaborators and investors for its project to deploy two new telecommunications satellites Kenya’s first smartphone assembly plant is running at full capacity, with 1.5 million devices produced since its opening Kenya: 34,000 biogas systems will be installed in the west and centre of the country, providing 170,000 farmers with clean cooking solutions by the end of 2028. Nigeria: National programme to purchase gold from domestic producers boosts the Central Bank’s foreign exchange reserves by more than $5 million