Libreville has been designated as the new capital of the French-speaking community of "regular" Masonic lodges, which has just been set up under the aegis of the Grande Loge de France. The move strengthens the position of Gabon's Grand Master Jacques-Denis Tsanga.
To make his mark at the head of the African Union, the Mauritanian president can count on a host of officials who know the organisation well. Some will stay in Nouakchott, while others are already based at its Addis Ababa headquarters.
Geovic Cameroun, operator of the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel project, finally held its annual general shareholders meeting in Yaoundé on 28 and 29 February after months of delays.
The outgoing Senegalese leader has been in regular contact with his Ivorian counterpart since postponing the presidential election, Ouattara has urged him to step down when his term as president officially comes to an end.
The postponement of the Senegalese presidential elections has slowed US firm DT Global's activities in the country, where it had won a contract to support the EU election observation mission.
When Somaliland signed an MoU with Ethiopia on New Year's Day, regional tensions cranked up a few notches. Now its top diplomat Essa Kayd is hoping to drum up UK and French support.
The financially troubled Uchumi supermarket chain is undergoing a safeguard procedure to pay its creditors. The Ruto administration tried to step in itself, but United Bank for Africa has gone it alone and secured an advantageous arrangement with the company.
Africa Intelligence lifts the lid on the simmering dispute between the powerful boss of Ocean Trade Co, Moustafa Hiridjee, and the businessman Moustapha Ameraly Radjan.
Swiss firm Bulk Trading has bagged a €16.7m contract to supply and deliver steam coal to Morocco's Mohammedia power station.
