Impounded for over a year with its cargo of nearly 900,000 barrels of crude oil, the Harbour Spirit is increasingly becoming a political preoccupation. It has prompted a visit to Delta State by Godswill Akpabio, who is determined to succeed where all other emissaries before him have failed.
Diplomats from the region have strongly contested the rejection of the 13 candidates for the last two commissioner posts to be filled at the African Union. This has sparked an unprecedented conflict within the pan-African organisation.
In constant conflict with the men's national football team coach Marc Brys and Sport Minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, Samuel Eto'o has been disowned by the president's secretary-general Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh and the players.
The Coffee & Cocoa Marketing Company and Touton are discussing the joint construction of a bean grinding plant in Ivory Coast, with a scalable capacity of over 50,000 tonnes.
The visit may take place in the first fortnight of April, and it would be Sonko's first to Ivory Coast since coming to office.
Amid tensions with neighbouring Ethiopia threatening to spiral out of control, Asmara is looking to Riyadh and Cairo to rekindle security cooperation around the Red Sea.
The National Bank of Ethiopia has sent out a first draft of its directive on the criteria for access to the Ethiopian banking market. But this long-awaited reform is now being met with some reservations.
The cash-strapped PetroSA owes large debts to traders Gunvor, Addax Energy and the South African company Nako Energy, the latter of which is struggling to pay its own bills to the state-owned company.
The leader of the Ghneiwa militia during the revolution has become a key cog in the government's security apparatus and has also patiently developed an extensive business network in Tripoli. He is now looking to make inroads into the oil sector.
A business delegation will be joining the French head of state on his visit to Egypt this coming week. Talks have been set up to cover a number of topics, from health and renewable energy to transport.
