Despite US pressure to stop Egypt acquiring Russian Su-35 fighter jets, the programme seems to be continuing, with some Egyptian officers currently training in Russia.
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Gabon's BGFIBank group is being investigated by the French national financial prosecution service. The investigation concerns "suspect" movements of funds between its subsidiaries in the DRC and France.
Tantalex, a Canadian firm exploring lithium in the Manono area, plans to upgrade to a new US market to tap into booming US demand for this metal essential to the energy transition.
The pan-African channel Edan TV owned by Eveline Diatta-Accrombessi was ordered by a Paris court at the end of March to pay one of its French contractors.
PetroChad Mangara's management (PCM - Glencore Group) has not yet finished the process of transferring its Chadian assets to Perenco. Its employees have managed to rally the presidency's secretary general David Houdeingar Ngarimaden.
The floating power plant intended to ease Ivory Coast's energy crisis before phase one of the Baleine project launches in 2023 is stuck in the starting blocks.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has invited a host of African leaders to this year's 15th edition of European Development Days, a forum on international partnerships.
Keen to brush up his global image, the Ethiopian prime minister visited Kenya in late May and took the opportunity to discuss with the president a joint response to the Oromo Liberation Front, one of the sorest points in the neighbours' relations.
Contrary to President Ismail Omar Guelleh's announcement in April, the Emirati group AMEA Power has not yet signed any deal concerning the takeover of the Grand Bara photovoltaic project.
Faced with court cases and internal corruption investigations, Debswana, the joint venture between the Botswana government and diamond colossus De Beers, has appointed a newcomer to be MD in Andrew Motsomi.
Christophe Farnaud, who was abruptly ousted from the French foreign ministry's North Africa and Middle East division (ANMO) in October amid tensions with the Elysée, has been appointed as a special envoy for the ministry.