Alexander Djaparidze, Vladimir Potanin and Leonid Mikhelson are among the few Russian oligarchs who escaped the EU and US sanctions that targeted dozens of their peers. This allows them to continue their activities on the continent.
During his trip to Washington from 19 to 22 April, Congolese Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso was not only busy with economic and security issues, he also met with the management of The Nature Conservancy.
The Alliance pour la République (APR), the party that carried Macky Sall to victory in the last two presidential elections, is faced with major internal dissensions. Apart from wars between party leaders, the APR is struggling to maintain party unity at its local branches.
The European Union is ready to commit tens of millions of euros to restructuring Burkina Faso's military and police apparatus, to the delight of the ruling junta.
Ahoua Don Mello, who served as a minister under president Laurent Gbagbo, has with the support of Moscow been appointed as BRICS representative for West and Central Africa.
The Kenyan firm Gulf Resource Consultants has for several weeks been advertising jobs in Kuwait on behalf of Burger King and Yum!, the owners of the fast food chains KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
Having been run by a management committee for two years, Vedanta's zinc subsidiary is looking for a new CEO to support its strategy to increase production.
The parastatal firm has begun a complete overhaul of its maintenance and fuel supply contracts. The aim is to squeeze out multinational companies to make room for Botswana-owned businesses.
Six Israeli start-ups specialising in drinking water and irrigation will be presenting their technologies at the end of May in Casablanca in front of ONEE, the Crédit Agricole du Maroc and the private group Lina Holding.
The main mediator in the duel between Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Fathi Bashagha, his successor appointed by the Eastern Parliament, Ankara very discreetly hosted the latter on 30 April. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly uncomfortable with Dabaiba's hard line.
