South Africa has been promised massive funding to reduce and then eliminate its dependence on coal. But there are doubts about how exactly the money will be spent.
The Cameroonian presidency's secretary general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, and the minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, form a duo that has become all-powerful at the presidential palace. Their reputation has however been dented due to the chaotic organisation of the African Cup of Nations and the conflict in the country's English-speaking regions.
The drone industry and economic intelligence specialist has teamed up with the French giant in the field of military UAVs. Faced with the conflict in Cameroon's NW/SW regions, the military has a pressing need for such air assets.
South Korea's foreign ministry is preparing to hold a ministerial forum on Africa from 9 to 10 December. It will be chaired by Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and attended by several of his African counterparts.
The Malian government, which has been without the means to airlift its troops into northern Mali for more than a year, earlier this month recovered its Airbus Casa C295 transport aircaft, which has been out of action for a year for maintenance.
The British private security group Vellichor Risk is getting ready for its arrival in Mali, where it is due to start work in mid-December for a mining client which is conducting exploration campaigns north of Bamako.
Since Samia Suluhu Hassan's coming to power in Dodoma, Tanzania has steadily edged closer to Egypt.
After giving it the cold shoulder for two years, the Madagascan presidency is about to put an end to hostilities with French consortium Ravinala Airports. The group, which manages Ivato and Nosy Be airports, is a joint-venture between Aéroports de Paris and the Meridiam infrastructure fund.
The Angola International Diamond Conference will soon take place in the diamond hub of Saurimo to highlight the progress made in the industry since João Lourenço became president.
The Zimbabwean mining company, property of businessman Tawanda Nyambirai, bought the Arcturus mine in 2017 from Metallon, once the county's leading mining company. But he has faced a major court setback that could scupper his plans for the site.
British start-up Xlinks, which is promoting a plan to build a massive solar power plant in southern Morocco with a direct link to the UK electricity grid, is being assisted by Ababou's investment bank Red Med Capital, which has close links to Mohammed VI's brother, Prince Moulay Rachid.
Previously active in exploring for oil in little-known border regions, the Cypriot businessman has switched his business model to gas, including off the coast of Morocco, as a survival strategy.
