The Guinea-Bissau president's hopes of a second term at the ECOWAS helm could well be dashed. The West African regional group, weakened by a series of coups in its member states and by a spat over whether national presidents should be allowed to serve a third term, is looking at several other potential candidates.
Douglas Carpenter, EU ambassador to Bangui, recently took a flight operated by Minair. That firm's parent company is the Central African mining company Badica, whose assets were frozen by the EU between 2015 and 2021 following UN sanctions, which have since been lifted.
A Paris administrative court has rejected a bid to unfreeze the assets of Mahamat Mahdi Ali, the leader of Chad's Front pour l'Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad (FACT) rebel group.
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu is investing left and right in the power sector and is now looking into renewables. Newly-elected President Bola Tinubu's reforms could make the sector even more profitable.
French consular services in the Senegalese capital have suspended the processing of family and tourist visa applications for the summer period due to a severe lack of staff. They have been told to prioritise student visas.
Nairobi is rearranging its security apparatus to better address the risk of infiltration into counties bordering Somalia. The emphasis is on gathering strategic data.
Fifteen months behind schedule, the prototype tidal turbine built by France's Eiffage and its partner Weco-Weco was finally delivered and assembled in Djibouti this month
Paul Sinclair, who had been at the helm of Africa Oil Week for the past seven years, stepped down in mid-June. His departure is bad news for the event's organiser, the Hyve Group, which is also battling to keep its sponsors from defecting to the rival Africa Energy Week.
The Canadian firm will supply intelligence and surveillance systems for the Mwari aircraft designed by Paramount for Mozambique. Two orders have already been placed with the South African manufacturer, encompassing three aircraft for Mozambique's military and six for DR Congo's.
Earlier this month Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique made a rare trip to Morocco, where the French food giant's subsidiary is trying to get back on track.
