Mining firms in Burkina Faso were relieved to find that the senior army officers in charge of protecting their sites were still in place after the recent military coup. But their activities are still dogged by regular attacks by armed groups.
Atlas Petroleum charman Prince Arthur Eze has rejected Vaalco's development programme for its Venus oil field off Equatorial Guinea and denies that his firm has been ousted from the project.
The government in Congo has hired a new US consulting firm.
Emirati diplomats are expected to announce financial support for the International Academy for Combating Terrorism, based in Jacqueville, not far from Abidjan.
After having been sidelined under the previous administration, supporters of new president William Ruto want to take control of the production of tea, Kenya's leading export commodity. The rival factions are fighting it out in private sector consortium the KTDA.
Sudanese state conglomerate Masad's increasingly frequent presence at African arms fairs reveals its ambitions for more exports and influence on the continent.
President João Lourenço sacked almost half of his ministers when he was elected for a second term in August. But he kept on most of his staff in the presidential office.
Several state-controlled entities have not complied with the obligation to submit a detailed financial annual report by 30 September. The situation highlights South Africa's recurring governance problem.
Many representatives from Russia attended the 28th edition of Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa.
Botswana businessman Kneipe Setlhare's registration of a new company, Uranus Minerals, on 27 September in Gaborone, has been raising questions about what he plans to do next.
The Algerian branch of Caritas Internationalis, funded by French organisation Secours catholique, was shut down, among other reasons, for its work with sub-Saharan migrants, mostly living in Algeria illegally.
The European Union is in talks with Tunis to send observers to monitor the Tunisian legislative elections scheduled for 17 December.
