Three years after its acquisition by the Cameroonian state, Africa 24 is on the verge of another compulsory liquidation. At the heart of the intrigues at the troubled TV news station is the former owner of the group, Constant Nemale, who never strayed far from the channel.
The Chadian Foreign Minister has put forward the name of Ahmad Makaila, the current Chadian representative in Geneva, to replace Kedallah Younous Hamidi as ambassador to Paris.
A new operator has taken over the lucrative ground handling service at Bangui Airport, which had been run by the Central African subsidiary of American market leader AHS.
The fate of Malian opposition members in Ivory Coast was a sticking point throughout negotiations for the release of 49 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali, with Bamako dropping that extradition demand ultimately its main concession.
Teranga SA is betting on more business and has recruited three new members to its board of directors, including two former French heavyweights in Africa: General Grégoire de Saint-Quentin and the former deputy director of West Africa at the foreign ministry, Laurent Bigot.
The former presidential party Rassemblement Pour le Mali is starting to lose its top people, with ex-parliamentary speaker Moussa Timbiné the latest to go. With elections on the horizon, some of its leaders are secretly negotiating with the ruling junta.
Ivorian Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will fly to the United Arab Emirates on 14 January to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
The EU's Nairobi mission and the European Development Fund have allocated €2m to hire a communications and advocacy firm in Somalia.
Following his re-election as head of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to bring his internal opposition into line. He accuses it of destabilising the state electricity company Eskom, which has been plagued by sabotage.
The body in charge of Egypt's train lines and metros has acquired considerable stature thanks to huge transport projects launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The National Authority for Tunnels, which is headed by a general, is also at the heart of the country's relations with foreign investors.
Jean-Pierre M., a former local elected official in the south of France, was surprised to see his name appear on a leaked Tunisian court document that outlined alleged plotting against the state. He denies any attempt to intervene in the country's politics.
