Relations between Russia and the Central African Republic remain strong, yet they've grown tense in recent weeks. Moscow, deprived of its official representatives in the country, is now working in the dark.
The Congolese president is due to visit Israel from 24 to 27 October. His first visit to the Holy Land will be dominated by security and political issues.
A dispute between Monaco Resources and Ghantoot Group at a Guinean bauxite mine hides another more fundamental conflict over the capital of Société des Bauxites de Guinée. That dispute will need to be dealt with by the International Chamber of Commerce in France.
Abidjan has received the financial and managerial audit it commissioned on the port of San Pedro. The bombshell report could harm the facility's director general, Hilaire Lamizana.
To bolster the region's armies, Washington is increasing the number of its security programmes, from Burkina Faso to Chad. Relyant Global is among the top beneficiaries of this project, having been tasked to deliver OTT Technologies armoured vehicles and to build military facilities.
In a bid to speed up Ghana's sluggish licensing process, the Ghana Minerals Commission is about to transfer all the management of its permits online.
Fanta Cissé's name is being strongly put forward in the Guinea junta's entourage to take the coveted post of head of diplomacy.
Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is keen to meet all the region's influential politicians in a bid to secure their support for the 2026 presidential election.
After the early Bolsanaro years, which were marked by limited enthusiasm on Brazil's part to promote its agri-business in Africa, the foreign ministry is trying to make up for lost time by stepping-up its efforts to win new markets with promises of technical cooperation.
State-run Malaysian oil company Petronas will not let Khartoum take over its land and oil assets without a fight. On 7 October, it filed arbitration proceedings with the ICSID against Sudan.
The Ethiopian government is considering withdrawing from the gambling sector, which is largely run by the National Lottery Administration, and is working on new regulation.
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who was against the appointment of former Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun as head of the central bank, has now moved him to a prominent diplomatic post.
At the head of a group of 11 desalination plants, Sonatrach is looking for a subcontractor to build and put into service a new unit near Algiers. Its construction, and that of two others, had however been the subject of an agreement with the national construction company Cosider.
