The arrest on 30 August of the son of ousted president Ali Bongo has left a whole raft of British, US and French consultants at a loose end. Some had been working on his father's re-election campaign, while others had already been preparing for the first months of a new term.
African governments have just been notified that the Italy-African summit planned for 5-6 November in Rome will not go ahead.
Brussels has yet to receive accreditation from the Congolese authorities for its new ambassador - a reflection of fresh tensions between the EU and the DRC in the run-up to the presidential election.
President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has decided at the eleventh hour to attend a Beijing summit marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The securocrats in Abuja would like to use US security gear to equip their intelligence agencies and police to secure the country's porous north-eastern borders against various terrorist groups, including Boko Haram.
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio fears that he will be banned from entering the United States. This would seriously compromise his chances for furthering cooperation with Washington.
An Ethiopian delegation travelled to London this week to present the country's upcoming new stock exchange to potential investors. A directive governing initial public offerings is soon to be put to a public consultation.
Backed by Kenya's deputy president, a group of MPs unhappy with the government's inaction over insecurity in the coastal county of Lamu is threatening to withdraw its support for William Ruto.
The Angolan government is poised to greenlight the PROAGUA project led by Suez and Mitrelli subsidiary Owini, now a year behind schedule.
Osama Askar is about to be either reappointed or replaced as commander of the Egyptian army. He was already a member of the powerful Supreme Council of the Armed Forces before the election of Sisi and has support among the army top brass as well as the country's powerful construction conglomerates.