France, KSA and UAE geopolitics in Sudan and Africa's Sahel; Moody's warning shot at SA and Ethiopia's downgrade; NGRs fresh $6.18bn external loan; Safaricom "SuperApp" and Ethiopia's bid; Heineken NV buying SA's Distell; Kudos for Afreximbank on latest $1.3bn dual bond; RwandAir focusing on Africa; Access NGR closed BankABC Moz purchase; EIBD's $50mn facility to Consolidated Bank of Ghana; Beltone sets Credit Agricole Egypt fair value at EGP40 and more.