This week: Nairobi gets tough with Moscow over frontline recruits. Will we soon see more American boots on the ground in Nigeria? Just a trickle out of the taps in South Africa's commercial capital. And the blouse backlash in Ghana. 

References/further reading:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k1jzvrykro

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260210-kenya-slams-russia-use-citizens-lured-to-ukraine-as-cannon-fodder

https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-us-military-extremism-218c291ea2c5a36f84ac177764de7e94

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/10/somalia-saudi-arabia-sign-agreement-on-military-cooperation

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-02-10-while-joburg-battles-for-water-tankers-t-tankers-theyve-been-failing-at-informal/

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-sets-new-producer-price-for-remainder-of-2025-2026-cocoa-season-2021446

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqg8xegxqxo

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