The two presidents have joined forces to put pressure on BP over its cost management of the Senegal-Mauritania cross-border liquefied natural gas project. This could have significant consequences for the British oil major.
The African Union's Peace and Security Commission is to debate Gabon's return to democratic rule on 9 February.
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is due to visit Kinshasa in February to discuss the details of MONUSCO's withdrawal from Ituri and North Kivu.
More than two months after a failed attempt to oust Julius Maada Bio, the president's security forces are still looking for some of the suspected would-be putschists. Interpol is helping with the manhunt.
Within the framework of SWAIMS, the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy, 12 coastal countries in West Africa have been selected to receive 24 fast rescue boats.
Most of the major traders had anticipated a production drop of between 20% and 25%. However, almost 50% of the volumes sold by the Conseil Café-Cacao will not materialise before the end of the 2023-2024 harvest.
Her appointment as director of the Ethiopian Investment Commission marks another step up for the well-connected woman who turned around Ethiopost's fortunes. Reviving flagging foreign investment, with help from a revamped team, is now priority number one.
A Taqaddum delegation is visiting the South Sudanese capital for a few days. It is due to meet President Salva Kiir and Sudanese rebel leaders who have sought sanctuary there.
Talks with the Compagnie Générale d'Hydroélectricité de Volobe consortium have entered the home straight, and France's electricity giant is expected this month to decide whether to join Madagascar's €600m hydroelectric power project.
The president's office, via the national security council, is now acting as the ultimate arbiter in dealings with businessmen in the crosshairs of the justice system.
