Today we’re updating you on:  the criminal charges against the former President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, and his Boys, Mali severing ties with France, and how Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, might be running for President. Subscribe to theBrief newsletter at getthebrief.substack.com for your weekly dose of bitesize African news, brought to you by Loye Oyedotun and Fola Pinheiro. Get in touch at [email protected].