Tonnes of the strategic mineral coltan are being extracted and exported illegally from mines owned by the family of MP Edouard Mwangachuchu Hizi, who is currently being tried by a military court. Armed groups have been trafficking the mineral, allegedly with the complicity of the security forces.
Private Israeli firms are discreetly training army units in special forces techniques at the behest of the Congolese authorities.
L'entourage du gynécologue-obstétricien Denis Mukwege le dit déterminé à concourir à l'élection présidentielle. Sa candidature pourrait toutefois favoriser Félix Tshisekedi, en contribuant à disperser davantage les voix de l'opposition.
Having already closed its Nigerian office, the French electronics flagship is about to shut the doors of its Abidjan branch too. Its modest business activities in the region will henceforward be run from Dakar in Senegal.
The ex-French president made a low-key visit to Abidjan on 3 July to discuss Sucden, a French company of which he is a board member, with the Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Morissanda Kouyaté promoted 35 diplomats working in around 20 of the country's embassies.
Despite his lack of a university degree or noteworthy operational experience, Zakaria Jnr is soaring up the army ranks. Meanwhile, his octogenarian father, who is the army chief of staff, has confounded repeated rumours of his imminent retirement.
A Kenyan ministerial delegation is expected in France between 8 and 15 July. Representatives from the energy, digital and agriculture ministries will be present.
The South African government plans to keep secret an official report on the illegal mooring of the Lady R, a Russian vessel that allegedly shipped arms to the country despite sanctions over the Ukraine war.
The French airline could have not made its return to Madagascan soil on 28 June without the intervention of Franck Legrand, a dual nationality citizen close to Andry Rajoelina who is the owner of a restaurant popular among the Antananarivo political and business elite.
The French think tank has opted for the second year running to hold its annual business forum in Morocco.
