Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, who suffers from serious health problems, has informed Cyril Ramaphosa that he plans to resign. His and other planned departures leave the president with a complicated puzzle to solve just months ahead of general elections which promise to be closely contested.
Gabon's transitional president wants to keep civil servants too closely linked to the former regime and former first lady Sylvia Bongo at a distance and so has replaced the country's ambassador to France, Liliane Massala.
Sonemic has set up a "legal gold panning corridor" in Tibesti in the north of Chad, which registers "diggers," supervises their work and makes its safer, and records and traces their production.
The private foundation in charge of security for two national parks in Nigeria is preparing to enter them on the global carbon market in the hopes of making the conservation of the country's natural environment profitable.
Ivorian cocoa exporters like Africa Sourcing, Kineden and Ecookim have been unable to match the terms offered by the big international groups, who have tripled planters' bonuses. They have managed to execute only 40% of the contracts they signed for the 2023-2024 season.
After several years of negotiations, Paris and Djibouti are on the verge of reaching an agreement over the renewal of their ten-year defence cooperation treaty.
In line with the terms of its operating licence, Safaricom is gradually expanding its local workforce in Ethiopia, meaning that expat managers will soon have to pack their bags.
The inauguration of Andry Rajoelina on 16 December will open the way for the resumption of negotiations over the transfer to France of Franco-Madagascan Paul Rafanoharana, whom Madagascan authorities accuse of masterminding the Apollo 21 coup d'état.
Confident in the knowledge that he has the head of state's support, Samir Majoul, chairman of national employers' body UTICA, is not in a hurry to step down. He keeps delaying the holding of a conference to choose his successor.
