The arrest and disappearance of ex-defence minister al-Barghathi has agitated Cyrenaica and could upset the delicate tribal balances on which Khalifa Haftar's control of eastern Libya depends.
Transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been trying for several weeks to build closer ties with Abidjan. The Gabonese military officer hopes to visit Ivory Coast by the end of the year.
Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.
Deutsche Bank is understood to be about to seize part of Swedish oil junior Svenska Petroleum's shares.
Kenya has set itself apart from other African countries by adopting a stance similar to that of Western nations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Kenyan president being determined to remain on good terms with Israel.
The African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation, originally set up as a project by Tax Justice Network Africa, now has 813 members in 46 African countries.
Some 15 Sudanese companies look set to follow the lead of multinational DAL and relocate to Wad Madani 130 km south-east of Khartoum to escape the war.
Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya, one of the main financial sponsors of the ZANU-PF party, is one of nine ruling party candidates to get a second chance at winning a seat in parliament.
Veolia will be unable to meet the 3 November deadline set by the Moroccan Competition Council (CDC) compelling it to sell Lydec to the “new Suez”. Beyond this date, the company could face financial sanctions from the CDC.