The Ukrainian army is recalling many of its reservists working overseas to fight Russian forces. Some of those deployed in Africa have already returned home. Meanwhile, the shelling of Ukraine's weapons factories is disrupting the spare parts supply chain most African countries rely on, especially with regard to helicopters.
Raoul Ominga, the beleaguered boss of state-owned SNPC, has once again foiled all predictions by getting himself reappointed as the head of the oil firm that serves as the Congolese regime's cash machine.
After more than ten years of a legal battle that has cost it dearly, Equatorial Guinea has finally salvaged something from the wreckage at the Paris Court of Appeal against Groupe Fotso.
SeaVision, the US information system used to share data between African maritime security centres, has experienced technical failures on the sidelines of the Obangame Express 2022 military exercise.
Mohammed Bello Adoke, the former Minister of Justice of ex-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, instructed the transfer of $875m to Malabu Oil & Gas in connection with the purchase of the OPL 245 oil block.
Deteriorating relations between France and Mali threaten to damage cultural cooperation between the two countries. The first collateral victim could be the Bamako biennial, the largest photo exhibition in Africa, which may not go ahead as planned later this year.
The war in Ukraine has pushed Sudan's vice-president and Russia together, much to Egypt's dislike, whose government is concerned about a Russian base being set up on the Red Sea.
With presidential and general elections on the horizon, Kenya's anti-graft agency has forwarded allegations of conflict of interest and embezzlement against some of the deputy president's closest aides to the state prosecutor.
The ANC Women's League, an entity born from the ashes of the Bantu Women's League in 1948, is struggling to make its voice heard on the national scene but still wants to hold sway when the party decides on its top six in December this year.
Malique, after selling his shares in the Payless supermarket chain, is now venturing into Botswana's growing mining sector alongside a Sri Lankan investor.
Only seven months after the August 2021 reshuffle, Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina has announced his intention to alter the government team. Most of the ministers that could be on their way out have recently been attacked or exposed in scandals on social media.
Aziz Akhannouch's government has yet to jump start the state's sustainable energy agency, even though it's leading some of the kingdom's biggest renewable projects.
Former British ambassador to Libya from 2015 to 2018, Peter Millett became president of the Libyan-British Chamber of Commerce on 2 March. He succeeds Vincent Fean, who was ambassador to Tripoli from 2006 to 2010.
