As Benin faces intense clashes with armed groups on its northern border, the president is trying to assess the morale of his troops and whether or not to continue with proposed changes.
Several candidates are vying for the post of secretary-general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization. Lima, one of the sons of the Equatorial Guinean president, currently leads the pack of possible successors to Nigerian national Omar Farouk Ibrahim.
Following a tense period, British global audit and consultancy giant PwC will officially separate from its French-speaking branch after months of talks.
The management of the French-British oil group Perenco, owned by the Perrodo family, has been mobilising since it was informed on 10 December that its DR Congo subsidiary will be audited.
France's army in Senegal is due to leave the country by September, but the future of its air force's capabilities there is unclear. Paris is considering relocating them to another country, with Mauritania a strong possibility.
The Somali company Almond Energy has become the administration's main partner in the drive to relaunch uranium exploration in the country. The government is also hoping to attract foreign investors to the sector.
The former postal bank, owned by the government, made a strategic U-turn two years ago. TCB aims to meet the profitability targets set by President Suluhu, whose ambition is to turn Tanzania into a middle-income country.
Several major groups have positioned themselves to win the tender for the dam on the Onive river. The participation of Madagascar's sovereign wealth fund means that the venture will begin soon.
The ANC's fear that coalition partner the Democratic Alliance might defect during a budget vote led it to open talks with the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters. But diplomatic tensions with Washington have brought an end to this dialogue.
The Hong Kong-based electric commercial vehicle manufacturer is considering launching operations in the kingdom in order to get round the US government's anti-China trade policy.
Emmanuel Macron's special correspondent for France's energy partnership with Morocco Gérard Mestrallet, will head to Ouarzazate on 23 April, accompanied by Industry and Energy Minister Marc Ferracci.
