The new Libyan intelligence chief's past has drawn the wrath of his predecessor. Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb, a former Gaddafi loyalist close to the ex-Mukhabarat boss Abdallah Senoussi, does however have the support of some militias.
Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso, who was appointed on 12 May, is close to both first lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso and the president's youngest son, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.
Furious at having lost its shares in the Marine XI oil block, World Natural Resources has decided to bring its dispute with the Congolese state before the World Bank's ICSID tribunal.
Belgian businessman Lokman Sever, who made a name for himself acting as an intermediary between Turkish groups and African heads of state, has created a new mining entity and a travel agency in the DRC.
The trip to Benin by Jean-Pierre Rollet, one of France's most senior Freemasons, has riled African affiliates of his French grand lodge who take increasing exception to his tutelage and look with envy to so-called 'regular' lodges with loose ties to the United Grand Lodge of England.
President George Weah's political opponents say they are concerned about the deal between the governments in Monrovia and Conakry on the transportation of Guinean iron via Liberia. Their concern is partly motivated by domestic issues.
At Ouagadougou's request, the World Bank is putting the final touches on a solar development project with thee underlying aim to reduce Burkina Faso's fossil fuel bill and energy dependence on Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has emerged as UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan's envoy to Sudan to speed up reconciliation with neighbouring Ethiopia.
Israeli defence giant Elbit Systems is leading the construction of a Ugandan Air Force air traffic control centre. The arrangement is a sign of how security cooperation is being integrated into the close diplomatic ties between Tel Aviv and Kampala.
The Italian major ENI will have to pay for the cost of relocating its subcontractor TechnipFMC's activities from Pemba to Maputo.
Export Trading Group, an agricultural conglomerate registered in Mauritius and owned by the Patel family, is making moves on Mozambique's cashew nuts, up for grabs since the departure of agrifood giant Olam.
For his next luxury real estate project on the outskirts of Rabat, entrepreneur Rahal Boulgoute has been talking up a partnership with the hotel chain Marriott and a deal with the ministry of foreign affairs, though neither of these have confirmed their end of the bargain.
