Filipe Nyusi again called in South African paramilitaries to help curb the rising insecurity in the north of the country much to the irritation of the South African authorities, who Mozambique has also directly asked for help.
Best known for its activities in English-speaking Africa, public sector Chinese group China Jiangxi Corp. has consolidated its presence in DRC thanks to a $23 million contract at Mbuji-Mayi Airport.
The recently sacked Angolan foreign affairs minister Manuel Domingos Augusto had been fighting for the past two years to make sure the Kabila-era oil deal was kept as is.
An unchecked sprint to extract cobalt around Lualaba is causing significant damage and delays to the construction of the Busanga hydropower plant, whose future 240-MW output the former Katanga region desperately needs to boost its economy.
After having been headed for 10 years by Serge Mickoto, the husband of President Ali Bongo's step-sister, Gabon's sovereign fund has been taken over by a close associate of Mohamed Ali Saliou, best friend of the president's son and closest adviser, Noureddin Bongo.
Emirati armoured vehicle builder Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles (MSPV) is currently prospecting in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Abu Dhabi sees the Sahel as a key zone of military and diplomatic influence.
Senelec's managing director Pape Demba Bitèye no longer wants to deal exclusively with the Senegalese smart meter maker.
No less than four different public financial institutions competed with each other for the right to manage the emergency funds set up to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Youssouf Fadiga's BNI finally came out the winner.
The discreet Ghanaian company Lyndhurst Corp has actively invested in the Tema LNG import project, whose 2020 launch has now been compromised by the Covid-19 crisis.
Despite being downgraded by the OECD in its latest peer review report on April 6, the offshore financial centre Seychelles is making strides by banking on new financial technologies. The country wants to outshine neighbouring Mauritius, which for its part, is in the OECD's good books.
The prominent Portuguese businessman Paulo Domingos is now calling the shots at the Furi diamond project, a key asset until now controlled by members of President João Lourenço's close entourage.
Following his appointment in February, Minister of Energy Mongi Marzouk is building around himself a highly political support team to ensure he has maximum control of the energy sector, particularly key national electricity provider STEG
