President Vladimir Putin is consolidating his position on Libya. He met with the eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar in Moscow last month, and the country's internationally recognised prime minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, is due soon in the Russian capital.
A personal intervention by the Sogea-Satom president failed to resolve the French construction firm's bitter conflict with the Chadian infrastructure minister and avoid the expulsion of its local boss.
Francophonie serectary general Louise Mushikiwabo will travel to Yaoundé on 3 November ahead of the international organisation's two-day summit.
Portuguese giant Mota-Engil is struggling to understand its shareholder China Communications Construction Co's intentions. Their partnership, formed in 2021, is not living up to the Mota family's expectations.
A delegation of Senegalese business leaders will be in London on 18 and 19 October to take part in the second edition of the UK-Francophone West and Central Africa Trade and Investment Forum.
France and Djibouti have embarked on a battle of numbers to determine the fate of French forces stationed at the Heron naval base.
The Malagasy Football Federation will choose its next president on 14 October. It's a highly politicised affair, coming less than a month before the first round of the country's presidential elections.
In the wake of the BRICS summit in August, the Egyptian authorities are renewing ties with Tehran and hoping to attract new investment.