The government has announced a unilateral ceasefire in Tigray, which has been in the grip of a civil war since last November. The prime minister has half-heartedly acknowledged the debacle suffered by the Ethiopian army in the region.
Abidjan is considering deploying and coordinating border detection systems and land and air surveillance systems to push back incursions from rebel groups fighting in the Sahel. France's Thales and China's Huawei are competing against each other to win over the armed forces.
Two executives from Italian-Swiss container shipping company MSC were arrested and taken into custody in the course of an anti-drug operation carried out by the Beninese police on 25 June. The case is complicated by political considerations and internal police rivalries.
The death in March of Ivory Coast grand master and prime minister Hamed Bakayoko created a vacuum that has still not been filled. Interim grand master Sylvère Koyo, assisted by retail distribution magnate Adnan Houdrouge, is trying to take his place but is meeting growing resistance.
The ICSID tribunal that will arbitrate between First Quantum and the Mauritanian state over disputed millions in unpaid taxes is now ready to start. The Canadian firm is also still locked in a battle before the international arbitration centre against Zambia over a separate copper mine.
China's Chongqing International Construction Corp was roped in late 2020 to replace IL&FS Transportation Networks to upgrade a 258-km stretch of road between Nekemte and Bure, but it may struggle to make up for lost time.
A revision of Sudan's mining code is being considered as part of the series of reforms planned by Abdallah Hamdok's government aimed at attracting foreign investors.
On 25 June, SACU's executive secretary, Paulina Elago of Namibia, addressed a virtual meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, to offer assistance in the implementation of the new pan-African free trade agreement.
As the two firms are about to set up a joint entity in Angola, employees of the British major expect to be laid off with no hope of a transfer.
Former CR Aviation director Miguel Curado Ribeiro returned to the business world last month after several years battling fraudulent loan charges.
The French public transport specialist is negotiating an end to its contract to operate the Algiers metro. It is also seeking guarantees for its tram networks in six Algerian cities.
The International Education Group, which is jointly owned by industry minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy's Saham group and a South African investment company, is extending its school network. It plans to open a new school shortly in the Netherlands.
A large Franco-Egyptian economic forum will be held in November in the Egyptian city of Ismailia, located on the western bank of the Suez Canal.
