Caught off guard by the M23 rebels' firepower, the UN force in the DRC is seeking to equip itself accordingly. It is asking contributing countries for heavy artillery and attack helicopters.
The committee preparing the next conference of former president Joseph Kabila's Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Democratie (PPRD) is to be set up this Friday.
As negotiations stall, Liberia looks set to strip steel giant ArcelorMittal of its exclusive use of the decrepit railway linking its iron ore mine to the port of Buchanan.
The Ghanaian authorities are financially backing the sale of the Chirano mine, which should foster the emergence of a mining champion in the Western North region. But talks have hit a stumbling block over the state's stake and royalties in Asante Gold once the transaction has been finalised.
Elected as the chairman of the Ivorian football federation in April, Yacine Idriss Diallo is in talks with several companies with a view to finalising his budget for the 2022-2023 season. He has been relying on the contacts of his business partner Ahmadou Touré, who is also the Ivorian president's nephew.
With less than two weeks to go until the general election, and in the face of public indignation, the Kenyan government has postponed plans to entrust the management of the country's main ports to the Dubai-based company.
As well as carrying out a rare attack on Ethiopian territory, the Al-Shabaab terrorist group is taking advantage of the disarray among the security forces to take up position around the Somali capital. Somalia's recently elected president is looking to secure the resources he needs to wage the open war he has declared against it.
The arbitration proceedings initiated at ICSID in October 2021 by the Malaysian major Petronas against the government of Sudan, whom it has accused of seizing its assets in the country, have been suspended.
Charmaine Mabuza, the boss of Ithuba Holdings, which holds the lucrative South African National Lottery concession, and her husband have purchased an Embraer Phenom 300E through one of their companies.
Khalifa Haftar's envoys conducted discreet negotiations in May and June with militias in western Libya. Discussions are being held in parallel with Riyadh and Cairo.
Following his visit to Greece then France, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is heading to Algiers where he is expected by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday.
