The country's largest bank, which is controlled by the state, is carving out an important role for itself in the capital's upcoming international finance hub.
François Perrodo, the young head of the family-owned Perenco group, made the trip to Congo to try to get guarantees from the Congolese authorities regarding his group's expansion plans there.
The three companies are keen to take part in inland port projects in Congo and another in Central African Republic designed to ease congestion at Pointe-Noire.
As the new local content legislation in the oil industry comes into play, ACT spots a windfall for consulting Senegalese oil firms.
For the past 15 days the Ivorian president has been in talks with the opposition and after his phone call with Henri Konan Bédié this weekend believes he is the man with the shoulders to carry the negotiations through to the end, mostly likely early next year.
The new Mineral Policy just drafted by the Ethiopian government underlines a major weakness in the way that mines have been managed until now. It says that the country has failed to recognise the different realities that need to be taken into account to ensure it makes good use of its mineral resources.
Though the Russian cabinet approved the creation of a navy base in Port Sudan on 8 November, exactly where it will sit is now the subject of heated negotiations between Sudan's Sovereign Council and Moscow's defence ministry.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) plan to acquire new eight-wheel-drive (8x8) armoured vehicle by 2021/2022 and have called up several potential suppliers.
The Angolan president João Lourenço tried every move in the book to please the current US administration but now has his versatile ambassador to the US, Joaquim do Espírito Santo, working to gain favours with the president-elect.
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) executive chairman Ahmed bin Sulayem used the presence of several Angolan officials at his diamonds webinar on 19 November to pass on an important message.
Akdital Holding healthcare group, founded by Rochdi Talib, has set up a new subsidiary to develop partnerships with the Moroccan state.
On November 17, the Paris Appeal Court overturned a arbitration ruling ordering Libya to pay €452m to French company Sorelec. In so doing, it has got Fayez Sarrez's government in Tripoli out of a hole...
The Algerian catering specialist Saha has acquired a taste for Sonatrach work.
