The third instalment of the explosive Zondo report calls for ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe to be prosecuted. The timing is unfortunate for Cyril Ramaphosa, who cannot afford to ditch his precious ally before the party's key congress in December.
After signing a first contract with Chinese group CNMC, the Swiss minerals trading group signed another with Zijin Mining's DRC subsidiary COMMUS. It is also looking for supplies elsewhere in Africa.
Having negotiated and signed a settlement with the government of the DRC in less than a month, businessman Dan Gertler is being prevented from honouring it by financial, legal and political obstacles.
Swiss trader Trafigura, which is increasing its supply agreements in the DRC and Zambia, is keen to trump its competitors by having a copper transport route to Angola. Together with Mota-Engil and Vecturis, it has responded to the call for tenders to manage the rail corridor between Kolwezi and Lobito.
SONAP, the state-owned company that oversees Guinea's hydrocarbon sector, has selected Nigeria's Sahara Group to import petroleum products into the country. President Mamadi Doumbouya now needs to validate the choice.
Tema LNG Terminal Co, the company which owns the Tema LNG import terminal, was over-optimistic in its forecast of the date for Shell's first LNG delivery to the terminal.
The financial institution has raised the alarm about Tanzania's debt sustainability and has downgraded the prospects for some of its flagship projects in the country.
The European Union, which has already forked out €73m for the Doraleh desalination plant, is ready to open the purse strings again.
As the diamond producer Debswana's shareholders, De Beers and the Botwsana government, continue to negotiate the appointment of its new managing director, a lawsuit filed by a contractor hired to run a background check on its former CEO sheds lights on a muted battle for control of the firm.
A press conference in the coming weeks will mark the official launch of the summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), to be held in Djerba in November 2022, following two postponements. At the summit's helm is Erich Alauzen, who is familiar with Franco-Tunisian relations.
For the launch of its regular route between Morocco and Israel, Royal Air Maroc has hired law firm Shibolet to cover the legal aspects on the Israeli side. The law firm is now positioning itself in the area of industrial cooperation in aeronautics.
The head of French diplomacy is planning a trip to Algeria before the end of March to discuss the situation in the Sahel following the withdrawal of French troops from Operation Barkhane.
