Contending with difficulties in Zimbabwe, Masiyiwa has been touting himself elsewhere as the continent's saviour in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with the help of his close friend and Afreximbank chairman, Benedict Oramah.
Without telling the head of state, Sylvestre Ilunga's government has okayed the extension of DP World's Banana port contract.
In bidding to take control of Cardinal Resources, which is developing Ghana's Namdini gold field, China's Shandong Gold aims to compete with the world's gold industry giants, all of which have a permanent presence in West Africa.
The World Bank's private sector arm might extend guarantees to the Union Bank of Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Union Global Partners conglomerate and Atlas Mara, Barclays' ex-CEO Bob Diamond's fund.
With the five candidate countries having officially submitted their bids on 30 June to take over at the helm of ASECNA, the behind-the-scenes horsetrading between member states is already well under way.
The American-Ethiopian businessman and Yeshi MD Yohannes Mekbebe will take over the presidency of the US chamber of commerce in Abidjan this summer, replacing Gnalhey.
At a standstill since 2018 pending a recovery in the uranium market, operations at the Langer Heinrich mine are set to resume earlier than planned thanks to its Chinese partners.
Since taking over at the helm of the South African subsidiary of the French major Total in August 2018, the Nigerian Adewale Fayemi has become the leading private sector player in South Africa's oil industry.
The historian and political analyst Egídio Vaz has developed a close working relationship with the Mozambican president since his re-election. Though he occupies no official position in government, he is heavily involved in overseeing Nyusi's communications strategy.
After having long hesitated, Angolan president João Lourenço has finally decided to take advantage of the public debt repayment moratorium proposed by the G20 in April.
The hotel building, which will be situated in Casablanca's most exclusive district, will be partly owned by Princess Lalla Asmae and Princess Lalla Hasna.
Africa Intelligence understand that Jérôme Giraud put his subsidiary Nexeya Maroc into liquidation on 30 June.
