The Mauritanian president has failed to make an imprint on the continent's affairs as chair of the African Union, which he will head for another three months only.
The Republic of Congo gave the green light last month to a restructuring of its public debt via a programme of swapping treasury bills approaching maturity for longer-term financial products. This remedy for cash flow tensions could prove risky.
MEDEF International is postponing its business delegation mission to the country, initially scheduled to begin today, due to the proximity of the constitutional referendum, set for November 16.
Next May, Berlin will host a major conference devoted to United Nations peacekeeping missions.
The future of the East African Community and regional insecurity topped the agenda of a recent tete-a-tete between Kenya President William Ruto and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Security concerns have prompted shipping companies to use smaller vessels for containers bound for Djibouti, the main port of entry for goods heading to Ethiopia, where the ensuing delays have set back key projects.
With the help of a tightly-knit team, the opposition candidate is trying to hold his own against two contenders backed by current president, Andry Rajoelina, and former head of state Marc Ravalomanana respectively.
Now an official partner of Morocco's OCP and Nareva, Engie has appointed Sanaa Nahla to head its institutional relations in Casablanca. Nahla has 15 years experience at the French energy firm and is also French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati's niece.
After deciding to unofficially take economic retaliatory measures against France, Algeria has finally backed down. Several major groups had begun to reorganise their logistics.
