Until now, South Africa's national oil company PetroSA was thought to be the only potential buyer of the gas that TotalEnergies should begin producing on its block 11B/12B from 2027. But a recent visit by the French major's CEO has changed all that.
British oil junior Savannah Energy is trying to maintain its presence in Chad but the courts there are continuing to block its takeover of Exxonmobil's assets.
By elevating this hitherto rather low-profile minister to the top job on 31 January, the Equatorial Guinean president is maintaining the regional balance of his cabinet while also making sure that his son Teodorin is not overshadowed.
The Imouraren uranium project will not be getting off the ground in 2023. To cut down on operating costs, the French firm is toying with the idea of resorting to controversial extraction techniques used in Kazakhstan, but it remains evasive concerning its intentions.
Silver Valley International, the company which owns Conakry's Kaloum hotel prized by the authorities, has applied for an operating licence for Bauxite mines north-east of the capital, despite having no previous experience in this field.
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló will travel to Lisbon on 24 February. There, he will participate in a meeting of the Centrist Democratic International (CDI). He is also expected to hold talks with the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas.
After six decades of state monopoly, Ethiopia's logistics sector is about to open up to competition as part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's drive to liberalise the country's economy.
Kenya's deputy president is determined to reform the coffee sector and improve the situation of local traders in relation to foreign heavyweights.
The director-general of South Africa's foreign ministry is pleading for Pretoria to distance itself from Moscow. His influence is an irritation for some in the ruling ANC, which is keen to maintain good relations with Russia.
France's new representative in Rabat has since his arrival there in December been working to restore order to the issuing of visas to Moroccan nationals, but relations between the two countries remain tense.
Abdoulaye Bathily, the head of the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), is due to visit UN headquarters in New York in mid-February. On the 16th he will address the Security Council to set out the situation in the country.
