The vanilla industry, which accounts for 5% of Madagascar's GDP, is at the centre of a power struggle between the government and major players in the sector, most of whom are foreign. Key to the battle is the minimum price set by Antananarivo.
The French consulate in South Kivu could wind up in the hands of the powerful businessman Vanny Bishweka. It's a situation that's worrying France's Honorary Consul in Bukavu, Guillaume de Candolle.
The World Bank is pushing the Congolese government to adopt clearer legislation for its gas sector. But Brazzaville's gas code is still stuck at the draft phase.
The French president has just appointed several ambassadors to strategic posts in Africa in Burkina Faso, Angola, Chad, Congo and Eritrea.
The Ivorian broker Kevin Guyonnet is hugely successful in Abidjan. Having organised, with Gaby Peretz, the order of two Israeli patrol boats for the navy, the businessman is branching out into financial deals, telecoms and health services.
French economy minister Bruno Le Maire has just given the French state's guarantee to a major €150m loan to Senegal.
The ambassadors slated to become the next Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations at UNESCO, reporting to Director-General Audrey Azoulay, did not apply.
BB Energy is selling ecological kitchen units in Rwanda to help households reduce their firewood consumption by 80%. The group plans to covert the saved emissions into sellable carbon credits.
The Djibouti government is preparing to launch a series of studies to lay the groundwork for the infrastructure for its part in the road corridor project.
None of South Africa's recent attempts to make contact with the UAE regarding the Gupta brothers have been successful. South African authorities are no longer sure that the two businessmen are being held in Dubai and are concerned that they may be granted asylum in central Africa.
Neither of the two major North African nations is willing to step back, so the region can become first vice president of the AU in 2023, paving the way to become chair in 2024. Current chairperson Azali Assoumani is pulling out all the stops to reach consensus.
Of the 13 subsidiaries of the Boudiab group whose assets were frozen by the courts, only the Etablissement de Commerce International, Algeria's leading private cereal importer, has found favour with the authorities. The others face collapse.
