Africa
Equatorial Guinea's ex-minister Gabriel Obiang Lima front runner in race for APPO helm

Several candidates are vying for the post of secretary-general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization. Lima, one of the sons of the Equatorial Guinean president, currently leads the pack of possible successors to Nigerian national Omar Farouk Ibrahim.

Central Africa
Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

Diplomats from the region have strongly contested the rejection of the 13 candidates for the last two commissioner posts to be filled at the African Union. This has sparked an unprecedented conflict within the pan-African organisation.

Gabon
General Oligui's campaign in France off to a rocky start

Gabon
Algest Consulting discreetly advises government on debt

Cameroon
Anglophone crisis mediators exhausted by Biya's inflexibility

Mauritania
Paris offers aerial surveillance support to Nouakchott

Guinea
Mamadi Doumbouya fine-tunes his Central Africa diplomacy

Ethiopia
Oromo opposition cornered by government

The recent rapprochement between the two Oromo opposition parties has failed to lead to a breakthrough for the OLF and OFC. The Ethiopian government secretly orchestrated this alliance in the hopes of mobilising public opinion in the Oromia region.

South Sudan
Tension and violence forces Chinese major Sinopec to head for the exit

The upsurge in fighting in oil-producing areas of the country is causing major disruption to Chinese investors, who are now busy reorganising their operations from Beijing.

Eritrea
In the face of Addis Ababa's ambitions, Eritrea looks for Red Sea support

Ethiopia
Central bank sounds out foreign investors before opening up sector

Ethiopia
Mining companies in Tigray left in limbo due to leaderless administration

South Africa
Start-up delay confirmed for new state oil company SANPC

A number of obstacles have stood in the way of the South African National Petroleum Co, an entity that suffers in particular from a lack of funding.

South Africa
PetroSA's bad business of petroleum product trading

The cash-strapped PetroSA owes large debts to traders Gunvor, Addax Energy and the South African company Nako Energy, the latter of which is struggling to pay its own bills to the state-owned company.

Madagascar
Freemasons order Droit Humain organises its first continental symposium

Madagascar
Sahofika hydroelectric dam project takes shape

South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa's impossible task to appoint new ambassador in the US

Algeria
Algiers' tough terms for importing coffee

State-owned companies are trying to secure large quantities of coffee amid soaring prices, but international traders are cautious about the strings attached.

Libya
NOC under pressure to pay for fuel as barter system ends

Morocco
China's Wisdom Motor mulls factory to avoid Trump tariffs

Egypt
The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases