One Africa's largest oil assets on sale is still getting the phones ringing and conference calls buzzing in the American oil major's headquarters in Texas.
Driven by its need to resume production Zenith Energy is firing on all cylinders in Gabon. It has called on the services of a company not well known in the industry but headed by a former Addax Petroleum executive.
China's giant CCECC is winning a series of road-surfacing contracts in partership with a subsidiary of Snedai, a company owned by Adama Bictogo, the executive director of President Alassane Ouattara's political party.
The speaker of national assembly, Alassane Bala Sakandé, is working to present himself as a politician who takes the wellbeing of Burkina Faso's citizens to heart with his strong positions on mining that oppose not only operators but occasionally the head of state.
On 16 June foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made major changes to the line-up of the European Union's ambassadors posted to African countries.
The MINUSMA has set 17 August as the date for the issue of its tender call for a private contractor to operate ISR aircraft over a period of three to five years, attracting companies such as CAE Aviation, Air Attack Technologies, Leonardo and MAG Aerospace.
Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel.
Rwanda has revised its procedures to ensure no conflict minerals come out of the country. It could boost its reputation as a "model" African economy while showing up neighbouring Uganda, with which relations remain strained.
Control Risks' logistics and security partner in Cabo Delgado, Executive Logistics, has set up camp in Mocímboa da Praia, the epicentre of the insurgency movement rocking the region. This small port town close to the Afungi gas facilities will service as a rear base for its security operations.
Italy feels threatened by Turkey's growing influence in Libya and is working night and day to save its economic interests both inland and out in the Mediterranean Sea.
Algeria's stock exchange regulator COSOB has approved the soft drink manufacturer's withdrawal from the exchange ahead of its buyout by the French industrial giant Castel.
The former top diplomat has started selling his expertise through a new company, Positive Agenda Advisory.
