The defunct US firm Anadarko's producing assets, now in Oxy's hands, are attracting crude sellers and well-heeled juniors.
One of the longest-running battles in Nigeria's oil sector, in which Abuja and the Fabbri clan have fought over PanOcean, will soon be settled by the World Bank's arbitration court.
For the launch of the French version of his reality TV/start-up incubator, The Nest, US entrepreneur Jim Chu has enticed a line-up of leading finance whizzes to attend. Guest stars were former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou and Reckya Madougouto, special advisor to the Togolese president.
Investment giant BlackRock's shares in Rio Tinto is reason enough, claims Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz, to file a discovery request in New York as part of efforts to ward off the Australian mining firm's compensation claim over the vast iron ore mine in Guinea.
Niamey is about to open a judicial inquiry into overbilling and fictitious contracts exposed in February by a Ministry of Defence audit. The Ukrainian company Motor Sich, which might be bought by a businessman close to Beijing, is caught up in the fray.
After years of failed attempts at trying to get into the Ivorian market through Frenchman Hubert Hadad, the Israeli group Mitrelli has severed ties with the France-Africa bridge-builder and is now landing contracts left, right and centre.
Some members of parliament want to see a thorough overhaul of the body that is supposed to tackle fraud in the gold industry.
The Ivorian head of state didn't hesitate for long following prime minister and presidential candidate Amadou Gon Coulibaly's death to inform his inner circle of his plans to run for another term.
The port of Kismayo has become a key US outpost in the fight against al-Shabaab. The US Navy will help with tactical coordination and train Somalia's special forces there.
The start of work on the new pedestrian bridge over the Likoni Channel, which the authorities say is imminent, moved a step closer with the acquisition by the Kenyan government in early July of land bordering on the construction area.
Tunisia's Air Force is considering three models to replace its aged Northrop F-5 but has very little cash to work with.
Algerian businessman and defence specialist Yacer Rouibah opens up engineering firm Building Vision Algeria in London.
