Some 2,900 transactions worth a tidy $1.2bn: Africa Intelligence has been able to consult an internal Central Bank of Congo document which reveals the beneficiaries of country's debt repayments.
The Congolese state still owes the Swiss trader $349m, but its ability to keep up payments is shrinking.
A series of probationary magistrate appointments made on 13 December by Justice Minister Laurent Esso, on President Paul Biya's orders, was the first of its kind in over four years.
Donald Trump's return to power may be casting doubt on the future of some US programmes linked to Africa. But it is unlikely to halt the aid provisioned by the Global Fragility Act, a bipartisan initiative launched in 2022 to prevent conflict in nine countries, including five in West Africa.
Local managers at Société des Mines de l'Air have managed to keep it running after French parent company Orano cut the cord on 4 December. But with no uranium exports and no cash injection from shareholders, the company's future is far from certain.
President William Ruto's administration has set up a task force to find the causes of Kenya's unsold tea and how to fix the crisis. Not everyone shares the views of Tea Board of Kenya chair, Jacob Kahiu.
Former president Marc Ravalomanana and his wife have both served as mayor of Madagascar's capital. Now their son Tojo is going for the job. He made good use of his famous surname and his parents' political connections while on the campaign trail.
The mining subsidiary of the Al Mada royal holding company aims to become a service provider for mining companies interested in Morocco's subsoil, which is now accessible to international groups.
A $10m mining investment project, led by an Indian junior whose name has not been disclosed, is about to be launched to explore a fluorite deposit at Jebel Tirhemi near Oujda in northern Morocco.
Socialist International will hold a World Council in Rabat on 21 December. The organisation last met in Morocco in May 2002.
