To ensure that investors actually carry out their plans to build steel plants and develop iron ore production in Uganda, head of state Yoweri Museveni has decided to offer financial and fiscal incentives to developers of new projects.
Replaced by André-Magnus Ekoumou, Cameroon's ambassador to France Alfred Nguini only lasted 17 months in the job before falling foul of in-house politics.
After having failed to respect its OPEC quotas in May and June, Gabon is now trying to increase the pressure on producers to stick to the organisation's rules.
Le 3 juillet, Washington a remis sous forme de dotation une cinquantaine de véhicules au bénéfice du Groupe spécial antiterroriste du Tchad (SATG), sous les ordres du général Abderamane Youssouf Mery.
Visiting Nouakchott on 30 June, the French president pleaded the case of the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise Mauritanie, which has been under pressure from Mauritanian authorities for months. Its concession contract is now expected be renegotiated.
Agostinho Kapaia has succeeded in rising through the ranks in the Angola business world thanks to his connections in the MPLA and the influence of his oligarch uncle António Mosquito.
Justice minister Johnny Andriamahefarivo has repeatedly come under attack from his secretary general Herilaza Imbiky. The two are not short of subjects to fight about.
As South African giant Eskom collapses in debt, the Bretton Woods institution will pay to connect the giant Medupi power plant to the country's electricity grid.
After having won the contract for household waste collection in Mohammedia, SOS NDD, founded and run by Abdelkader Saïd El Figuigui, is continuing to expand in a highly competitive market.
The powerful minister from Misrata has used state funds to buy himself a work plane. This puts him in the same league - almost - as Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj and his rival, Khalifa Haftar.
Jean-Daniel Blasco has left the post he held since 2011 as head of exploration and production at Total's North Africa division on to work as senior advisor to CEO Patrick Pouyanné.
