The African Union has nixed the only candidate up for replacing Ghassan Salamé at the head of the UN mission. Interim chief Stephanie Williams' term expires on 3 November.
Carlyle Group company Assala Energy has carried out a major reorganisation of its management team in Port-Gentil.
After a failed attempt at mediation in Libya, French businessman-cum-freelance diplomat Jean-Yves Ollivier got back in the saddle with a grand African tour.
In the home stretch of his campaign, Guinean opposition leader Cellou Diallo is relying on a very solid team, including his private secretary Nadia Nahman and his communications advisor Souleymane Bah.
BP, which in early October lifted the force majeure on its Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field on the sea border between Senegal and Mauritania, is using recruitment firm Aldelia for the project.
As the first person appointed as president of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board since its creation, the former minister turned UN executive will help authorities in Kigali to polish the country's image as hub of responsible mining production.
The Eritrean president is travelling increasingly in aircraft provided by Royal Jet, a company controlled by the Abu Dhabi government.
On 1st October, Somali Aviation Services and Consultancy Firm (SAS-CF) was awarded its first contract from local UN office, UNSOS.
EastPlats, a Canadian producer of South African platinum and chromium, has suffered a setback in its lawsuit against its former management. At issue are transactions signed off by the company's former directors just before their July 2016 ouster, which they knew was coming.
The Mondi South Africa group is due to begin video-conference negotiations with General Electric in November or December to settle a dispute over a turbine.
Moroccan conglomerate YMMY, run by Ahmed Lotfi, has approached Tarek Bin Laden and Benin's former economy minister Soulé Mana Lawani to build a new neighbourhood on the banks of the Niger River.
Algeria wants to ensure it remains present in the African Union's key department, as Smaïl Chergui prepares to end his term as peace and security commissioner. Meanwhile, Morocco's efforts to obtain representation on the African Commission, which were spearheaded by intelligence chief Yassine Mansouri, have flopped.
