Uganda's political and business elite are keen for their children to land a position at Total or CNOOC and get a head start in the well-paid oil sector.
Dominique Auroy's interests in Gabon have taken a hit since Ali Bongo came to power, succeeding his late father, with whom Auroy was involved in various projects. Now the Tahiti-based entrepreneur sees hydropower as a way to get back into business in the country.
The former AfDB boss and now banking consultant Donald Kaberuka believes African countries should pay for their Covid-19 vaccines via Afreximbank, led by Benedict Oramah, rather than depend on international hand-outs.
The United Arab Emirates' introduction of a surprise freeze on visas for the citizens of 13 countries, five of them African (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Kenya and Somalia), on 18 November provoked a wave of protest.
The upcoming parliamentary elections will be a trial run for the ruling RHDP party's senior members. A position in Alassane Ouattara's future cabinet could become a stepping stone for the top job as the president has announced he will step down from power after this term.
Economically distressed Sudan could desperately do with the financial boost it would get from the tons of gold already extracted by Ariab. The precious metal just needs to be processed before it can be sold.
Two of the world's biggest players in the transformation of barley into malt, the main ingredient in beer, are about to open new plants in Ethiopia, a country where the thirst for the drink is growing.
It was without much enthusiasm that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali headed to Djibouti on Sunday to attend an IGAD summit.
Businessman Maminiaina Ravatomanga, a close adviser to Andry Rajoelina, has brought in Paris-based public relations company ESL & Network to improve his image with the French government and business community.
Now that it is no longer tied up in the struggling drinks firm NCA Rouiba, the Tunisian private equity company AfricInvest is keen for a slice of the fast-growing biscuit manufacturer Sobco.
By awarding a contract for the surveillance of Morocco's borders to businessman Alexandre Taleb and his company Intertech, the European Union is looking to strengthen the capacities of the North African country's security bodies.
Spanish energy giant Abengoa opened a new Moroccan subsidiary on 1 December, Abengoa Operations and Maintenance which could take part in the construction and running of new solar plants.
